Ep. 11 - Liberation Practice With Plant Medicines

Dipping into the juicy topic of psychedelics and liberation, Lama Rod Owens and Spring Washam discuss the importance of set and setting. This week, Spring and Lama Rod explore: The importance of set and setting Optimal conditions for liberation Recognizing the wisdom and validity of indigenous wisdom Psychedelics as medicine and a means to work through trauma The impact of psychedelic pioneer and healer María Sabina How set and setting facilitates deeper psychedelic experiences Spring's experiences with the Shipibo community in the amazon Music as a powerful component of set and setting The trouble with inauthentic healers and commercialization Revering the ancient practice of liberation within plant medicine Knowing that we will not get more than we can bare “This isn’t me just having a trip, this is a way, a means for me to do real liberatory work around trauma, love, hate, all of that. It was giving me a way to do this trauma release work which is what I have always been longing to do in a deep way.” – Lama Rod Owens