Ep. 203 - Alan Scheurman - Ayahuasca, Initiation, & a Critique of the Psychedelic Renaissance

Hey everybody! Episode 203 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Alan Scheurman. Alan and I sat down and spoke about his background, his work with psychedelics, how an encounter with ayahuasca and peyote changed his worldview and opened him to spirit, his work with initiation and the Shipibo, critiques of modern practice and the Psychedelic Renaissance among many other things. Alan has been in this field for many years and shares from a place of deep experience and I think you all will gain much from his wisdom. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy! *If you enjoyed our recent episode with Robert Gourlay and would like to purchase a MEA water device (*https://meawater.com/universe*), as listeners of the show, you receive a 10% discount on all orders using the Coupon code: UNIVERSE* *If you enjoyed our recent episode with Dr. Nathan Bryan and are curious to try Nitric Oxide, as listeners of the show, you can receive a 10% discount on all orders from their* WEBSITE at c*heckout by using the Coupon code: UNIVERSE* To learn more about or contact Alan, visit his Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/santiparro To learn more about our work, visit our website: https://NicotianaRustica.org To view the recent documentary, Sacred Tobacco, about my work, visit: https://youtu.be/KB0JEQALI\_w I will be guiding our next plant medicine dietas with my colleague Merav Artzi (who I interviewed in episode 28) in: November 2-30: Sacred Valley of Peru December 9-16: Remote Online Dieta February 7- March 7, 2027: Sacred Valley of Peru May 21 - June 6, 2027: Sacred Valley of Peru June 11 - 19, 2027: Lithuania June 24 - 29, 2027: Practitioner Training If you would like more information about joining us and the work I do or about future retreats, visit my site at: https://NicotianaRustica.org Integration/Consultation call: https://nicotianarustica.org/consultation Patreon: https://patreon.com/UniverseWithin YouTube join & perks: https://bit.ly/YTPerks PayPal donation: https://paypal.me/jasongrechanik Website: https://jasongrechanik.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/JasonGrechanik Facebook: https://facebook.com/UniverseWithinPodcast Music: Nuno Moreno: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove\a\zen\_sound & Stefan Kasapovski’s Santero Project: https://spoti.fi/3y5Rd4H