Awakened Underground

Introducing: ACID FOR SQUARES

From the 2023 iHeartradio podcast, award-nominated creators of Awakened Underground, Cody Blue & Tanya Dahl, team up again to bring you an all-new weekly psycho-spiritual podcast: ACID FOR SQUARES. Available on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/acidforsquaresSYNOPSIS: The year is 2024. The US government has finally acknowledged the existence of UFOs and its lengthy coverup. Doctors worldwide are championing psychedelics as a breakthrough cure for the mental health crisis. And scientists have proven that everything is made of energy and what we perceive with our senses is merely an illusion, leading many to believe that we are living in some cosmic simulation. More and more each day, modern science is proving what Eastern mystics and indigenous shamans have been trying to tell us for millennia, but mainstream media continues to ignore these voices instead of amplifying them. Enter the ACID FOR SQUARES PODCAST, where hosts Tanya Dahl and Cody Blue take you on a mind-bending ride through the unknown. Each week, they will interview leading experts in the fields of both science and spirituality, embarking on a journey to uncover the mysteries of the universe and the power of the human potential and prove once and for all that truth really is stranger than fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 10 - The Psychedelic Generation

Deepak Chopra and Cody Blue discuss psychedelic medicines and the nature of consciousness in the season 1 finale (timestamp: 22:48). Guests Cole Crawford Millette and Shirley Wantland sit with Cody to discuss the steps one can take, should they feel called to try psychedelic medicines. And finally, David Grillot of the non-profit Thank You Plant Medicine shares the names of 3 retreat centers that he recommends. Deepak Chopra has been described by Time Magazine as “one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.” For the last thirty years, he has been at the forefront of the meditation revolution. www.NeverAlone.loveChoprafoundation.orgCole Crawford Millette is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Work. Cole has been deep on her path of transformation for more than a decade, supporting hundreds of seekers worldwide from Emmy award winners, entrepreneurs, celebrities, athletes, & philanthropists; to our veterans and those recovering from addiction, eating disorders, trauma and depression. Shirley Wantland serves as a Managing Partner for The Work. The Work is a premier psychedelic integration and transformational recovery firm, bringing decades of professional experience together in both the clinical mental health space and the psychedelic shamanic healing arts to support a shared vision of deep healing & personal revolution.www.the-work.uswww.Recovery-consultants.comhello@the-work.usDavid Grillot is the co-founder of the non for profit “Thank you plant medicine.” The organizations mission is: Working together, in gratitude, for the global de-stigmatization of psychoactive plant medicines and psychedelics, and their responsible integration into mainstream society. www.ThankYouPlantMedicine.comCentromunay.comSoltara.coHuachumaWasi.com0:07 - Discalimer1:10 - Intro 3:10 - Cody's first Mushroom ceremony6:36 - Reiki11:18 - Merging with Source Consciousness 16:55 - Do not be the healer, be the healed, share your story19:41 - Guest Intro's and Intentions21:18 - Deepak Chopra talks to Cody about Psychedelic Medicines and Consciousness 24:13 - Deepak on Psychedelics and the Default Mode Network25:15 - Run-a-Mok ego, interconnectedness, our genes, brain and gut27:11 - Psychedelics remove the conditioning of our minds 27:50 - Identity 29:40 - the reducing valve 30:27 - Modalities of perception, Awareness and Wholeness31:39 - The Original Religious Experience and Waking Up From The Dream34:02 - Everyday reality is a collective hallucination 36:57 - Waking up to your Real Self 38:10 - Creating a better world40:40 - Deepak Chopra's work with Psychedelics and most profound Psychedelic experience with LSD43:08 - Intro: Cole Crawford Millette and Shirley Watland45:48 - Feeling called to the medicine52:52 - Importance of integration 54:35 - The psycho-spiritual piece of mental health 1:07:28 - Psychedelic therapies as a viable option in mental health today 1:10:14 - Preparing for a psychedelic journey to return to the True Self and Wholeness1:11:10 - You want to try Plant Medicine: What to do first1:18:01 - Safety and taking inventory before working with psychedelic medicines 1:20:50 - Physical maladies showing up as trauma in the body1:24:52 - Contraindications and dangers 1:26:20 - Return to Homeostasis1:29:09 - 3 categories of preparation 1:32:40 - Spikes in mental health issues 1:39:50 - Intention and Personal Agency 1:41:30 - Integration 1:45:05 - Grab a journal1:52:15 - Know why you are going to the medicine1:56:20 - learning to let go 2:07:02 - wrapping up2:09:42 - David Grillot of Thank You Plant Medicine shares info on medicine retreat centers  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 9 - Healing Stigma

