Ep. 89 | Reclaiming Sacred Medicines with Charles Eisenstein & Robert Forte

🎙️ Ep. 89 | Reclaiming Sacred Medicines with Charles Eisenstein & Robert Forte 🎙️

Join us for an enlightening conversation on The Psychedelic Mom Podcast as Michaela Carlin explores the cultural, legal, and spiritual implications of psychedelics with two extraordinary guests: Charles Eisenstein and Robert Forte. 🌟

In this episode, we delve into the evolving landscape of psychedelics, discussing their historical and cultural significance, the challenges posed by current legal frameworks, and the controversial push to medicalize these substances. 🌿⚖️ Charles and Robert share their perspectives on what it means to reclaim sacred medicines and the potential risks of commercializing these powerful tools. 🧩✨

🌠 Topics Covered:

🌿 The historical and cultural context of psychedelics
⚖️ Legal challenges and the push for medicalization
🕊️ Freedom and the sacred
🌍 The vision of a world where psychedelics are seen as sacraments
🎒 The concept of everyone carrying their own "medicine bundle"
Charles Eisenstein is a writer, speaker, and author of several thought-provoking books, including The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. 📚

Robert Forte brings over 45 years of experience in the psychedelic realm as a student, researcher, producer, and distributor of these once-forbidden substances. He has taught at university and graduate levels, conducted fieldwork in South America, and connected with key figures in the psychedelic movement. 🌿🔍

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👉 Join the conversation in the comments below and share your thoughts on the future of sacred medicines! 💬👇

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀

00:00 Welcome

05:10 The impact and history of psychedelics
Discussion on the historical legal status of psychedelics and earth medicines

08:00 The current state and suppression of psychedelics
Robert discusses the FDA rejection of MDMA therapy application
Criticism of regulatory and legal systems suppressing the therapeutic use of psychedelics
Charles shares a deeply personal transformative experience with LSD
Commentary on the revolutionary impact of psychedelics on culture

14:30 Personal sovereignty and the right to use psychedelics
The Controlled Substance Act and its implications

18:45 Potential for reclassification of psychedelics
Classifying psychedelics as sacraments
Constitutional rights and the historical significance of spiritual experiences induced by psychedelics

23:30 Practical and ethical considerations
Potential business models for psychedelic centers, including a gift economy
Risks and benefits of mass marketing psychedelics
Ethical concerns about commercializing sacred experiences

29:00 Broader cultural and political implications
Whether general legalization or specific decriminalization models are preferable
The potential positive and negative impacts of widespread psychedelic use

34:10 Charles on the current political landscape and policy change
Obstacles in changing government policy and translating awareness into practical regulation

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻

Website: https://charleseisenstein.org/

𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲’𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀

Website: https://www.alteredstatesofamerica.net/
Facebook:   / robert.forte.79  

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲

Book: The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein - https://tinyurl.com/3ud6kmvv
Book: Climate: A New Story by Charles Eisenstein - https://tinyurl.com/nmb437jb
Book: Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition by Charles Eisenstein - https://tinyurl.com/5f42573e
Program: The Sanity Project - https://tinyurl.com/4anvn8vk

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Through intimate conversation with leading experts, scientists, psychologists, visionaries, artists, entrepreneurs, parents, psychonauts and newbies ... your host, Michaela Carlin, dives into myriad topics including consciousness, spirituality, cosmology, transformation, human optimization, biohacking, parenting, relationships, ancient wisdom, modern science, purpose, and the path to freedom, wholeness and joy.

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