Burial Rituals, Shamanic Shapeshifting & Social Media as Sacred Medicine | Paisley Heart (2020)

Paisley Heart joins us for Season 1 (2020) of Birdsong.

Paisley combines his obsession with spirituality, artistic expression, nature, ritual, entrepreneurship, and shamanic practice, while walking boldly between worlds, embodying the hybrid archetypes of the Wild Businessman and Lifestyle Artist.

He’s the founder of the shamanic rite of passage event “The Funeral” and the host of a panel style podcast titled “Curious Conversations”, while previously offering his unique gifts through his businesses which involved the digital marketing agency DigiLove and Independent record label Fight Music.

Paisley has an unorthodox style which has often been challenging for his clients and for professionals in the industry, and pushing against these paradigms has become a strong and recognizable brand that he’s proud of.

He’s a fascinating human who isn’t afraid to explore the taboo and be quite open about the journey along the way.

 

TIMESTAMPS:

[1:29] The origins of Paisley Heart’s name

[4:10] Curious Conversations and Paisley’s unique way of podcasting

[6:52] A pre-amble on the sacredness of words and the energy of the shapeshifter

[10:30] What does it mean for Paisley to honour the sacred?

[12:27] Social media as a sacred ritual?

[15:18] Living by the religion of infinite curiosity and no taboo

[16:03] Planting seeds of the sacred into social media

[18:25] Applying for Big Brother and the intersection between spirituality/entertainment?

[20:08] Getting turned on by doing taboo things

[23:26] What the Medicine Path means…

[25:52] Polarization and triggering people through social media

[31:55] Can we recognize the parallels in each other’s journeys?

[33:20] The Funeral: a sacred burial ritual

[38:45] Open World Theatre with Atlas Talisman: A real life video game

[41:29] Bringing beauty and artistry into the ritual experience

[44:07] The theatrical nature and aesthetics of The Funeral

[45:30] The fascination of going to people’s funerals

[49:21] Asking random people to help facilitate the ritualistic process

[52:04] Why is the beach is the most appropriate environment for these rituals?

[56:03] Asking permission from the land when we conduct ceremonial practices

[56:42] What teachings and insights have been revealed through being a facilitator of rituals?

[58:53] Listening to mentors yet finding your own path

[1:00:54] The phenomena of spirits during the ritual process

[1:07:15] Experiencing a dead friend “dropping in” to Paisley’s body

[1:12:50] How have these shamanic death initiations informed Paisley’s sense-making of the global debacle we’re all in?

[1:19:56] Are rites of passage coming face to face with death the most important practices that we need in these times?

[1:21:24] Near death experiences to find deeper value in life

[1:25:19] The thing that’s most alive at the moment is exploring sexual fluidity

[1:30:27] “Trying to be all-the-way-gay”

[1:33:30] Paisley’s vision moving forward with his offerings

[1:34:33] Paisley’s final remarks and invitation to our listeners