C-Realm Podcast

KMO welcomes Matthew J. Pallamary, author of Land Without Evil, back to the program to talk about the preparations one can make prior to departure in order to get the most from one's ayahuasca experiences. Here is a list of dietary 'do's and 'don't's from Ayahuascero Javier Arevelo Shahuano, who will preside over the Temple of the Way of Light program that the C-Realm listeners can attend prior to the 4th Annual International Amazonian Shamanism Conference: List of foods used at the Temple of the Way of Light Chicken (free range) Game Fish (only certain fish are allowed) Potatoes Eggs Oats Salads (standard and more exotic Amazonian) Herbal teas Spaghetti / pasta Rice Quinoa Tapioca Apples Advocados Tomatoes Beetroot Bananas Green Plantain (grilled, roasted or boiled) Carrots Broccoli Cauliflower Yucca Manioc Onions Garlic Wholemeal bread Coconuts and coconut milk Olive oil is used sparingly in the cooking List of foods not allowed when working with Ayahuasca / on a medicinal plant dieta No sugar No salt No alcohol No pork No red meat No vegetable / sunflower oils No sweets / chocolate No vinegar No condiments / seasoning No spices No chilli / hot peppers No ginger No fermented foods (soy / tofu, etc) No ice / ice cold drinks No caffeine No cheese No pickled foods No canned foods Additional restrictions No sexual activities Avoidance of man made / synthetic soaps, perfumes, toiletries, etc No prescription drugs (please contact us with more information if you are currently taking any medication / anti-depressants / antibiotics) If female participants are menstruating, then they will not be able to partake in the Ayahuasca ceremony Ayahuasca is not compatible with pregancy

In this special Friday episode, KMO welcomes Alan Shoemaker back to the program to talk about the upcoming International Amazonian Shamanism conference in Iquitos, Peru and revisit some of the topics that KMO covered in episode 89 with AyasminA. Cover Art by David Hewson - http://www.pyramidperu.com/Art_DavidHewson.htm

KMO welcomes science writer Chip Walter, author of Thumbs Toes and Tears and Other Traits that Make Us Human, back to the podcast to discuss the evolutionary origins of kissing and the role that this curiously delightful behavior plays in making us distinctly us. You can hear my first interview with him in episode 13: Skillful Means and episode 14: Enter the (Queer) Ninja! Chip's book, Thumbs, Toes, and Tears: And Other Traits That Make Us Human, was recently released in a paperback edition with a foreword by Ray Kurzweil. If you want to read what Ray Kurzweil has to say about Chip's book, you can find that foreword along with Chip's article, Why Language Is All Thumbs on Ray Kurzweil's website. Later in the program, KMO discusses the eco-village project that Alan Shoemaker has embarked on in Iquitos, Peru. Alan will return on Friday's podcast to talk about the 4th Annual International Amazonian Shamanism Conference. In the episode KMO reads from Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson and The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook: Recipes for Changing Times. Of course, you can find both books in the C-Realm Amazon store, but you can also read Prometheus Rising on-line for free: http://www.rawilsonfans.com/downloads/prometheus.pdf

KMO talks with AyasminA, who deflates the ayahuasca hype balloon and re-sets expectations with a much needed reality check. KMO and AyasminA also compare notes on the role that alcohol and marijuana play in the evolving global ayahausca consciousness. The mp3 on PodOMatic is broken and will remain so until Monday. You can download the full episode here in the mean time: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y667J5TP

  In this episode, KMO sits down with Daniel Quinn, author of Ishmael, Beyond Civilization, and The Holy, to discuss animism, civilization, population, and tribal ways of making a living.   You can find Daniel Quinn's website here: http://www.ishmael.org/ I particularly recommend his essay, The New Renaissance: http://www.ishmael.org/Education/Writings/The_New_Renaissance.shtml  

KMO welcomes Matt W. of the Temple of the Way of Light to talk about the experiences that lead him to start this community in the Amazon and what awaits the C-Realm listeners who join KMO for a pre-conference retreat there in July of 2008. If I didn't respect intellectual property rights on the podcast I would have played 'The Light' by Love and Rockets.

