Birdsong with Caiyuda

Psychedelic Leadership & Embodying The Medicine | Laura Dawn (2020)

Laura Dawn joins us for Season1 of Birdsong (2020).
Laura is a psychedelic advocate, author and international speaker, who has been leading transformational retreats for 10 years.
She teaches how to intentionally explore psychedelics and sacred plant medicines within a holistic framework as powerful visionary tools for growth, transformation and creative manifestation.
Laura is passionate about teaching people how to consciously microdose psychedelics within the framework of a daily morning practice, to inspire you to open your creative channel, up-level daily habits and tap into flow states so you can create with a purpose.
She grew her first online brand to 1.5M people on FB, sold it for 6-figures, wrote 2 published books, built a volcanic hot spring retreat center from scratch and built a 6-figure retreat business — all using the visionary techniques and practices she teaches.
Laura’s website: livefreelaurad.com
Laura's Instagram: @livefreelaurad
 
TIMESTAMPS:
[2:00] The polarization and division on social media and finding shared ground
[5:00] Social media trauma
[7:45] The extension of our nervous system through technology
[9:00] Co-regulation and the devolution of humanity?
[13:15] Offering gratitude to the land of Hawaii
[17:30] There is no good or bad: sami and hucha energy
[19:40] Laura's entrepreneurial upbringing
[23:30] Meltdowns and nomadic travels
[26:00] Psychedelics on the beach and building a retreat centre
[30:00] The intersection between psychedelics and creativity
[32:00] Microdosing within the framework of a morning practice
[33:45] Microdosing, flow states and leveraging the window of opportunity
[36:30] Integrating and Preparing for psychedelics and sacred medicine experiences
[39:00] Strengthen your body: it's a vessel for creation
[40:30] Cultivating emotional resilience: filling your own cup
[43:00] Becoming more aware and connecting with your underlying energy
[46:00] How to deal with haters and navigate resistance
[47:40] What does it mean to be a leader and bridge the gaps of division
[48:30] Working with ayahuasca and microdosing
[52:30] The importance of having a clear heart
[54:30] Embodying the medicine
[55:00] Shame is the toxicity of our time
[56:00] The stickyness of cultural appropriation
[58:00] How can we all #dobetter?
[1:02:00] Navigating a very broken system
[1:03:45] The warriors path and being a true leader
[1:07:00] Instead of seeking to be right, what if we could seek the right answers?
[1:08:00] Implementing higher reaching questions?
[1:09:30] Becoming experts at ourselves
[1:13:30] Seek first to understand before being understood
[1:17:00] A prayer for humanity and protecting the sacredness of earth
[1:19:00] Beyond anthropocentrism: plant medicines as teachers
[1:21:30] Navigating cultural appreciation

The Songs of Trees, The Language of Birds & The Path of Beauty | David Haskell (2020)

David Haskell joins us for Season 1 (2020) of Birdsong.
David is best known as a writer, scientist, and sound recordist; his work playing its role in reminding us that life’s substance and beauty emerges from relationship and interdependence.
His first book, The Forest Unseen, was finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction and received numerous other honors. Haskell’s latest book, The Songs of Trees, examines the life-giving links between people and trees.
The book was winner of the 2020 Iris Book Award and 2018 John Burroughs Medal, and was named one of the Best Science Books of 2017 by Science Friday, among other honors. Haskell received his BA from the University of Oxford and PhD from Cornell University.
He is a Guggenheim Fellow and Professor at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN, where his classes have received national attention for combining action in the community with contemplative practice.
In addition to his books, he has published scientific papers, essays, poems, and op-eds.
 
