Psychedelic Salon

140-Grey: "Psychedelic Families" and Abraham "Psychedelics and Mathematical Vision"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:37:56 GMT

In this podcast you will hear two presentations. The first is a talk given by Allyson and Alex Grey at the World Psychedelic Froum held in Basel, Switzerland in March of 2008 in which they discuss the difficult issue of educating our children about psychedelics. Next we hear the introduction to a 1992 trialogue in which Ralph Abraham describes the history of psychedelic involvement with the math and computer revolutions of the 1960s.

139-Damer: "Is the Universe Waking Up"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:36:57 GMT

In this podcast we hear Bruce Damer first at the Mind States conference in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2006 and then again in a more intimate setting in April 2008. His topics include views of the big picture of the universe possibly becoming aware of itself down to the world of today in which we may be frying our brains with too much time in front of our computers.

138-Shulgin: "The Shulgins at Mind States 2005"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:19:18 GMT

In this "Ask the Shulgins" session, in addition to some interesting chemistry questions, we learn more detail about the process Sasha uses to develop a new psychoactive substance. And Ann adds many soothing answers to some pressing questions.

137-Leary: "Creation of the Future”

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:41:16 GMT

In this 1979 talk, Dr. Timothy Leary sets out a rather unique view of what today might be called "intelligent design", but with a Tim Leary twist, of course.

136-McKenna: "A Few Conclusions About Life"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:00:46 GMT

In today's podcast we hear once again from the bard Terence McKenna, who at the ripe old age of 50 has come to a few conclusions about life.

135-Mountain Girl: "The Pranksters, the Dead, and the Sixties"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:55:35 GMT

In today's podcast we hear Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Garcia's talk at the World Psydhecelid Formu in Basel, Switzerland during March of 2008. In it she recaps some of the highlights of her life as a Merry Prankster and as one of the cornerstones of The Greatful Dead.

134-Pinchbeck: "A Playalogue about Sex and Social Control, Tantra and Liberation"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:18:04 GMT

In today's podcast we join Daniel Pinchbeck for the playalogue he conducted at the 2007 Burning Man Festival. As part of the Palenque Norte lecture series, Daniel led a conversation about human sexual relations during a period of transformation between two ages. And later we hear Matt Pallamary's definition of shamanism.

133-Leary: "The CyberSociety"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:46:32 GMT

In this 1987 talk, Dr. Timothy Leary talks about the progression of technology that has brought humans to a new plateau of consciousness. And we also hear a personal, 1995 message from Eldridge Cleaver to Timothy Leary on a rather surprising subject.

132-McKenna: "Shamanism" and Pallamary: "Spirit Matters"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:10:00 GMT

In the first part of this podcast Terence McKenna gives us a few of his thoughts about shamanism. Also we hear from author Matt Pallamary, whose new memoir, "Spirit Matters" has just been published.

131-Danforth: "Building a Model for Sustainable Psychedelic Therapy"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:27:01 GMT

In today's program we hear the Playalogue led by Alicia Danforth at the 2007 Burning Man Festival. Along with input from the audience, Alicia covers many of the possibilities for continuing this important work.

130-Leary: 1966 Radio Interview

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:40:35 GMT

In this podcast we feature a radio interview of Dr. Timothy Leary conducted by the infamous conservative talk show host, Alan Burke, who did his best to abuse and discredit Dr. Leary. It is truly a sign of the 1960s panic about the interest young people were showing in LSD.

129-Davis: "The Imagination and the Environment"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:19:23 GMT

In this podcast we hear Erik Davis' 2007 Burning Man Playalogue in which a wide range of topics are discussed, including the environmental impact of festivals like Burning Man.

128-McKenna: "The State of the Stone"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:35:52 GMT

In this 1995 talk, Terence McKenna gives one of his more hopeful talks about love and the state of humanity at the end of the millenium.

127-Leary: "How To Use Your Head"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:31:18 GMT

This podcasat features Dr. Timothy Leary in his famous Cooper Union address when he told the American public about a chemical called LSD. Delivered in November 1964, this talk was one of the opening salvos of the cultural revolution of the Sixties.

