Psilocybin as an Agent for Human and Cultural Development with Jahan Khamsehzadeh Ph.D.

Jahan Khamsehzadeh, Ph.D. completed his dissertation on psychedelics in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco. His dissertation ultimately became a book titled, The Psilocybin Connection: Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution of the Planet—An Integral Approach, and was published by North Atlantic Books and distributed by Penguin Random House. He earned his Masters in Consciousness and Transformative Studies from John F. Kennedy University, and his Bachelors from the University of Arizona with a major in Philosophy and minors in Physics, Psychology, and Mathematics. Aside from academic work, he has undergone several major trainings, including graduating from the Hakomi somatic-psychotherapy program and training within the Mazatec mushroom tradition. He assisted the Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Certificate training at CIIS for two years, and mentored for a year at the the School of Consciousness Medicine. Currently, he works as a facilitator for legal psilocybin mushrooms ceremonies in Jamaica with Atman Retreats. In this episode, Dr. Khamsehzadeh delves into our historical and ancestral relationship to psilocybin and theorizes how mushrooms have impacted the development of the brain. He goes on to discuss how mushroom-use gave rise to artistic and creative expression. Aside from psychedelics role in creativity and evolution, Dr. Khamsehzadeh explains how psychedelics can assist us with achieving self-transcendence through “peak experience”. To learn more visit: www.PsychedelicEvolution.org