TIMESTAMPS:
[4:20] David’s thoughts on “the sacred”
[6:55] Transcending the self to connect with other beings
[8:37] “The sacred isn’t something that descends on us, it’s almost like an aroma rising up from the soil”
[11:40] Transcending our humanness to tap into the universality of language?
[12:18] The dangers of anthropomorphizing and navigating the middle path
[13:20] Part of the joy of the diversity of humanity
[14:30] We are replacing the voices of nature with technology
[16:10] Scientific education rarely encourages direct personal experience in the wild
[16:47] What are the songs of the trees?
[18:46] The acoustic dimension of a song and beyond…
[20:26] The multi-dimensional meanings behind the music of trees
[22:00] Trees: the great connectors and the blurriness of death
[24:00] Listening with our hands
[24:53] Using technology to listen to the whispers of trees
[26:55] Electronic calipers and the 24 hours cycle of a maple tree
[31:43] Listening to trees is a fairly ordinary experience… and that’s the whole point
[32:20] A particularly memorable tree in Manhattan
[33:40] Listening to the “second song” of a forest through musical instruments
[35:00] The extraordinary ceibo tree in the Amazon
[37:25] Putting a hydrophone down by the roots of a palm tree in the ocean
[39:45] Constructive vs destructive ways to use technology
[42:38] Spending 10x more time with trees than we do with tech
[43:49] The etymology of Sewanee, Tennesee + Jon Young and the “sitspot”
[45:00] Returning to the same patch of earth over and over again
[48:04] The Forest Unseen - a celebration of life in the forest
[49:50] Lending an ear to the language of the birds
[51:30] Where Song Began - Tim Low (the origin of songbirds / parrots)
[52:47] The different layers of bird song - starting at the names of species
[53:30] Most people go through life without being able to name different birds
[54:00] Learning bird sounds can add colours and dimensions to our life
[54:50] Sound and aroma are some of the last senses to go when we leave our body
[55:50] Tuning into the voices of the living earth as our ancestors did
[56:30] Another layer of learning bird song: the multiple rhythms of the seasons
[58:45] Each individual bird, just like humans, has its own personality and identity
[59:20] The changing landscape of soundscapes and the sorrow from birds disappearing
[1:00:00] What kind of ethical responsibilities do we have as participants in the greater weave of life? [
1:03:20] Re-establishing right relationship insinuates we’re in relationship to begin with
[1:04:00] To be an animal is to consume other beings, but how do we go about it and do the right thing?
[1:05:10] Paying attention to our senses as an act of right action
[1:06:00] Cultivating awareness around the aesthetic response of beauty vs ugly
[1:07:30] How do we tell the difference between beauty as a moral guide vs beauty as a great deceiver?
[1:10:00] Beauty within the context of harmony
[1:10:48] Is beauty actually subjective?
[1:12:58] Writing a new book about the flourishing of sounds and the destruction of soundscapes
[1:13:50] As an educator, David believes we have a crisis of shutting off the senses within the learning experience
[1:16:45] The mentors, role models and teachers that opened the portal to nature, poetry and literature
[1:17:34] The teachings of Jane Goodall and Rachel Carson
[1:20:30] The final invitation by David…

Sacred Sexuality, Shamanic Views on Mental Illness & the Divine Feminine Awakening | Willow Jayne (2020)

Willow Jayne joins us for Season 1 of Birdsong (2020).
Willow is an award winning entrepreneur turned medicine woman and sacred sexuality coach.
She shares a one of a kind coaching style with all of the tools she has acquired throughout her own personal healing journey, weaving together shamanism, psychology, sacred sexuality, spirituality, neuro-science and cutting edge business strategies that enable her clients to attain emotional, sexual, financial and relational freedom through connecting to their innate sense of wholeness within.
Willow went through the process of reclaiming her own personal power after experiencing mental illness and sexual trauma, which she documented in her book “Mental Health Warrior”, which is full of tools to support others on their own healing path. 
She specializes in supporting women-entrepreneurs through the process of self actualization, in particular, guiding those who have experienced abuse and trauma, facilitating the reconnection to their inner sense of confidence, trust and wisdom, to accomplish their soul’s mission on earth.
Willow has been super generous and has offered our Patreon members a couple of discounts to her courses, which includes $111 off her “Path Of The Medicine Woman” course and 5% off her “Sacred Sexuality” course, beginning on the 1st of Sep 2020. 
 
