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Episode 5: Jeronimo Mazarrasa, social innovation director at ICEERS.

This episode was recorded on March 6th, 2023. 
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00:00:00 Foreword
00:02:38 Introduction and Jeronimo's work with ICEERS
00:06:03 What is ayahuasca, and why is this a difficult question?
00:13:14 Ayahuasca as an adaptogen
00:17:40 Preserving and transforming traditions
00:22:51 Difficulties in integrating sacred plants
00:35:09 Yoga, meditation and the stripping of cultural contexts
00:41:48 The collective and communal aspects of ayahuasca practices
00:50:50 Local identity and ancestors
00:58:30 The dark side of glamorizing indigenous traditions
01:10:21 Modern initiation rituals
01:16:44 Psychedelics and the ethics of touch
01:22:54 The role of mentorship and apprenticeship
01:36:35 Tribes and tribalism
01:45:19 Relationships between indigenous and western cultures
01:51:46 Tourism destroys what it looks for
02:01:59 The tensions between individuals and communities
02:13:08 New age, globalization and populism
02:25:44 The unintended consequences of the psychedelic renaissance
02:44:19 After the renaissance, the enlightenment
02:51:33 Ayahuasca accidents, deaths and media panic
03:00:00 Envisioning a positive psychedelic future
03:07:57 Comparing ayahuasca to other risky activities
03:16:20 Proceeding slowly, responding to moral panics
03:24:31 Better ayahuasca practices
03:36:00 Ayahuasca and consent – tricky
03:42:55 The dangers of "ayahuasca told me"
03:55:24 Ayahuasca and narcissists
04:03:42 Brazilian ayahuasca churches
04:15:03 Infrastructural and financial aspects of ayahuasca churches
04:23:04 Innocently disrespectful psychedelic tourists
04:33:05 William Gibson and the starfish
04:41:11 The Ayahuasca Defense Fund
04:45:57 Meaning, disenchantment and psychedelic adaptogens
04:49:17 Psychedelics are hard to categorize
04:54:56 Jeronimo's separation ritual
04:56:51 Forgetting who we are
05:00:51 Short final questions
05:07:29 Afterword

Adam Curtis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Curtis

A collection of Jeronimo's talks and interviews https://t.ly/VURFn
Jeronimo's film with Bruce Parry, Tawai: A Voice From the Forest https://www.tawai.earth
Jeronimo's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ayadox
ICEERS: web page https://www.iceers.org/
ICEERS: Safety and Integration courses https://iceersacademy.mykajabi.com
ICEERS: "Towards Better Ayahuasca Practices" guide https://t.ly/N4gAu
ICEERS: Twitter https://twitter.com/NGO_ICEERS
ICEERS: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/weareiceers/
ICEERS: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ICEERS/
ICEERS: Telegram https://t.me/ICEERS
ADF: Twitter https://twitter.com/DefendAyahuasca
ADF: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/defendayahuasca/

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