In this episode, KMO plays a talk that he recorded in Austin, Texas this past weekend. James Howard Kunstler addressed the Congress for the New Urbanism and emphasized the need for trains and sleazy waterfront flop houses for sailors. After that KMO plays a clip from a Thomas Homer-Dixon talk that amplifies a theme touched on in Jim Kunstler's contribution and ends with a call to unspecified action. The full Thomas Homer-Dixon speech of which I played a short segment can be found here: http://www.ecoshock.net/eshock08/ES_080404_Show.mp3

KMO welcomes Dr. Martin Ball back to the program to compare the Amazonian Ayahuasca traditions with the Peyote traditions of North America. Later, they explore the topic of the law and the evolving consciousness in the USA surrounding these sacred medicines.

Host KMO talks with New York Times best-selling author Steve Alten about his new book The Shell Game. Was 9/11 a false flag operation? Will the next attack result in a canceled 2008 election and an indefinite extension of the Bush-Chaney regime? How far will the Neo-cons go to indulge the appetites of the Saudi "royals," and what won't they do to shield the House of Saud from the consequences of its many crimes? In the interview, Steve made many references to Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil By Michael C. Ruppert, which you can find in the C-Realm Amazon store. Steve Alten interviewed by Alex Jones: http://www.alexjonesfan58.com/mp3/20080307_alexjones_stevealten.mp3 Steve Alten on the Jim Bohannon show: http://www.alexjonesfan58.com/mp3/20080306_jimbohanon_stevealten.mp3 And here's Steve presenting his uncompromised message on a corporate media TV news talk show: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/media?id=6059274

KMO welcomes Doug Fine, NPR correspondent and author of Farewell My Subaru An Epic Adventure in Local Living to the C-Realm to discuss the intricacies replacing gasoline with veggie oil, fording raging rivers for a two-day supply of goat chow, and kicking the Wal*Mart habit. Check out Doug's website to read his Dispatches from the Funky Butte Ranch and to see a video based on his book. At the end of the show, I read an excerpt from The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram, one of my all time favorite books.

In this episode, KMO welcomes Techgnosis author Erik Davis back to the program to discuss the idea of the Bardo and consider possible ways to make the most of it. In the second half of the program, after a few excerpts from a talk by Terence McKenna to set the stage, KMO and Erik Davis dig into the question of whether there's any purpose behind the human enterprise and whether that purpose could possibly be worth the obvious harm that it is causing to Mother Earth.

As the start of the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica draws near, KMO uses BSG to dig into questions of the continuity of individual identity over time with philosophy professor Amy Kind. Professor Kind has contributed a chapter to the new book, Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy. In the second half of the program, we hear from Techgnosis author, Erik Davis. Erik details the need to employ tactical skepticism in negotiating the Mundus Imaginalis and dealing with its inhabitants. Amy Kind's contribution to Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy is called "I'm Sharon but I'm a Different Sharon: The Identity of Cylons"

Higher States of Collapse KMO responds to a query concerning the best place in the US to ride out the Malthusian Correction and later enlists the aid of former guests of the program to answer a listener's question about whether entheogens really do produce spiritual experiences or "higher" states of consciousness. Folks who knowingly contributed to this episode: Dennis McKenna Matt Pallamary Neil Kramer Lorenzo Unwitting contributors: Dmitry Orlov - The Five Stages of Collapse Stanley Krippner - The Future of Religion Ben Goertzel - Unification of Science and Spirit: Chapter 8 The Psychedelic Experience Musical links to come.

First up Dmitry Orlov and Albert K. Bates explore visions of a post-collapse America, and later KMO talks food, consciousness, and the forces of darkness with Neil Kramer of the Cleaver. Dmitry Orlov is the author of Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects, and Albert K. Bates is the author of The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook: Recipes for Changing Times. In the podcast, Dmitry makes mention of Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology by Eric Brende You can find my appearance on the Chronicles of the Psychonautilus here: http://the-psychonautilus.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2008-02-24T09_21_36-08_00 I recently spoke with Matt Pallamary in a recent episode of the C-Realm Podcast about the same topics I discussed with Adam on the Chronicles of the Psychonautilus. In fact, both conversations took place on the same day. And you can find Martin Ball's Entheogenic Evolution podcast here: http://entheogenic.podomatic.com/

    Special thanks to C-Realm listener Stephen B.