TIMESTAMPS:
[3:26] Willow’s relationship to the sacred and staying connected to divinity
[5:47] Ceremony isn’t something we enter into, ceremony is life itself
[7:00] The importance of grounded spirituality
[8:55] Willow’s misunderstood childhood and the darkness, sadness and sorrow within
[13:38] Seeking our sense of self in the external vs the internal
[14:30] 18 years old and being diagnosed with bipolar disorder
[15:47] Surrendering to god and meeting a shaman
[17:10] The new cartography of the psyche and the shamanic view of mental illness
[18:43] Mental Health Warrior and the map of the medicine wheel for healing
[19:20] One of the first principles for healing is going into the pain
[21:11] The huachuma / san pedro journey that catalyzed Willow’s sacred sexuality work
[23:11] Learning how to honour our boundaries
[24:02] Finding language for the divine feminine and divine masculine awakening
[27:55] Leaning into our weaknesses to become more integrated and embodied
[29:40] The prophecy of becoming masters of our own energy and inner worlds
[31:38] There is no good and bad energy, only “sami & huacha” - light & heavy energy
[35:58] Trailing the fundamental principle of cultivating awareness
[37:04] The sacred feminine medicine wheel for personal growth and spiritual expansion
[39:02] If we don’t feel it, we don’t heal it
[44:44] Sharing something in common - changing our names…
[48:58] The old saying “you’ve changed man”
[50:36] How to navigate resistance and backlash from others when we step into a new identity
[53:55] The challenge of the sisterhood wound
[55:21] Creating enough safety for women to explore this work
[57:34] Anchoring the vision for the masculine and feminine walking together
[59:57] The two most prominent unhealthy patterns and how to resolve them
[1:03:00] Daily ceremonies and rituals to stay grounded and centered
[1:05:52] We are in a spiritual war at the moment
[1:07:03] The Aquarian Age: We are all leaders
[1:10:25] Acknowledging Willlow’s teachers and mentors
[1:12:00] Earth centered sensuality and rolling around in mud

The Re-Emergence of Shamanic Wisdom, Huachuma & The Divine Feminine | Beáta Alföldi (2020)

Beáta Alföldi joins us for Season 1 (2020) of Birdsong.
Beáta is an international retreat leader, medicine woman, workshop facilitator, author, shamanic practitioner, sound healer, ceremonial leader, seer and speaker with a gift for assisting individuals through a deep transformation.
Beáta has long travelled the world for training and formal study in the areas of earth-centred practices, shamanism, eco-psychology, mind-body counselling, energetic healing, ceremonial work and plant medicines.
She currently facilitates private sessions, classes, workshops and international retreats in Australia, Bali and Mexico.
 
TIMESTAMPS:
[2:21] What does honouring the sacred mean for Beáta?
[3:57] The sacred and the profane
[6:27] Beáta’s relationship with Huachuma: the sacred cactus medicine
[10:20] What kind of medicine is Huachuma?
[11:10] The doorway of the heart
[13:02] The re-emergence of shamanism & the risk of superficiality in our modern times
[17:11] Is your shamanic practitioner walking the talk?
[20:15] The importance of psychic protection in shamanic work
[21:24] Self care practices and living the simple life
[25:34] Empathy vs Reverence
[28:35] How does Beáta’s conduct her Huachuma ceremonies?
[30:30] Why doesn’t Beáta work with traditional medicine songs?
[32:20] Placing one ear to the soil, another to the stars, and learning directly from our earth
[33:59] The collective sense of longing for “nostos” - the great return home back to our roots
[36:50] Earth-honouring traditions and becoming a bridge between worlds
[37:28] Our deep ancestors were all earth-honouring people
[39:30] What gods are we worshipping?
[40:22] There is no higher truth than the one we find in nature
[41:40] Follow the money to find the agendas
[42:15] The prophecy of the eagle and condor
[43:25] The re-emergence of the wild and divine feminine
[46:21] Collaborating to create networks and communities of grace
[47:46] It’s time to step up and stop waiting for someone else to “save us”
[48:45] How do men hold the re-emergence of the sacred feminine?
[51:38] Beáta flips the role and asks Caiyu a question in regards to supporting the feminine
[1:02:07] Sending a prayer to the children to close up our space

