Where do the boundaries between ourselves and the world exist?
Are hallucinations real?
What is ego-death?
What can be learned from a psychedelic experience?
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This film is the first in a series of three films discussing various aspects of shamanism.
This first film, Manifesting the Mind, is a broad look at psychedelics in general. Why are psychedelics so brutally suppressed in our culture? What exactly are some of the psychedelic plants and chemicals and how can they benefit us?
With philosophy and insight from Dennis McKenna, Daniel Pinchbeck, Alex Grey, and many others, this film is not to be missed by anyone interested in psychedelics and shamanism.
Interviews include - Robert Bussinger, Mike Crowley, Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy, Alex Grey, Clark Heinrich, Nick Herbert, John Major Jenkins, Dennis McKenna, Terence McKenna, Daniel Pinchbeck, Dr. Rick Strassman, and others.
Watch the NEW Manifesting the Mind- Official Trailer - 2009 -
Mycologist Paul Stamets studies mycelium and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world.
In 18 minnutes he doesn't get all the way through his list, but he has plenty of time to blow your mind.
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Paul Stamets seeks to rescue the study of mushrooms.
The focus of Stamets' research is the Northwest's native fungal genome, mycelium, but along the way he has filed 22 patents for mushroom-related technologies, including pesticidal fungi that trick insects into eating them, and mushrooms that can break down the neurotoxins used in nerve gas.
There are cosmic implications as well. Stamets believes we could terraform other worlds in our galaxy by sowing a mix of fungal spores and other seeds to create an ecological footprint on a new planet.
"Once you’ve heard 'renaissance mycologist' Paul Stamets talk about mushrooms, you'll never look at the world -- not to mention your backyard -- in the same way again."
Linda Baker, Salon.com