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Sacred Mushrooms; Magic Mushrooms; Psilocybes; Teonanacatl; Los Niños; Niños Santos

There are many culturally specific names for the psilocybin mushrooms, some begin, others revering. Each name, however, carries a complex of meaning that reflects where the mushrooms reside in that cultural context of use. That context, internal and external, positions the mushrooms in relationship to the user, and the user in relationship to the mushrooms. The meaningness of those relationships informs the subjective nuances of the mushroom experience, awakening (or officiating) the profound value they might offer us in becoming better, healthier, happier people.

How we regard the mushroom, reflected in the language we use, influences what it can offer us and how we engage in relationship with them.

What then is the meaning complex that comes about when that relational regard is best described with the term Sacred Mushrooms? Furthermore, what might we unlock for ourselves if we choose to get on board with a relationship such as one that reveres their sacredness?

We feature Francoise Bourzat on the show to explore these questions. To explore and wonder about the sacred mushrooms, what they offer us, how we might deepen our relationships with them, and how they might help us show up better in the world.

Francoise Bourzat holds a MA in Somatic Psychology from New College of California (San Francisco, 1990). She is a certified Hakomi Therapist (1991). She is an adjunct faculty in the East-West Psychology Program at CIIS. Since 1987, Francoise has apprenticed with shamans and healers in the U.S. and Mexico. In the last 20 years, she has traveled with groups to Mexico, incorporating her counseling practice experience with her knowledge of expanded states of consciousness where she partners with Mazatec healers in Sacred Mushrooms ceremonies.

She is also the author of the book Consciousness Medicine, which showcases her decade long knowledge, bridging indigenous practices and Western psychology. [instagram giveaway of her book happening now]

Francoise joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss the Mazatec mushroom tradition and her decade-long journey bridging indigenous wisdom with the western tradition while apprenticing under traditional mushrooms curanderas. She joins us to help us better understand the wisdom of the sacred mushrooms and how we might deepen our relationship with them.

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Episode Breakdown

What is different about Francoise’s approach to healing with psychedelics and expanded states of consciousness

The cultural loss of focusing too much on the psychedelic experience itself

The value of using psychedelics and expanded states of consciousness for personal transformation

Applying the holistic model for a balanced life to psychedelic healing

The central importance of nature wisdom in the Mazatec tradition

The role of spirits in Mazatec mushroom healing

You have to come with a question for the mushroom to ‘doctor’ you

“when the mushroom takes residence in you”

The mushrooms are more than tools; they are a living entity

Everything exists in relationship

We and the mushrooms share the same mother

The inherent wisdom of the mushroom and how to awaken it

The relationship goes both ways; “The mushroom gets to know you”

Does ketamine or MDMA have an intelligence?

The space the MDMA creates in us is a holy space

Legacy of use is important, but anything that opens a holy space within us is deserving of relationship

What about people who take mushrooms and still embody hate and violence?

Shadow work with sacred mushrooms can get ugly

What it means to metabolize the shadow

The role of Compassion and self-compassion in deep healing with mushrooms

Repairing the broken bonds between parents and children

The Mazatec’s cultural perspective on avoiding sex and mushroom healing

Bourzat’s perspective on Sex, and psilocybin and psychedelics in general

Sexual healing during a psilocybin mushroom ceremony

The stages of psychedelic integration and what practices fit best during which stages

The vital importance of embodying our psilocybin lessons.

The role and importance of community in psychedelic integration

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This is where you can find a full collection of Francoise’s work, including her free online course on Consciousness Medicine, more articles and interviews with her, and where you can sign up for her newsletter (bottom of page).

Follow Francoise Bourzat on Instagram and Twitter.

^^^Francoise’s Incredible book!!