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

Apprenticing to Plant Medicine for 8 Years in the Jungle | Dean Pinon Sui (2020)

Dean Pinon Sui joins us for Season 1 (2020) of Birdsong.
Dean has been living in Peru studying traditional amazonian plant medicine for the last 8 years in the Shipibo tradition through the Ayahuasca Foundation.
He has a background in psychology, buddhism and various body/mind synchronization practices, and is equally passionate about psychosis and awakening.
Dean has a vast interest in technologies that address healing and liberation through the somatic medium of the subconscious mind, and this has brought him to study and practice therapeutic breathwork, intuitive readings and energy psychology as adjunct therapies to the plant medicine work, but, the core of his passion currently lies in guiding people through the alchemical ritual retreat known as the plant Dieta.
 
Connect with Dean via his mailing list: pinonsui@protonmail.com

Ghost Dance, Talking Plants & ”Desheto” the Sacred Mushrooms of Oaxaca, Mexico | Michael Stuart Ani (2020)

Michael Stuart Ani joins us for Season 1 (2020) of Birdsong.
Michael has been a student of plant wisdom for fifty years. As a young man, the Lakota sage, John Fire Lame Deer, guided Michael through his first peyote ceremony and then sent him south to Mexico in search of the steps of the Ghost Dance.
These steps led Michael to the Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca, famous for its sacred mushrooms. From the end of the 1960’s era through to the 1970’s, Ani lived in the most remote part of the region. He became the only outsider who was ever allowed to collect Desheto, the sacred mushroom species of the deep tropical cloud forest of Chicon Nindo.
He was instrumental in fighting the epidemics among the Yanomami people in the rainforests of Venezuela. He also helped to create a school to teach local indigenous people to be healthcare officers in the emerging Alto Orinoco Biosphere Reserve.
His work in Venezuela was subsequently featured in the 1994 documentary, Yanomami, Keepers of the Flame, which won the US Environmental Film Festival’s Best Documentary of the Year. Keepers of the Flame also became the feature film at the 1994 Brazilian Earth Summit.
In 2002, Ani focused his attention back on the Northern States of the Americas and worked to restore some of the very last genetically pure Bison to the Brule, Lakota tribes on the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota. While on Rosebud, Ani responded to the requests of tribal elder Leonard Crow Dog and brought an eyeglass clinic to the reservation.
Because of his efforts in South America and Mexico, and his work to build a ceremony house for renowned healer Grandpa Roy Stone, the Amazonia Foundation was honored by being included as an organization under the umbrella of the National Congress of American Indians.
Michael has fulfilled his promise to Desheto by writing the book, “The Ghost Dance; an untold history of the Americas”. His catchprase “TALKING PLANTS” refers to a small group of fungi and plants that he believes have developed the ability to communicate with both humans and animals.
Michael feels that these plants are key to survival in an uncertain future. 
 
