New blog post from Neil Kramer!

http://thecleaver.blogspot.com/2008/06/go-your-own-way-gnosis-and-fractal.html

Here's a snippet:

Interfacing with reality is more instructive than purely theorizing about it. We have long since reached the saturation point of the narrow scientific method with its reliance on separation, measurement and reductionism. Such materialist inferences, no matter how scrupulous, are at odds with the holistic multidisciplinary attitude required for actual conscious evolution. They only obstruct efforts to perceive beyond the particulate cloak of Maya.

For my North American brothers and sisters who go on to read the entire article, yes, quieten is a proper word. It's just one that didn't take root in our colonial soil.

Tags: consciousness, fractals, scientism, shamanism

"C" stands for consciousness

109: Women Are Medicine



In this final podcast in the series of Friday shows meant to raise awareness of the 4th Annual International Amazonian Shamanism Conference, AyasminA talks with heterogeneous curandera, Wendy Luckey, about the path, about not fitting in, and about the role of women in humanity's collective healing.

http://wendyluckey.com/cms/

Tags: shamanism

"C" stands for consciousness

Episode 99: Slapping the Monkeys Upside the Head



KMO gets an ayahuasca retreat update from Matt W. of the Temple of the Way of Light. After that Dennis McKenna manifests in the C-Realm to solve the riddle of consciousness and shine the light of his awareness on such topics as environmental degradation, the evolution of machine intelligence, and, of course, Amazonian ayahuasca shamanism.

Tags: ayahuasca, dennis mckenna, shamanism

"C" stands for consciousness

Episode 93: Diet and Preparation



KMO welcomes Matthew J. Pallamary, author of Land Without Evil, back to the program to talk about the preparations one can make prior to departure in order to get the most from one's ayahuasca experiences.

Here is a list of dietary 'do's and 'don't's from Ayahuascero Javier Arevelo Shahuano, who will preside over the Temple of the Way of Light program that the C-Realm listeners can attend prior to the 4th Annual International Amazonian Shamanism Conference: ( Read more... )

Tags: ayahuasca, dietas, shamanism

"C" stands for consciousness

Episode 87: The Way of Light



KMO welcomes Matt W. of the Temple of the Way of Light to talk about the experiences that lead him to start this community in the Amazon and what awaits the C-Realm listeners who join KMO for a pre-conference retreat there in July of 2008.

If I didn't respect intellectual property rights on the podcast I would have played 'The Light' by Love and Rockets.

Tags: ayahuasca, shamanism

"C" stands for consciousness

Episode 75: Archaeologies of Spirit



In this episode, KMO discusses the temptations of power on the shamanic path with Matthew J. Pallamary and techniques for reconstructing the prehistoric human mind with Gyrus.

Matt Pallamary (or Mateo as he likes to be called) is the author of Spirit Matters and Gyrus is the author of Archaeologies of Consciousness. You can find either book in the C-Realm Amazon Store, or you can order directly from the publishers. Normally I would encourage folks to order through Amazon so that the C-Realm Podcast earns a commission, but in this case, you might want to get the books directly from the publishers. The authors get a larger share of your purchase price when you order directly from the publisher.

Mateo's publisher: http://www.mysticinkpublishing.com/

At the end of the show, I read an excerpt from American Vulgar: The Politics of Manipulation versus the Culture of Awareness by Robert Grudin.

Gyrus' publisher: http://dreamflesh.com/projects/archaeologies/



KMO interviewed Matt Pallamary in May of 2007 for the Psychonautica podcast. You can find that episode here:

http://dopecast.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=211038

Tags: ayahuasca, prehistoric mind, shamanism
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Episode 65: Shaman's Orbit



In this 65th installment, KMO welcomes Mike Hagan of RadiOrbit back to the program to discuss the changing media landscape and the transformation of consciousness that the evolution of the media reflects. Later, Dr. Martin Ball joins the conversation to talk about his work with Mescalero Apache medicine people in New Mexico, music, visionary plants, and the Big Change.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have
into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos
to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a
house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes
sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision
for tomorrow.

-Melody Beattie

Tags: media, shamanism

Got this in my inbox. Think I'll go.

Hello Friends,

Please join us for a special evening of discussion on the subject of Shamanism and the Use of Entheogenic Plants For The Raising of Consciousness. Entheogenic plants are naturally occurring psychoactive substances used in a religious or shamanic context. Leading this discussion will be KMO.

KMO hosts the weekly, interview-based, C-Realm Podcast. C stands for consciousness. In addition to gleaning insight from knowledgeable guests on the C-Realm Podcast, KMO's storehouse of information on the topic of plant teachers and shamanism has an experiential component. He has
made multiple trips to the Peruvian Amazon to drink ayahuasca and learn from the traditional shamanic healers of that region. He lives in rural Arkansas, where he keeps chickens, raises organic vegetables, and spends a substancial amount of his time and attention thinking about issues like the accelerating pace of technological change, entheogenic plants and the evils of the Drug War. He has a wife, two sons, a dog, two cats, and 10 chickens.

You can listen to his C-Realm Podcasts at http://www.c-realm.com

This discussion is intended to be interactive so please come prepared to share any relevant books, stories, personal experiences, or teachings on this subject.

We, at The Center For Soulful Living, believe that the only solution to our world problems is the evolution of consciousness. We look forward to a spiritually empowering evening of discussion with you.

Saturday, August 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. at The Center For Soulful Living.

Directions to The Center For Soulful Living – Turn off US62W onto Rock House Rd. and continue 3.5 miles. Turn left on CR-3027. Continue about 1/10th of a mile and watch for the World Service Meditation sign on the fence post of the second driveway on your left.

For more information please call Heidi at (479) 253-6212.

Tags: entheogens, shamanism

Episode 40: Aye, Ayahuasca!



In this 40th installment of the C-Realm Podcast, KMO talks across months and continents with Lorenzo of the Psychedelic Salon, Max Freakout of Psychonautica, and Viking Brian of the Viking Youth Power Hour.

KMO had to bump C-Realm Podcast Episode 4: Serpents & Power Songs from the archive to make room for this new installment. You can find episode 4 on in the Internet Archive:

http://www.archive.org/details/Episode4SeprentsPowerSongs


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Tags: ayahuasca, conference, lorenzo, max freakout, shamanism, viking brian

Episode 37: Flailing in the Dark



KMO talks with Alan Shoemaker about the practicalities of lodging at the Soga del Alma site, and then we hear Peter Gorman's presentation entitled "Flailing in the Dark" about his experiences in the Peruvian Amazon with ayahuasca and other plant teachers.

Peter Gorman's Website: http://www.pgorman.com/

Tags: ayahuasca conference, peter gorman, shamanism