PT540 Ancestral Teachings for the Psychedelic Renaissance, with Alonso Del Rio & Francisco Rivarola
As the psychedelic renaissance continues to spread throughout the West, we learn more about these substances and experiences every day. But are we losing the important ancestral teachings and Indigenous knowledge that got us here?
In this episode, Kyle interviews Alonso Del R\xedo: author, musician, filmmaker, founder of the Center for Healing and Consciousness Studies (Ayahuasca Ayllu), and facilitator with 45 years of experience largely under the framework of the Shipibo tradition.
Together with translator, Francisco Rivarola, they have developed a course called \u201cAncestral Teachings for the Psychedelic Renaissance,\u201d which aims to be both an honoring of knowledge that has safeguarded these traditions, and a bridge between that wisdom and our Western frameworks, teaching ancestral traditions (largely Shipibo and Incan-Peruvian), the roles and function of dietas, the less talked-about dangers of brujeria (witchcraft), holistic frameworks for dealing with mystical experiences, and the connection between spirituality and responsibility towards nature. The course features 20 hours of Del R\xedo\u2019s teachings (with subtitles) and is the first time they\u2019ve been made available to the general public.
He talks about:
- The importance of following guidelines when working with ayahuasca, and how Westerners often don\u2019t respect the rigor required to do it right
- The different types of healers in the Shipibo tradition, from good and bad to the \u201cAscended Master,\u201d who transcends physical limits and is incapable of causing harm
- The potential for ayahuasca to be weaponized, how often this happens, and the risks for Westerners who aren\u2019t aware
- How the consciousness level of a person can be related to the emotions that that person allows themselves to have
- How the expansion of consciousness is healing in itself
and more!
Ancestral Teachings for the Psychedelic Renaissance is a self-paced course that can be taken at any time, so if you\u2019re interested, take advantage of early bird pricing and check it out in the Psychedelic Education Center now!
For links, head to the show notes page.