TIMESTAMPS:
[6:05] Epidemics in the Amazon and losing jungle knowledge
[7:55] Shamanic knowledge is received directly from the plants and spirit
[10:34] LSD is GOD in pill form - Tim Leary
[11:30] Honouring the sacred by learning the region and communing with the “talking plants”
[14:30] Trailing the Ghost Dance, the very first ritual of the Americas
[16:15] John Fire Lame Deer, Wounded-Knee and Ghost Dance
[21:30] Communing with nature and learning from “talking plants”
[27:20] It’s not just difficult for US to survive in the forest…
[29:05] Apprenticing to the immediate ecology to receive the secrets of the talking plants
[31:38] Plants are part of controlling whats going on in the world today and the beginning of the “psychedelic movement”
[35:25] Gaian intelligence & our Achilles heel as a species
[38:50] Shamans are falling out of the trees
[39:55] Tribal communal ceremonies vs deep medicine man ceremonies
[43:17] Western culture and mental fragmentations
[45:22] Michael’s role to keep one lineage in-tact
[47:29] Spiraling around to new beginnings by looking to plant medicine cultures of the past
[50:00] Learning from Amazonian epidemics and returning to nature for CV-19
[55:16] Using cannabis in it’s whole form as a medicine
[56:49] Tobacco doesn’t carry the same risk when using in its natural form
[58:06] Mom + Pop farming is the way forward
[59:01] There’s a spiritual war in the jungles and it’s going to affect us all…
[1:01:51] How do you get people to care about ecological disaster?
[1:07:46] We are still facing a global witch hunt
[1:11:02] What myths of the ancient Americas can help us today?
[1:12:23] The different types of animal totems… for people, plants and places
[1:18:35] What does the ceremonial ritualistic context for taking the sacred mushroom look like?
[1:23:00] The entire ritualistic process… (this is a real gift to listen to!)
[1:34:02] Sacred things must be kept hidden… until the exact moment they are needed
[1:37:25] What message does Michael have to pass on to those walking the shamanic path?
 

Shamanic Approach To Story, Ayahuasca & The Evolution of Language | Matthew J. Pallamary (2020)

Matthew J. Pallamary joins us on Season 1 (2020) of Birdsong.
Matthew is an award winning writer, musician, and sound healer who has been studying shamanism all of his life. Matt has spent extended time in the jungles, mountains, and deserts of North, Central, and South America pursuing his studies of shamanism and ancient cultures, who incorporates shamanic practices into his daily life as well as into his writing and teaching.
Through his research into both the written word and the ancient beliefs of shamanism, he has uncovered the heart of what a story really is and integrated it into core dramatic concepts that also have their basis in shamanism.
He has fifteen books in print that cover several genres, many of which have been translated into foreign languages. He has also lectured about writing and shamanism at numerous venues throughout the United States. 
 
TIMESTAMPS:
[4:56] Matthew’s response to honouring the sacred
[5:52] The journey from the head to the heart
[6:50] Egypt and esoteric heart wisdom
[7:50] We are all aspects and mirror reflections of divinity
[8:27] The Holographic Universe
[11:42] The acceleration of learning and morphogenetic fields
[12:55] Shamanism is all about energy
[16:05] What are the key pillars of shamanism at a universal level?
[17:37] Jesus was a shaman?
[18:35] Shamanism is based on direct experience
[19:56] Left brain and Right brain magic
[23:40] Traveling to the shadow realms
[25:39] Witness consciousness
[26:40] Matthew’s specialty is South American Indian shamanism
[27:14] Shapeshifting as a shamanic practice
[28:37] Archetypes are massively dense symbols of knowledge
[29:16] Sacred geometry as a universal language
[33:07] The evolution of shamanism and new-age traditions
[37:52] The more you expand your consciousness, the greater the responsibility
[39:14] Everybody is a shaman, only most of us don’t know it
[41:22] The one primary wound we all have…
[43:28] The heart is the compass
[46:00] The evolution of language and the path of literacy
[50:55] Australian Aboriginal walkabouts and songlines with an American twist
[54:04] Digital tech vs Jungle tech
[57:03] Musing on the two letter word: “it”
[59:44] The shamanic approach to story structure and journeying to the underworld
[1:03:05] Shamanism is all about transformation
[1:05:22] We’re four dimensional beings getting ready to embrace the fifth dimension
[1:05:55] Death: A Love Story
[1:14:30] Time goes in the blink of an eye
[1:17:17] What makes for a good day of writing?
[1:21:47] Distancing yourself from your writing
[1:22:50] Postpartum depression after finishing bookwriting
[1:26:10] Coffee + Cannabis + Writing
[1:28:47] Musing on the editing process
[1:32:15] Final remarks on the path of shamanism

