Modern Shamanism & Ayahuasca Awakening | Rak Razam – EN08

Rak Razam is the world’s leading “experiential” journalist, writing about and helping shape the emergence of a new cultural paradigm in the 21st century. He is author of the critically acclaimed book Aya Awakenings: A Shamanic Odyssey and the companion volume of interviews, The Ayahuasca Sessions. He is a frequent lecturer on ayahuasca and the shamanic revival sweeping the West. He wrote, produced and co-directed the groundbreaking new visionary documentary Aya: Awakenings and he leads ayahuasca retreats in Peru. He has been hosting dynamic speaking engagements, panel facilitation and lectures across Australia and North America at conferences, transformational festivals and other events for the past five years, weaving together the New Age, counter-culture and progressive thought. He has been called one of the “leading spokespersons for the new paradigm”. Our episode starts the dialogue about the awakening and spiritual connection that ayahuasca brings to humanity. Both Rak and I share the awakening encounters that we experienced with ayahuasca. In this engaging episode, we are going to discover:

• [5:45] What shamanism is
• [8:17] The reason for ayahuasca’s popularity today
• [12:45] The difference between LSD and ayahuasca
• [20:02] What Western society is missing out on in our relationship with nature
• [24:10] What the words “entheogen” and “psychedelic” mean
• [29:25] What inspired Rak to film his documentary: ‘Aya: Awakenings’
• [33:30] How known visionaries relate their experiences in the shamanic realms
• [35:30] How the world should view shamanism
• And much, much more!

Art  by Alex Grey

Mentioned in this episode:

• Breaking Open the Mind, Daniel Pinchbeck
• Alex Grey Paintings

Where to find Rak:

• Aya Awakenings
• The Ayahuasca Sessions
• Rak’s website
• In A Perfect World Podcast
• Aya Awakenings on Facebook
• Twitter

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