teacher plants

from Daniel Vitalis's excellent Rewilding podcast series, Arthur Haines discussing the missing nutrient in our diets: entheogens. He talks about entheogen use in hunter-gatherer societies and tells us a little about his own personal experiences with these sacred plant medicines.

http://www.danielvitalis.com/rewild-yourself-podcast/arthur-haines-on-the-teacher-plants

• A bit about Arthur’s background
• How Arthur was introduced to psychoactive plants
• Being a credible witness
• Entheogen use in hunter-gatherers
• Spiritual realm vs the scientific realm
• Arthur’s personal entheogenic experiences
• Entheogens are endogenous compounds
• Entheogens were called “teacher plants” by indigenous tribal leaders for a reason
• The missing nutrient in our diet?
• Using entheogens to deal with death trauma
• Arthur describes his sacred experience with Saguaro Cactus
• Discerning tips for working with a shaman