Cody Blue's father, Dee Snider, sits down with his doctor and son, to discuss the benefits of working with psychedelic medicines.In this episode Cody talks about healing the stigmas behind working with psychedelic plant medicines. Cody's brother Jesse shares the story of the confrontation he had with his father after taking mushrooms. Then, Cody and Dr. Abhinav Gautam sit down with Dee and discuss healing Dee's shoulder pain, plant medicines and other healing modalities. Dee is encouraged to try Microdosing for the first time. Later, Cody calls Dee to check in...(Time stamps below)Dr. Abhinav Gautam is an inventor, entrepreneur and musician. Trained as an anesthesiologist, he co-founded Nexus Clinical, an electronic medical records software company focused on alleviating the administrative burden of clinicians, allowing them to focus on helping patients and Carevoyance (acquired by H1) to leverage the power of data science, analytics and geo-spatial visualization tools to improve healthcare administration. Dr. Gautam pioneered RELIEF® used by the world’s top performers, musicians and professional athletes. As a former competitive soccer player, active tennis athlete and musician he combines his understanding of the human anatomy with his artistic eye to create harmonious and unparalleled results for each patient. This rare union of talents has earned him a high level of respect, love and admiration from his patients and peers. Dr. Gautam graduated from the Louisiana State University (Doctor of Medicine and Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry) and performed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.0:007 - Disclaimer1:50 - Cody on the stigma behind psychedelics 6:06 - Negative responses from family or friends after a psychedelic experience 8:00 - Cody's brother, Jesse, on telling his dad about his first Mushroom experience 16:32 - Cody cautions against stigma and alienation 17:45 - All of Cody's family but his father have worked with psychedelics... so far...19:10 - Psychedelics were lumped in with 'drugs'20:28 - Dr. Abhinav Gautam and Dee Snider talk about psychedelics 21:36 - Dr. Abhi helped Dee's shoulder22:26 - Dr. Abhi on pain and looking at the body and mind in a connected fashion 26:36 - How Dr. Abhi received Dee's shoulder pain29:48 - The Lympathic System 34:51 - Sacred Geometry and the body36:22 - Psylocibin and Ketamine38:45 - Psylocibin and promoting plasticity and transformation40:06 - Psylocibin for depression and creativity 51:40 - Ayahuasca healing shame and transcending physical pain1:05:56 - Dee and Cody on creativity 1:11:16 - Protecting your kids and Stigmas1:13:57 - Treatment Modalities, Not all medicines are for everyone, Microdosing1:17:21 - Meditation and State1:19:55 - Will Dee try Microdosing?1:22:20 - Dee Snider on if he will try Microdosing Mushrooms1:23:57 - Dee and Cody catch up from Sicily post sitting down with Dr. Abhi1:34:06 - Cody's mom on changing the narrative around mushrooms to help people1:39:40 - Dee's confrontation with Jesse was 8 years ago See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 8 - Healing Law