Huachuma, Finding Your Voice, Hip-Hop Culture & Poetry of the Heart | Andrew ”FifthGod” Askari (2020)

Andrew "FifthGod" Askaripour join us for Season 1 (2020) of Birdsong.
Andrew is the host of the newly published podcast, Masters of Ceremony, where he focuses on the topics of Hip-Hop, Photography, Shamanism, Self-Development, Ancestral Wisdom, Health + Wellness, and more.
Andrew, also known as Fifth, is born of Jamaican and Iranian descent, and he is a creative artist from Long Island, New York who sheds light on his experiences in the world through varying mediums of expression. He has a strong passion for photography, record production, cinematography, plant medicine ceremonies, ancient wisdom, and various spiritual practices, and he’s all about documenting and creating genuine art that inspires others to walk a “Path of Remembrance” towards re-discovering their life's purpose and inner calling.
 
TIMESTAMPS:
 
[0:20] Caiyu tells a brief story about his connection with Andrew through drinking the plant medicine Huachuma
[6:20] Caiyu and Andrew begin the conversation
[6:54] Andrew opens up the space with a short prayer of gratitude
[9:46] The theme of finding one’s voice
[11:26] Andrew’s origin story beginning in Long Island, NY
[15:13] Becoming entrenched within hip-hop, skateboarding and NY culture
[21:30] Growing up on the Traditional American Diet
[23:38] Andrew’s 10 day fast as a catalyst for spiritual awakening
[26:28] Exchanging Eastern philosophies for Shamanism and Earth-based cultures
[27:09] Initiation into Ayahuasca + Huachuma in Ecuador
[28:10] “When I was in ceremony, I felt like I returned home…”
[29:33] The parallels between Andrew and Caiyu’s journey
[30:36] Exploring Hip-Hop with derogatory vs uplifting language
[32:30] The essence of Hip-Hop
[34:10] Many people are superficially exposed to Hip-Hop
[34:33] The Golden Era of Hip-Hop: Music of education + a culture that transcends music
[37:40] Trailing the similarities between Hip-Hop, Ceremony, Sacred Circles & Honouring the Sacred
[37:57] The ancient symbology of the Sacred Circle
[40:32] The original meaning of the “Cypher” in Hip-Hop context
[41:30] “Hip-Hop exposed me to my first psychedelic experiences…”
[43:57] The Sacred Plant Medicine Huachuma
[46:52] Andrew’s relationship to Huachuma
[47:41] Initiations into the Andean traditions of working with San Pedro Cactus
[49:20] “A sensation of feeling such a deep sense of ancient wisdom that there was no experience of time…”
[55:03] Articulating an overarching difference between Ayahuasca + Huachuma
[58:00] Finding one’s voice during Huachuma ceremonies
[1:01:01] Becoming a mouthpiece for other energies that can’t speak in the same way humans do
[1:03:29] Preparing for poetry
[1:04:05] The number one thing most people fear aside from death…
[1:05:40] An Offering to the East: A Poem by Andrew
[1:07:57] Becoming a hollow bone for nature to speak through us
[1:12:36] Everyone is a poet
[1:15:25] Our words, prayers and offerings carry frequencies that have an affect on all of nature
[1:15:40] Our words and poetry as an evolutionary life form
[1:18:06] Learnings and teachings from being the host of a podcast
[1:24:20] What is your mythopoetic title? (Andrew detailing his mission and message)
[1:27:26] How do we know which voice is ours?
[1:29:48] Letting go of the notion of possession
[1:33:00] Pausing before speaking: the deep reservoirs of stillness
[1:35:46] You must be patient with yourself
[1:37:19] Presence precedes patience
[1:38:53] Rapid fire questions
[1:39:30] Balancing between how much to share and how much to keep private.
[1:41:21] Bringing elements of the sacred into the digital world
[1:42:20] What would you like to do more of that you’re not currently doing?
[1:43:13] Singing as a deep and sacred communion
[1:45:57] Andrew’s sacred morning water prayer
[1:50:55] Closing up the conversation with a powerful and deep prayer: communing with our ancestors