126-Trialogue: "Psychedelics and the Computer Revolution"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:49:21 GMT

In this 1991 conversation, Terence McKenna, Ralph Abraham, and Rupert Sheldrake discuss the impact of psychedelics and computers on culture.

125-Trialogue: "Crop Circles"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:03:46 GMT

In this private trialogue Rupert Sheldrake, Ralph Abraham, and Terence McKenna discuss various theories about the phenomenon of crop circles. This conversation took place in September 1991.

124-Trialogue: "Cannabis"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:32:45 GMT

In this trialogue, recorded in September 1991 at a private session with Terence McKenna, Ralph Abraham, and Rupert Sheldrake, they discuss the amazing properties and benefits of one of the planet's most universal medicines.

123-McKenna: "Opening the Doors of Creativity"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:26:21 GMT

Terence McKenna talks about the shaman/artist, language and creativity.

122-Trialogue: "Saving the World"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:13:49 GMT

Recorded on September 2, 1991, this is the second tape of a conversation between biologist Rupert Sheldrake, mathematician Ralph Abraham, and psychedelic explorer Terence McKenna.

121-Trialogue: "Grass Roots Science"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:11:01 GMT

Recorded on September 2, 1991, this conversation between biologist Rupert Sheldrake, mathematician Ralph Abraham, and psychedelic explorer Terence McKenna seems to have been recorded in private (without an audience).

120-Lorenzo: "Notes to Myself"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:45:21 GMT

Lorenzo muses on what it means to live a psychedelic life, and he is joined by several of his musician friends along with a brief sound bite from Terence McKenna.

119-McKenna: "A Crisis of Consciousness"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:15:06 GMT

In this talk by Terence McKenna, among other things, he says, "It is a crisis in consciousness which confronts us globally. Consciousness is the commodity that if we do not have enough of it, do not produce it fast enough, then the momentum of the processes we set in motion in our ignorance is going to sterilize the planet and do us all in."

118-Ramachandran: "What Neurology Can Tell Us About Human Nature, Synesthesia and Art"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:39:50 GMT

In this program neurologist Dr. V.S. Ramachandran talks about various ways in which brain structure can influence various forms of human behaviour, including the artistic impulse.

117-McKenna: "The Importance of Psychedelics"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:07:32 GMT

In this lecture, Terence McKenna talks about the tragic situation we humans have placed ourselves in, and ways in which the boundry dissolution effects of psychedelic medicines can possibly save our species from what appears to be a certain extinction. . . . "What the psychedelic experience does, really, is it stretches the envelope of the imaginable."

116-McKenna-Pesce: "TechnoPagans at the End of History"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:50:19 GMT

This is the introduction to a workshop given by Terence McKenna and Mark Pesce at Easlen in August 1998. In it, they discuss virtual reality and psychedelic medicines among other things.

115-Pesce: "Bios and Logos"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:22:42 GMT

In this talk that was delivered at the 2002 Mind States Conference held in Jamaica, Mark Pesce discusses, among other things, the technological singularity, DNA, and nanotechnology and how they relate to the ongoing evolution of our species.

114-McKenna: "Psychedelic Society"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:17:32 GMT

In this talk given in 1984, Terence McKenna describes his vision of a society based on psychedelic thinking. This is the talk that eventually evolved into his famous essay with the same title.

113-McKanna: "Syntax of Psychedelic Time"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:06:58 GMT

This is a continuation of a lecture by Terence McKenna that was given in July 1983. Also, Lorenzo talks about the firestorm that recently ravaged San Diego.

112-McKenna: "Psychedelic Ideas"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:47:25 GMT

Terence McKenna talks about the I Ching, his Timewave Zero hypothesis, and other esoteric concepts in what he calls a "think-along lecture" that was perhaps given sometime in 1983. . . . And Lorenzo reads some email from a few of the regular listeners to these podcasts.