Cody blue speaks with indigenous elders and Ariel Clark, the top psychedelic attorney in the world to discuss indigenous injustice and how to change the law around psychedelic medicines.(Time stamps below)Ariel Clark is an attorney, activist, and co-founder of Clark Howell LLP, a women-steered law firm focused on cannabis, hemp and psychedelics. After practicing law at California Indian Legal Services, she started her own firm in 2010, to be of service to the plants and communities she is in deep connection with. Ariel is General Legal Counsel to Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines and member of Chacruna’s Board of Directors. She has been involved in numerous drug policy, social equity and justice reform efforts in her life. Her organization affiliations have included the Psychedelic Bar Association, the LA Cannabis Task Force, and the California Native American Cannabis Association. She has been recognized by Rolling Stone as one of 18 “Women Shaping The Culture of Tomorrow” and Entrepreneur’s “Top 100 Cannabis Leaders.” She is licensed in California; J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law (2005); B.A. in Religious Studies, University of Michigan (2000).Gray Wolf is an Elder from the Yoeme, and a friend of the Awakened Underground.Alfred is an Elder from the Cherokee and Muskogee, and is a friend of the Awakened Underground. 0:07 - Disclaimer1:52 - The Dakota Access Pipeline3:25 - Cody shoots a music video to raise awareness for Standing Rock and is attacked by the military, alongside Water Protectors and protestors11:26 - Gray Wolf talks about the military attack, being tear gassed and looking for a place to die14:41 - "The United States is a land of the law"16:10 - Medicines and Spiritual practices being outlawed by the government 16:58 - Peyote19:06 - There's not one way to do anything20:33 - Alfred talks about The Awakened Underground Podcast21:37 - Cody has no ego22:57 - The Prophecy of the Condor and The Eagle24:42 - Intro: Ariel Clark; the top psychedelic attorney in the country 25:41 - Ariel's story and walking the Red Road34:28 - Turning deeply toward ourselves 44:16 - Interconnectedness49:55 - Healing in nature and catharsis 51:48 - Nature is the best medicine53:44 - How to have a direct communication with Spirit54:54 - Ariel connects with researchers at MAPS, works with 5-MEO, Psilocybin, and MDMA57:00 - The Ceremonial Container57:57 - Integration and Feeling into it1:03:30 - Sitting with Ayahuasca1:12:59 - De-Colonization and Bio-Piracy 1:19:29 - Ism's are prisons for us all1:23:52 - Law Reform1:31:09 - Indigenous Reciprocity and Active Engagement, Chacruna Institutes Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative of the Americas 1:43:52 - What happens in Oregon will inform what happens in other parts of the country 1:55:13 - Chacruna Institue 1:56:30 - Look up the North Star Pledge 1:58:47 - Remember who we truly are and love ourselves through it all See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 7 - Healing Addiction

Cody Blue explores the true nature of addiction, exploring both the scientific perspective and shamanic perspective of addiction. To learn more about how psychedelic medicines can help heal addiction, Cody interviews doctor Alan Davis, a Johns Hopkins professor, and a plant medicine shaman who healed his addiction with ibogaine, Warren Flesch.(Tine stamps below)Dr. Alan K Davis is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at The Ohio State University and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Psychedelic Research Unit at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Davis’s clinical experience includes working with people diagnosed with trauma-based psychological problems such as addiction, PTSD, depression, and anxiety. His clinical expertise includes providing evidenced-based treatments such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. Consistent with his clinical interests, his research interests and expertise focus on contributing to the knowledge of and ability to help those suffering with substance use and mental health problems, understanding how to improve clinical outcomes through examining new treatments, and developing ways to conceptualize substance use and mental health problems through a strengths-based approach. Psychedelic research focuses on clinical trials with psilocybin for people with depression and exploring psychological mechanisms by which psilocybin improves mental health and functioning. Upcoming studies include exploring the use of short-acting psychedelics in laboratory and naturalistic settings and assessing the application of psychedelics in vulnerable populations including people of color who have experienced racial trauma and native Spanish-speaking individuals.OSU psychedelics conference: https://psychedemiaconference.org/Warren Flesch is a personal friend of Cody's. He is a musician who has worked in the addiction and recovery space, and he healed his struggles with addiction with the use of psychedelic plant medicines, specifically Ibogaine. 0:07 - Disclaimer1:52 - Cody shares a personal story of his long time friends Xanax addiction 7:20 - Cody turns to Cannabis to alleviate the crash of pharmaceutical medications10:55 - Healing addiction with Ibogaine teaser12:02 - Cody introduces guests Dr. Allen Davis and Warren Flesch 12:43 - Clinical psychologist Dr. Allen Davis on plant medicines and addiction 15:46 - Addiction and the mind body should connection17:05 - Addiction does not live inside of a drug20:29 - Emotional wounds, painful states, mental health and psychedelic therapy23:15 - Challenges surrounding clinical psychedelic research 30:00 - Psychological flexibility 35:10 - Clinical testimony post psilocybin therapy38:17 - The Shamanic perspective on healing addiction with plant medicines with Warren Flesch38:57 - ****trigger warning39:15 - Warrens story47:15 - Warren loses his job and starts using intravenous drugs48:18 - Cocaine psychosis and nearly decapitating a someone with a hedge clipper51:06 - Trying Iboga to relieve drug addiction 52:10 - The sacred ceremony 1:09:00 - Professional patients 1:09:36 - Suggestive states1:15:35 - The origins of Alcoholics Anonymous 1:19:11 - Paradigms of addiction 1:42:20 - Plant medicines, recreational substances and intention 1:57:52 - Ibogaine treatment centers and risksSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices