nov 2022 interview w/ daniel near cusco , peru

while working with a psychologist on inner child healing, daniel ventured to explore wachuma as an opportunity to assist his healing

Cactus Chronicles #5 Daniel & healing the inner child

Terence McKenna on the Unfolding Chaos.
Taken from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K17yJIP7iSQ

Terence McKenna on the Unfolding Chaos

Music: Burning Bright
Autor: Soham Vates (Vinicius R.)
(youtube) Video credits: John-H-Brackenbury 
link>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHPXqwLj3lY
-------------Lyrics---------------
Burning bright, in the darkness of the night,
I'll keep the flame alive, till the morning light.
2x

In the rhythm of the rain, in the eagle's flight,
We'll break our chain, in the dawn's first light.

In the forest's heart, whispers soft and light,
Ancient wisdom flows, in the moon's pale light.

Burning Bright

Tommy Cowan is currently a PhD student in the Literature, Media, and Culture program at Florida State University. His primary interest is the confluence between literature and esotericism, including how literatures/texts are conceptualized as esoteric ritual, and the reception/transmission of literary esotericism as an intellectual tradition. He received his MA in Religious Studies from University of Amsterdam (2019), graduating Cum Laude. His 2019 master’s thesis centers around spirituality and esotericism in the works of American author William S. Burroughs. He is also an Associate Editor for Correspondences: Journal for the Study of Esotericism.

As this discussion was centered on research updates, we cover a range of topics- but highlighting a few here:  We start with Tommy’s research on Burroughs that grew out of Tommy’s work with Florida State University’s archive complied by Professor Bucher. Just a head’s up – our discussion is mature in nature, so listener discretion is advised, as they say. We cover two of Tommy’s papers- one that deals with sexual hanging as something that Burroughs was trying to read in an esoteric sense; the other deals with the tension between Burroughs’ misogyny and his ‘feminine’ coded texts,  which leads into a related topic of  transgenderism and alchemy, and circling back to sexual metaphors with brief tangents into Wilhelm Reich’s orgone energy and David Lynch’s atomic bomb scene in Twin Peaks: The Return. After all that, we move on to the concept of ‘normative esotericism,’ as Tommy is looking at ways in which esoteric philosophies and thought reinforce hegemonic normative culture. Lastly, Tommy talks about his new research into how animals enter into symbiotic relationships with plant and fungi substances, plus how we can analyze our own relationship to entheogens.
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☀️ Gayatri Mantra (Puja Mix) version 2.4 ☀️ 2025
For spiritual inspiration and mantra learning.

File: 48 kHz FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
Lyrics: Originating from The Rig Veda (the oldest translatable Vedic Sanskrit text) meaning "Verses of Wisdom", a book of ancient Indian poems on religion and ritual. The Gayatri Mantra verse is found in Mandala 3, Hymn 62, Verse 10.

Description:
The Gayatri Mantra follows a specific rhythm known as the Gayatri meter, composed of 24 syllables divided into three lines of eight syllables each. "Aum" is automatically added at the start (Adi Shankaracharya) of these verses, which gives the naturally expected correct meter:

ॐ (Aum) तत (Tat) सवितुर (Sa-vi-tur) वरेण्यम (Va-renn-yum)
भर्गो (Bhar-go) देवस्य (De-vas-ya) धीमहि (Dhee-ma-hee)
धियो (Dhee-yo) यो (Yo) नः (Nah) प्रचोदयात् (Pra-cho-da-yaat)

Commonly in popular culture, a ritualistic, formal extension of "Aum" is used: "Bhuur Bhuvah Swaha". The added use of "Bhuur Bhuvah Swaha" is not featured in the original presentation of The Gayatri Mantra. This extension was a later Vedic addition for ritualized practice. There's also much longer Vedic ritualized versions.

Translation:
Om (AUM) The infinite, boundless, timeless Source of all existence, That (TAT) Transcendent Divine Sun (SA-VI-TUR) is what is most adorable and worthy of worship (VA-RENN-YUM), Glorious Illumination (BHAR-GO) of Radiant Divinity (DE-VAS-YA) meditate upon (DHEE-MA-HEE), so our consciousness (DHEE-YO YO NAH) It may fill with Light (PRA-CHO-DA-YAAT)

Aum is a sonic representation of the Divine. Aum here, as in many mantras, is being used as an introduction; something to help begin putting your mind in the right direction. It's like a formal bow to start things off.

Tat comes next, which is a bold, no-nonsense finger pointing gesture. It means "That". It goes where words cannot, instead it points to the transcendent Divine within yourself. To compare this with something known in popular culture: this is a "Zen pointing" type gesture.

Savitur follows directly after Tat - "That Savitur"; the finger is pointing directly at you. This means that the source of life is within yourself. Savitur is the Divine Sun, the universal spring of life itself.

Varennyum comes directly next stating that this Divine within yourself is what you should be focused on instead of worldly things, because this Divine Source is the actual living quality of life, as opposed to the shadows of the world. Varennyum means that which is appropriate for worship as opposed to that which is not.

Bhargo starts off the next line of the mantra. Bhargo is a guiding light. Bhargo Devasya, means "Divine Living Light".

Dheemahee concludes the second verse. This word is telling you to focus on and contemplate on this "Divine Light", so you can be more aware of its guidance and upliftment.

Dheeyo Yo Nah Prachodayaat is the concluding line of the mantra. It makes it clear as to exactly why and what the results are in taking this spiritual action. This action is done so that you become spiritually Enlightened ("filled with Light"), which means that you become consciously aware of the Divine within yourself. You become filled with "Divine Light" because you learn how to stop eclipsing it; you are no longer separate from "That".

Gayatri Mantra (Puja Mix)

My Music is a expression of my love and light in the presence of my true self.

Music for spiritual inspiration and as an aid to spiritual practice.

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