Hidden Wisdom of the Serpent, Celtic Druid Shamanism, Atlantis & our Plasma Body Evolution | Thomas Sochowicz (2020)

Thomas Sochowicz from Season 1 (2020) of Birdsong.
Thomas exclaims that his very first memory was riding down a ray of plasma light, from a star, into this realm when he was born. His first notable initiation was when he was 7 or 8 years old via Carlos Castaneda's "A Fire from Within".
This led him to the study of nature and various esoteric lineages via books on Buddhism, Music, Hinduism, Alchemy, Astrology, Shamanism, Science, Occultism, and others. After high school he went through a hard life initiated by the streets of Detroit and the underground festival culture.
From there he spent significant time in hermitage for meditation, retreat, initiation with teachers, elders (in particular through the red road), and other branches of self work.
In February 2020 he had his third major near death experience, which we talk about in the show, alongside many other fascinating themes along the lines of Celtic Druidic shamanism, entheogens, the hidden serpents of wisdom, we unpack the concept of the 13th dimensional memory complex, we weave in Atlantis, and our plasma body evolution into the Aquarian age.
Somehow Thomas has a way of tying this all in together in a very articulate way so that we can gain an understanding of where we are and where we’re headed as a species…
 
TIMESTAMPS:
[2:55] Thomas opens up the space with a lovely honouring
[5:18] Touching on Thomas’ backstory and his car accident prior to covid-19
[7:47] Synchro-mysticism
[8:22] Near death experience & the soul grid reconstruction with Sara Eaglewoman
[12:50] Earth-based vs theatrical ceremony
[13:21] The ability to dive into someones energy body for healing
[14:30] Ectoplasm and ghostbusters
[15:31] Trauma isn’t exclusive to humans, but occurs to our Earth as well
[18:07] The link between the 13 Collectives of the Pheonix + the 13th Dimensional Memory Complex
[19:11] Morphogenetic fields of species… AND planets
[23:23] Why is the phoenix and 13 dimensions linked into this, and can these states of consciousness be cultivated by all human beings?
[26:03] The Phoenician language
[27:04] The way that languages work & the importance of heart-brain synchronization
[29:54] Plasma body evolution and preparing for the Aquarian age transition
[32:33] Aquarius + Uranus = electricity + aliens
[32:49] Aquarius is the water bearer but an air sign… what is the mysterious link to water?
[35:36] Cosmological changes affect our DNA + nervous system
[36:41] Spiraling and expanding to peak states of consciousness
[38:13] What can we do on a practical level to prepare ourselves for plasma body evolution?
[42:08] Getting clear and getting callings: tapping into certain frequencies
[44:55] Circling back to: why the number 13?
[48:43] Celtic Druidic Shamanism; Tuatha De Danaan
[52:29] Energetic transmissions through oral traditions
[54:39] The hidden serpents of wisdom
[59:34] The connection between the ouroboros and reptilians
[1:06:01] The prophecy of the serpents of wisdom, ouroborus AND aurora borealis
[1:09:30] The lack of knowledge re: our own ancestral lineages and the desire to latch onto other cultures
[1:11:31] Working directly with trees to connect with esoteric knowledge
[1:17:54] Introduction to entheogens in sixth grade
[1:24:00] Psychonautic explorations + the dark side of music festivals
[1:24:46] Going to Peru for Dec 21st 2012
[1:26:43] Exploring plant medicine through Changa
[1:28:55] Engaging with plant medicine in the right environment
[1:30:40] The dark side of the dark side
[1:31:30] The importance of plant medicine integration & thinning of the veils
[1:35:59] The astrology wheel and Piscean / Neptunian themes
[1:39:08] Closing up the container