Oct 27, 2022
Belinda Eriacho joins us today to explore the
intersection of the psychedelic renaissance and ancestral wisdom;
connecting with our own ancestry; and what indigenous people bring
to the psychedelic renaissance and the problems created by their
absence.
We also talk about being in right relationship with sacred
plants and where that does and doesn't not overlap with
recreational use; how to cultivate reciprocity with indigenous
peoples in psychedelic movements; the value and importance of
supporting ethical psychedelic companies; and how legislating
psychedelic medicine may help support the healing of
intergenerational trauma held by indigenous people in North
America.
Enjoy
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Episode
Breakdown
- (0:00) Join me for The Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, Nov
4-6 2022, more details and no-charge access to livestream can be
found here: https://www.jameswjesso.com/spmc
- (2:22) Introducing our guest and the topic of the episode
- (4:41) Thank you, Patrons!
- (6:49) Interview begins
- (7:46) Belinda’s offering of land acknowledgment
- (8:53) Belinda Eriacho’s cultural lineage
- (11:53) The meaningfulness of being able to openly speak
indigenous languages
- (14:34) Our indigenous ancestry lives on in our blood |
awakening to our ancestry
- (17:56) Connecting with our ancestry through the land, even if
we no longer live on that ancestral land
- (21:47) The reawakening of ancestral wisdom is underway
- (25:39) The intersection of the Psychedelic Renaissance and
Indigenous/Ancestral Wisdom
- (28:33) The cultural and relational context needed to awaken
ancestral wisdom | the different possibilities of ceremonial vs
recreational psychedelic use
- (33:38) What indigenous people bring to the psychedelic
renaissance
- (36:27) Discussing the potential value and losses of the
“middle ground” of psychedelic use, neither fully recreational nor
fully ceremonial
- (44:46) Being in right relationship with sacred plants (and
medicines)
- (48:21) Holding even psychedelic chemicals with reverence
- (49:56) Learning to deepen our relationship with all
plants
- (52:33) The music of the plants | training our gut feeling
- (57:34) Connection, psychedelics, and the many levels of one’s
being
- (1:01:20) Psilocybin mushrooms are not a tool | additional
value
- (1:02:57) “Medicine” from a Native American perspective (is not
the same as medication)
- (1:04:57) The meaning of “understand” vs “innerstand”
- (1:06:43) Two issues with indigenous people are not being
included in the psychedelic renaissance
- (1:11:01) Belinda’s thoughts on how to cultivate reciprocity
with indigenous peoples
- (1:16:35) The value of supporting ethical psychedelic
companies
- (1:18:37) Legislating psychedelic medicine and healing the
intergenerational trauma of indigenous people
- (1:27:27) We need to protect the spiritual element of
psychedelic medicine
- (1:29:58) Crazy;Wise (a documentary suggestion from
Belinda)
- (1:31:14) Why any of these actually matters
- (1:33:43) Closing comments and a final invitation to
listeners
- (1:35:28) Follow-up links and contact information
- (1:36:55) Outro | Please support ethical psychedelic
companies/organization
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