The Entheogenic Evolution

Here's the next chapter from my novel, Beyond Azara

This week we start with the beginning of my 5th novel, Beyond Azara: A Universal Love Story. Like my other novels, this fits into the category of "psychedelic fiction," so I hope you find it both educational and entertaining. This is a work in progress so it will be available on the podcast as I record chapters. Enjoy . . .

The audiobook of Being Human wraps up this week with the inclusion of part 3 from Chapter 7 and the two, brief, remaining chapters 8 and 9. Full audiobook is available at Audible

The audiobook of Being Human continues with part 2 of Chapter 7. Full audiobook is available at Audible.com

Continuing on with the audiobook of Being Human, here's chapter 6. Plus, a new 22 minute track for use with 5-MeO sessions, "The Epic Journey: Dissolution, Absorption, and Ecstatic Return." Full audiobook is available at Audible, and full quality audio of the song is at www.martinball.bandcamp.com for free download

We continue with the next chapter from the audiobook of Being Human, and another new track off my album, Rhythmic Passages. Enjoy . . .

As I mentioned in my last podcast, I'm sharing selections from my audiobooks, starting with Being Human. Here's chapters 1 and 2, plus two more new tracks from my album, Rhythmic Passages. Full audiobooks are available at Audible, and music is over at martinball.bandcamp.com

Due to medical reasons, this podcast has been on hold for the past few months. In this new episode, I share what's been going on and how I'm planning on moving forward . . .

For this episode I speak with Joel Brierre and Corey Chase about how they got into working with 5-MeO and toad and their upcoming retreat in Jamaica

Tom Hatsis gave a response to the showing of the Psychedelica Episode of Mushrooms in Christian Art, and we followed it up with an interview regarding what he's uncovered in his research for his book, Psychedelic Mystery Traditions, which documents psychedelic use by Christians, but NOT mushrooms . . .

At the film festival that followed the conference, we showed the video of me taking 5-MeO-DMT and Jeff Tarrant doing an EEG scan. Here's the discussion and analysis that followed

We reach the end of postings from day two with the incomparable Rak Razam and "The Ocean in the Drop" - discussing the integration and transformation of the 5-MeO-DMT experience

Repeat offender, Merrill Ward, re-joins the Exploring Psychedelics stage with his talk on "Letting Go: Practical Techniques for Effective Ego Transcendence Through the Entheogenic Experience" on our section on 5-MeO-DMT

Filmmaker, event organizer for WBAC, and social activist Mario Garnier joins Exploring Psychedelics for the first time with his talk on "Developing the 5-MeO-DMT Community"

Dr. Octavio Rettig discusses both his practice of serving toad medicine and his research into Meso-American symbolism and mythology of toads, making the argument that 5-MeO-DMT consumption via toad was prevalent in the past but ultimately forgotten