111-Leaf: "Establishing a Tribal Land Base"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:43:19 GMT

This is a Palenque Norte playalogue that was moderated by Seabrook Leaf at the 2007 Burning Man festival. In this far-ranging conversation the concept of tribe is explored. Also, there are several stories about both successful and unsuccessful intentional communities.

110-Trialogue: Hazelwwood House (Part 4)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:19:55 GMT

In this final installment of the Hazelwood House trialogues, Ralph Abraham begins talking about "Fractals on my mind, an epic in four parts". He is then joined by Terence McKenna and Rupert Sheldrake in a discussion of ways in which mathematics impacts metaphysical thinking.

109-Trialogue: Hazelwwood House (Part 3)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:16:05 GMT

In part three of the Hazelwood House trialogues, Terence McKenna covers a wide range of topics with thoughts like, "That's what life is. It's a chemical strategy for the conquest of dimensionality."

108-Trialogue: Hazelwwood House (Part 2)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:04:03 GMT

In this trialogue, which was the first held outside of California, Terence McKenna, Ralph Abraham, and Rupert Sheldrake talk about language, time, and what they mean by 'eschaton'. . . . This is part two of a four part trialogue.

107-Trialogue: Hazelwood House (Part1)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:12:28 GMT

In their first trialogue held outside of California, Terence McKenna, Ralph Abraham, and Rupert Sheldrake begin this session by telling us what they think about one another. Then Rupert Sheldrake challenges Terence and Ralph to speculate on the as yet unknown physical principle underlying the ability of homing pigeons to return to their roosts. . . . This is part 1 of a four part trialogue.

106-Damer: "The Ultimate Revelation: How Rare We Are in the Universe"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:55:14 GMT

In this 2007 Burning Man Playalogue sponsored by Palenque Norte, futurist Bruce Damer leads a community discussion about how rare life appears to be in the universe. And he has a few suggestions about what we might want to do about it.

105-Ameringo: "My Life as a Shaman and Artist"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:06:35 GMT

The artist whose ayahuasca visions have inspired fans all over the world, Pablo Ameringo, is the guest lecturer in this podcast. Here he talks about his early life, and why he decided to take the path of the plants. Then he tells us what the plants have been saying to him lately. . . . At the end of the program, Lorenzo announces the schedule for the first ever Palenque Norte Playalogues, which will be held at the Burning Man Art Festival this year.

104-Blackmore: "Consciousness Isn't What It Seems To Be"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:11:44 GMT

This program includes Susan's ground-breaking talk, "The Grand Illusion of Consciousness" given at the Mind States IV conference held in Berkeley, California on the last weekend in May, 2003. . . . Also in this program, Lorenzo explains, for the first time, the concept of the Playalogue.

103-Weil: "Psychoactive Drugs Through Human History

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:18:02 GMT

This program includes a talk given by Dr. Andrew Weil at the Psychedelics and Spirituality conference that was held in Santa Barbara, California sometime in May 1983.

102-McKenna: "Build Your Own Damn Wagon"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:52:56 GMT

In this 1994 Esalen appearance, Terence McKenna talks about "Laws and Freedom, Habits and Novelty" among other things.

101-Lorenzo: "Ayahuasca Adventure"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:00:45 GMT

Lorenzo interviews fellow Psychedelic Saloner, James, about a recent trip he made to the Amazon where he experienced ayahuasca for the first time.

100-Shulgin-McKenna: "Psychedelics and Spirituality Conference - 1983" (Part 1)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:52:59 GMT

This program includes the complete talks given by Sasha Shulgin and Terence McKenna at the legendary "Psychedelics and Spirituality" conference that was held in Santa Barbara, Califormia in May 1983.

099-Various: "Controlling Culture" (Part 1)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:53:18 GMT

At the Mind States Conference held at Berkeley, CA in May, 2003, a panel discussion was held on the topic of ways our culture is being controlled by the government. This program features the statements of three of the panelists, Ricard Glen Boire, Erik Davis, and John Gilmore.

098-Fisher: "Psychedelic Research in the 1960s" (Part 2)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:12:55 GMT

This is the second part of a conversation Lorenzo had with psychedelic research pioneer, Gary Fisher, Ph.D. In this program Gary talks about extraterrestials, Alan Watts, Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary, and more.

097-Fisher: "Psychedelic Research in the 1960s" (Part 1)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 22:57:29 GMT

This is the first part of a conversation Lorenzo had with psychedelic research pioneer, Gary Fisher, Ph.D. In this program Gary talks about his work with the severely emotionally disturbed children he treated with LSD and psilocybin.

096-Grob: "Psychedelic Research, MDMA Safety Issues, and more"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:32:20 GMT

Lorenzo and Charlie Grob talk about the nuts and bolts of psychedelic research, safety issues involved with MDMA (ecstasy) use, and the successful alcoholism treatment using LSD that was perfected by early Canadian researchers.

095-Hanna: "Energy Drinks . . . and more"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 30 May 2007 20:31:29 GMT

In this program Lorenzo has a long conversation with psychedelic entrepreneur Jon Hanna, writer, editor, lecturer, and producer of the Mind States conferences.

094-Trialogue: "Morphogenic Family Fields" (Part 2)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Fri, 25 May 2007 22:14:36 GMT

Part two of a trialogue held on June 8, 1998 at Santa Cruz, CA, where Terence McKenna, Ralph Abraham, and Rupert Sheldrake explored Rupert's concept of a morphogenic family field.

093-Trialogue: "Morphogenic Family Fields" (Part 1)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Sat, 19 May 2007 00:52:43 GMT

Part one of a trialogue held on June 8, 1998 at Santa Cruz, CA, where Terence McKenna, Ralph Abraham, and Rupert Sheldrake explored Rupert's concept of a morphogenic family field.

092-Stolaroff: "Lone Pine Stories" (Part 3)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 09 May 2007 19:28:38 GMT

Lorenzo has a conversation with Myron Stolaroff at his hime in Lone Pine, California, where they discuss Alan Watts, Timothy Leary, Leo Zeff (the Secret Chief) and the importance of psychedelic medicines in the evolution of human consciousness.

091-Trialogue: "Skepticism and the Balkanization of Epistemology" (Part 2)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Sat, 05 May 2007 01:39:27 GMT

Part two of a trialogue held on June 8, 1998 at Santa Cruz, CA, where Terence McKenna, Ralph Abraham, and Rupert Sheldrake explored the "fluff factor" and what degree of healthy skepticism is required these days.

090-Trialogue: "Skepticism and the Balkanization of Epistemology" (Part 1)

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Wed, 02 May 2007 18:15:18 GMT

In this trialogue held on June 8, 1998 at Santa Cruz, CA, Terence McKenna, Ralph Abraham, and Rupert Sheldrake explored the "fluff factor" and what degree of healthy skepticism is required these days.

089-Pallamary: "Ayahuasca: Diet, Rituals, and Powers"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:27:59 GMT

This is an interview Lorenzo did with Matt Pallamary about the topic of ayahuasca. Included in their conversation is a discussion of the recommended ayahuasca diet, ritual ways in which the medicine is used, and its potential for personal transformation.

088-Chopra: "Report on Psilocybin Study"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:36:24 GMT

At the 2006 Burning Man festival, Dr. Preet Chopra gave a Palenque Norte lecture in which he reported on the progress of a study being conducted at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. This is a podcast of that lecture where you will hear how psychiatrists are treating people suffering from end-stage cancer and suffering from anxiety with an experimental protocol that includes using psilocybin, the active ingredient of magic mushrooms.

087-Greer: "MDMA Before Ecstasy"

hagerty@matrixmasters.com (Lorenzo) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:17:26 GMT

From 1980 to 1985, Dr. George Greer and his wife/Nurse-assistant, Requa Tolbert administered MDMA over 100 times to 80 people as part of his clinical psychiatric practice. According to the Heffter Research Institute, of which George is the Medial Director, George and Requa's review of their work remains the largest published study of the therapeutic use of MDMA. In this podcast we join George and Requa for their 2006 Palenque Norte lecture at Burning Man, where they discussed their earlier work.