S01E01 Psychedelics and Consciousness
A look at the founding practices and propaganda surrounding the development and prohibition of psychedelic use.
Psychedelica
S01E08: The Shadow Side of Psychedelics
Psychedelics have the power to send you traveling to explore alternative realities as well as within to confront internalized traumas and emotions. Discover the support systems and preparations needed to engage with psychoactive substances, as experts weigh in on the proper set and setting.
Overview
Exploring the history and use of psychedelic plants. Psychedelica examines; Sacred Healing ,Integrating Shamanic, Wisdom, Treating Illness with Plant Medicines, Set, Setting, & Psychotropic Experiments, Expanding Human Consciousness, Shadow Side of Psychedelics, Indigenous Medicine of the Mind, and The Holy Mushroom Theory. Psychedelica is an original series streamed on Gaia. 2018
Episodes
S01E03 Ayahuasca: Journey into Infinity
Travel into the Amazon rainforest to discover the science and spirituality of Ayahuasca.
S01E04 DMT: Revolution of Consciousness
The effects of DMT, otherwise known as the 'spirit molecule', opened up a world of neurological exploration and experimentation in the '30s and continues to be studied for its relationship to the untapped capabilities of...
S01E05 Psilocybin: The Magic of Mushrooms
The role mushrooms play in humanity's spirituality and connection with the divine.
S01E06 Cacti: Indigenous Medicine of the Mind
Psychoactive cacti's connection to healing and spiritual transformation.
S01E07 Cannabis: The Original Medicine
The history and uses of cannabis from the most ancient references to modern applications.
S01E08 The Shadow Side of Psychedelics
Psychedelics have the power to send you traveling to explore alternative realities as well as within to confront internalized traumas and emotions. Discover the support systems and preparations needed to engage with psychoactive substances, as...
S01E09 Engaging the Dream
In addition to your external surroundings, ceremony, intention and dream work can also act as supportive tools to properly heal the traumas triggered and released by psychedelic use. Study the practices and beliefs of the...
S01E10 Integrating Psychedelic Experiences
After a psychedelic ceremony, the seeker may find themselves left with more questions than answers. They may even find the experience taxing and difficult to deal with. This emphasizes the importance to take some time...
S01E11 The Holy Mushroom Theory
Scholars agree, that psychedelic substances played an important role in the origin of Christianity. However, they continue to debate if the images emblazed upon arcane frescos depict psychedelic mushrooms and their intended use as sacrament....
S01E12 A Psychedelic Society
How would a future society, integrated with psychedelics as therapeutic and scientific tools, look and function? As stewards of the Earth, psychedelics may have the capability to help us usher in a positive future where...
S01E13 Sound Healing and Sonic Psychedelics
Music and rhythm have always been a part of the shamanic experience and can be powerful tools to guide consciousness into higher realms and induce healing. From traditional instruments to building playlists, tune in to...
S01E14 You Are the Medicine
In the pursuit of altered and expanded states of consciousness, many people have come to rely upon the ingestion of plants and chemicals. However, the human body has the capability of reaching flow states and...
