
Source & Deities
in the Realm of Spirit & Cosmos
1: Recognize that healing can come from within our own psyche as much as from external sources. Be mindful not to project your inner experience onto deities, plant medicines or other beings.
Books
- Ayahuasca Visions – Religious Iconography of Peruvian Shaman – by Pablo Amaringo & Eduardo Luna: a really culturally appropriate discussion with amazing paintings of spiritual/multi-dimensional entities seen in Ayahuasca journeys.
- The Shaman and Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms – by Don Jose Campos: He takes the reader on a journey through his own difficulties in the discovery of other worlds, other dimensions, โalienโ entities and โplant teachers.โ Among other things, he discusses his difficulties in coping with some of the concepts taught to him by his plant teachers like the discovery that everything has consciousness.
- Awakening the Heroes Within – by Carol Pearson: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves & Transform Our World
- Awakening to the Spirit World: The Shamanic Path of Direct Revelation – by Sandra Ingerman & Hank Wesselman: Guidance for avoiding common pitfalls of shamanic practice. Instruction for working with your dreams, connecting to your spirit guides, healing yourself and your environment…
- Psychedelic Mysteries of the Feminine: Creativity, Ecstasy, and Healing – edited by Papaspyrou, Baldini, Luke: Explores the feminine qualities of the psychedelic self, ancient female roots of shamanism, and how altered states naturally tap into the female archetype
- Spiritual Bypassing – by Robert A. Masters: When Spirituality Disconnects Us from What Really Matters.
- Namaste and Other Lies I Told Myself – by Nicolene Coutts: A Sacred Roast of Spiritual Bypassing and Enlightened Nonsense. We like this one because it addresses concept of remaining in truth, remaining authentic to yourself.
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Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trungpa: This modern spiritual classic highlights a trick we play on ourselves and offers a brighter reality.
Videos
- Entities That Exist Within Psychedelics – discussion with Dennis McKenna
Podcasts
- The Emerald Podcast – Currents & Trends through a mythic lens. So many great directions and creative explorations of myth, deities of diverse cultures, consciousness, psychedelics, and more.
2: Study Deities that appear for you.
If you saw the Hindu Goddess Durga, then research and find out what she represents.
More wisdom awaits to be uncovered.
Books
- Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology – by Devdutt Pattanaik: A retelling of sacred Hindu stories and decodes Hindu symbols and rituals; using a unique style of commentary; illustrations and diagrams.
- Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt – by Geraldine Pinch
- African Mythology: A Concise Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Sagas, Rituals and Beliefs of African Myths – by Bernard Hayes: audiobook
- Book of African Folklore – by Helen Ode: Combining vivid storytelling, astonishing imagination and careful research, this is the ultimate collection of African folklore
- Beyond the Nile by Clifton Brown: Gods and Legends from the Heart of Africa
- Illustrated Encyclopedia of Buddhist Wisdom – by Gill Farrer-Halls: informative with great illustrations of buddhist deities & stories.
Podcasts or Audio
- Native American Mythology Audiobook – by Bernard Hayes: a concise guide to Native American rituals and belief systems.
- The Goddess Project – with Carla Ionescu: where ancient goddesses & symbols meeting modern spirituality
- Secular Buddhism – with Noah Rasheta: Don’t use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist. Use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are.
- Plants of the Gods – with Mark Plotkin: diverse investigation of plants, visions, culture and more.
Articles
- Indigenous Americans: Spirituality and Ecos – in Daedalus by Jack Forbes
3: Learn about the symbols, colors, animals or objects associated with specific deities and their meanings
Website Resources
- North American Mythology on Mythlok: a lot of information here and broken down into different tribal traditions
- Native American Totems, Symbols, & Animal Symbology
- Inca Symbols & Meanings from Symbolicon: Straight up symbols and what they mean – good place to start.
- Chakra Symbols from Hinduism & Buddhism from Symbolicon
- Mayan Symbols from Symbolicon
- Worldwide Symbol Gallery from Symbolicon: was doubtful at first but this is a great place to start with all types of symbols you might see in psychedelic journeys so you can dive deeper into meaning & source.
- Ayahuasca Visions: The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman – by Amaringo & Luna – Unveiling the Sacred Mysteries of Ayahuasca. Incredible paintings of visions by Pablo Amaringo.
Books
- The Illustrated Signs and Symbols Sourcebook – by Adele Nozedar: An a to Z Compendium of over 1000 Designs
- The Cosmic Serpent – by Jeremy Narby: serpent symbology doesn’t have to be frightening, it can signify wisdom and so much more.
4: Source and deities often arrive in psychedelic spaces through sound and music. Study song, mantra, and sound affiliated with your source and deity experiences.
Website Articles, Courses & Video Resources
- Art of Kirtan – Courses on different Kirtan styles & sounds
- Healing Vibrations Youtube Channel: put on headphones & receive sound healing anytime you need it.
- How Body Work, Sound Therapy, and Psychedelics Can Heal Your Mind and Body
- โGo with the “wave of music” to dive deepโ: Exploring perceptions of psychedelic-assisted therapy and the role of music within this practice
Podcasts
- Psychedelics, Harmonics, & A Technique Better Than Any Meditation with Alexandre Tannous: from the Aubrey Marcus Podcast
- Psychedelic Sounds – episode from Life, Death and the Space Between Podcast with Dr. Amy Robbins
Playlists (more playlists are coming soon!)
- Yoga, Mantra, Bliss Playlist: hours of beautiful lyrical mantra music to chant with & learn.
- Guided Mushroom Journeys Playlist: hours of music curated for mushroom journeys. Play on random and see where it takes you.
- Heartsong Integration Playlists: hours of lyrical music to hold you, inspire you, keep you in that heart-open state.
