The Entheogenic Evolution

This week's episode features the next two chapters of the audiobook of The Solandarian Game. We have chapter 5 with Shuntsu, the patriarch of the Humanist Avatars from the world of Volunshari, who's hatched a plan to challenge the Overmind of Maitreya. Meanwhile, Theo, an avatar of Maitreya, pays a personal visit to the world of Solandaria in chapter 6 to investigate who has turned on the quantum translator on this experimental feral human world.

This week I'm joined by author, Astraeus Amori, to discuss his new book, Psychedelic Sacred Sexuality. We discuss the role of various psychedelics in sexual experiences and how to work with your consenting partner. You can find out more about him and his book at his website.

This week we're shifting gears into sharing selections from the audiobook of my novel, The Solandarian Game, which is now also available as an AI-Imagined Art Illustrated Version in ebook and PDF format. Every-other-week, between interviews, I'll be sharing a couple of chapters here on the podcast, and also posting some of the images from the chapters on my Facebook and Instagram feed. If you'd like to receive a free PDF of the first 5 chapters of the illustrated novel, shoot me an email and I'll send you the link. The ebook is available at Kindle and the Apple Bookstore, and also available as a PDF at my Patreon Shop. With this week's chapters, listeners are introduced to two more of our main characters, Hydar and Norbu. Hydar is a independent avatar of Maitreya who lives on the Humanist avatar world of Volunshari who suspects that their leader, Shuntsu, is up to no good. Norbu is a Priest of the Temple of the Mystic Toad on the experimental world of Solandaria who sets out on a quest with his daughter into the desert regions to see if they can locate the spot where a mysterious light fell out of the sky.

My guest this week is Pablo Lopez, a psychotherapist in Spain, who is interested in how the nonduality and energetics of the 5-MeO-DMT experience relate to human development, egoic blocks, sexuality, and more. We have a wide-ranging conversation on these and other topics in this interview. Due to its length, the last 3rd of the conversation has been posted to my Patreon page exclusively for my Patrons. Also, as a special treat this week, we've got the track "Love is the Law" from musician Coren Smith who has just released his newest album, "Divine Will". The album is out now on all digital music platforms and you can find it at Spotifiy here

This final section from the audiobook of Facilitation 5-MeO-DMT is one of my original contributions to the anthology. In this appendix, I discuss how, in my opinion, the reality of the nondual experience via 5-MeO-DMT renders all forms of traditional theology, speculation, doctrine, and dogma obsolete, as we all have a reliable method of encountering the full nondual nature of the self as the Unitary Being for ourselves, where no religious or doctrinal middle-man is necessary. As "The God Molecule," 5-MeO-DMT allows us the possibility to confirm for ourselves the true nature of being/God/reality/The Self, which, in my view, is pretty damn amazing. If you've missed any selections from the audiobook, you can find the full audiobook along with my 11 others at Audible, Amazon, and the Apple Bookstore. I hope you've enjoyed these chapters from the anthology, Facilitating 5-MeO-DMT! Next up between interview episodes: The Solandarian Game . . .

A few weeks ago, The Church of the Sacred Synthesis released information to the public that their year-long research into the chemistry of their sacrament, the novel compound of Psilomethoxin (4-HO-5-MeO-DMT), had yielded promising results. To help us understand what they've done and what they've found, I've invited their science officer, Adam McKay, and Ian Benouis to join me in a 3-way conversation about the research, the results, and where they're going from here. Just a reminder to my listening audience: I am not a chemist! Adam presents as a careful researcher and his findings seem interesting and compelling to me, but again, I'm not a chemist. Listen in and hear what he has to say . . .

With this next selection from the audiobook for Facilitating 5-MeO-DMT, we have appendix B with The Conclave's contribution on "Best Practices." In creating the anthology, my intention was to document how different people around the world work with and serve 5-MeO-DMT without evaluation or critique, but at the suggestion of The Conclave, I felt that including their "Best Practices" document would be a nice addition as an appendix to the book. The full audiobook is available at Amazon, Audible, and the Apple Bookstore. New interview next week!

Entheogenic Religious Rights lawyer, Greg Lake, returns to the Entheogenic Evolution Podcast this week to discuss a pro bono case he's currently litigating in Detroit where a Black-run entheogenic church has been raided and shut down. Greg tells us all about the case and why he feels it's important for broader issues in religious freedom. If you're interested in supporting Greg's pro bono work, then I encourage you to visit his Patreon Page

We are now into the appendices for the audiobook of Faciliating 5-MeO-DMT. Appendix A is one of my own contributions and is "Integrating 5-MeO-DMT: Embodying Your Relationship to Yourself as the Divine." The sharing of this selection just so happens to coincide with the release of my newest book, 5-MeO-DMT Integration: Embodying Nonduality is Not What You Think - Education and Empowerment for Working with the God Molecule, which is now available in paperback and ebook on Amazon and Kindle, and also as a full-color PDF at my Patreon Shop. The new book is basically a fully-fleshed out expansion of the ideas expressed in this appendix. The audiobook is forthcoming, but in the meantime, you can find my 12 other audiobooks at Audible, Amazon, and the Apple iBookstore.

Starting in late March, TheUnchurch University is offering an 8-month weekly training program for those who are looking to facilitate with 5-MeO-DMT. The course is designed by Stephan Kerby, and I will be serving as a lecturer and adjunct professor with the training program, teaching 1-2 classes each month. In this podcast episode, we have some back-and-forth about 5-MeO-DMT, what makes it unique, what we're looking to offer in the training program, and more. There's still a spot or two left in the program. Use the link in the description if you want more info.

This week features one of my own contributions to the Faciliating 5-MeO-DMT anthology with a final chapter with my suggestions for future research with 5-MeO-DMT. There are still several appendices that I'll be sharing in the weeks to follow, so we're not quite finished with the audiobook yet. The full audiobook is available at Amazon, Audible, and the Apple Bookstore. Next week: an interview with Stephan Kerby from TheUnChurch University about their upcoming 8-month 5-MeO-DMT facilitator training course!

My guest this week is April Pride, founder of Of Like Minds website and host of The High Guide Podcast. April joins me to discuss the topic of women and psychedelics, touching on issues of women in the psychedelic and cannabis space, how women's shifting hormones impacts their sensitivity to psychedelics, women and microdosing psilocybin, being an entrepreneur and podcast host, and more. Also, I'm inviting listeners to download a free 5-Chapter Sampler of my AI-Illustrated Novel, "The Solandarian Game." You can use THIS LINK to get your free copy.

When organizing the book, Facilitating 5-MeO-DMT, I intentionally put Issa's chapter, "The Ultimate Un-Conditioning," at the back of the book as it is, in my opinion, one of the best chapters that authors submitted for inclusion in the anthology. We still have more to share in that we've still got my chapter on "Suggestions for Future Research," and several appendices to share, but this is the last authored-submission by a 5-MeO-DMT facilitator, and it's a great one. I hope you enjoy listening to Issa's approach and thoughts on serving this powerful molecule. Of course, the entire audiobook, along with my many others is available at Amazon, the iBookstore, and Audible. The book is also available as a PDF at my shop at my Patreon page, www.patreon.com/martinwball, along with many of my other books. New interview for next week!

This week on The Entheogenic Evolution we're exploring a different kind of altered state of conscious: that of sleep and the many in-between states. My guest is author and sleep expert, Philip Carr-Gomm. For the interview, we did a book swap where I read his book about getting better sleep, The Gift of the Night: A Six-Step Program for Better Sleep, and Philip read my medical memoir, A Sleep Story: an Unintentional Exploration of the Altered States of Being Awake. We have an enlightening, personal, and practical discuss about sleep, how things can go wrong, what the experiences are like, and what to do (and NOT do!) about it.

This week's sharing from the audiobook of Facilitating 5-MeO-DMT feature's Rak Razam's contribution, "Who do you Serve?" We originally did this as a conversation, which is still available if you scroll down through old episodes, but this is my reading of Rak's edited submission for the book - so you have a couple of ways you can enjoy it! The full audiobook, along with my many others, is available at Audible, Amazon, and the iBookstore. Next week: an interview with Philip Carr-Gomm on the topic of the altered states of sleep.

This week my guest is Andrew Tansil from Sayulita Wellness Retreat in Mexico. We talk about what brought Andrew into running a psychedelic retreat, how they function, and what they offer, as well as Andrew's own transformative experiences with psychedelic medicines. You can find the retreat online at www.sayulitawellnessretreat.com

For this week's episode I'm sharing the next two chapters from the audiobook of Facilitating 5-MeO-DMT. Their both a little short, which is why I've released two together. The first chapter comes from Matthew Schultz where he gets into some of the questions I provided to contributors, and the second is with Robin Rivera and is an edited version of a conversation we had for the podcast back in 2020. I hope you enjoy these two very different contributions to the book.

Psychedelic toads, AI gods, rogue avatars, feral humans, a galaxy-spanning society, nonduality, and Burning Man come together for epic story-telling in this brand new AI-imagined art illustrated version of my 2016 novel, The Solandarian Game. This new illustrated version, available in PDF and ebook, features over 600 carefully curated AI-generated images, bringing the story, characters, and locations to life in beautiful and colorful detail. What better way to bring a story about an enlightened Artificial Intelligence to life than with AI art? This was an epic project to embark upon, and I’m extremely pleased with the results. The full color PDF version is now available for purchase at my shop at www.patreon.com/martinwball and also as an ebook at Kindle and the iBookstore. To help promote the new version of the book, I'm sharing the first two chapters from the audiobook to bring you into the story and hopefully get you excited about this new illustrated version. I've also made a free 5-Chapter Sampler of the illustrated novel available for download. You can get the FREE SAMPLE HERE

My guest this week is Jon Kamin, creator and curator of the Frshminds website where Jon complies information about psychedelic retreat centers with loads of information to help people navigate and choose which retreat might be best for them. We discuss how he sought to personally visit as many retreat centers as possible, find reliable information about them, and how he's sorted it all to help those looking for the perfect psychedelic retreat.

We're back to the next chapter from the audiobook for Facilitating 5-MeO-DMT. For this entry, we've got Patrick, who has formerly been interviewed here on the podcast - just scroll down to find our conversation from over a year ago. This is one of my favorite entries in the anthology and I'm sure listeners will get a lot out of it. The full audiobook is available at Amazon, Audible, and the iBookstore. As I mention in the opening segment, I'm making my 2023 album, "The Fate of Miraanni - The Soundtrack", available for free download as my end-of-the-year musical offering. To get it, stop by at www.martinball.bandcamp.com and just enter "$0" when prompted for payment if you'd like to get this collection of powerful and transporting instrumental tracks.