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Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke

Dr. James Cooke

Join neuroscientist Dr. James Cooke as he explores consciousness, science and spirituality with scientists, philosophers, spiritual practitioners and key figures in the psychedelic renaissance.

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01:19:44

Amanda Feilding on psychedelic research | Living...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/06/02

Amanda Feilding is a drug policy reformer, lobbyist and research coordinator. She has been an advocate for psychedelics since the 60s and, in 1998, founded the Beckley Foundation. The foundation supports neuroscientific and clinical research into the effects of psychedelics on the brain and mind and has been behind many of the scientific breakthroughs in the psychedelic renaissance, including first trial of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression and the first ever scans of the brain on LSD

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01:23:22

Graham Pechenik on psychedelic intellectual property...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/05/26

Graham Pechenik is a lawyer who works in the psychedelic and cannabis space. After over a decade of working in patent law in multiple industries, he founded Calyx Law in 2016, a legal practice focused on cannabis and psychedelics. Graham is also the editor-at-large of Psilocybin Alpha, where he provides data for their patent tracker and writes about intellectual property in the psychedelic space. Today we talk about the legal and ethical issues around companies profiting from psychedelics, a

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29:27

Why isn't enlightenment easy? | Living Mirrors #51

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/05/19

In this episode I explore suffering and our intuitions around it by asking why enlightenment isn't something we can easily choose to achieve.

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01:08:07

Ari Brouwer on pivotal mental states & the...

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2021/05/12

Ari Brouwer is a researcher in the field of psychedelics who is currently working towards his PhD. In 2020 he published a paper in the journal of psychopharmacology with Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris of Imperial College’s Centre for Psychedelic Research introducing the concept of the pivotal mental state. This paper offered a way of thinking about many types of transformative experience, including spiritual experiences attained by religious ascetics, those achieved through the consumption of

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56:19

John Butler on spirituality, nature & Christian...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/05/05

John Butler is a farmer and modern mystic. He has written many books on spirituality and you can join him for meditation retreats in the English town of Bakewell. Today we talk about the core mystical insight and John’s framing on this insight within the Christian tradition.

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01:47:07

Christopher Ryan on the price of civilization |...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/04/28

Christopher Ryan is a bestselling author with a background in psychology. After completing his PhD at Saybrook University, he reached international acclaim with his first book, Sex at Dawn, co-authored with Cacilda Jethá. More recently he authored the book Civilised to Death, which levels a damning critique at modern civilization. He also contributes to Psychology Today and is the host of the podcast Tangentially Speaking with Dr. Christopher Ryan. Today we talk about the idea that, rather than

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01:00:53

Sara Reed on ketamine & equity in psychedelic...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/04/21

Sara Reed is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and CEO of Mind's iHealth Solutions. She has trained in multiple forms of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy. She was the first Black therapist to provide MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in a clinical trial for MAPS’ Phase 2 study on MDMA for PTSD. She then joined a research team at Yale as a therapist working on a study of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Major Depression. She has also worked extensively on ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Her work

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41:43

Naturalistic spirituality | Living Mirrors #47

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/04/14

This week I share my thoughts on a non-supernatural spirituality.

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56:52

Michael Pollan on the psychedelic renaissance & our...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/04/07

Michael Pollan is a journalist and author, and is currently the Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He has written several books on the social and cultural impact of our relationship with the natural world including The Botany of Desire and The Omnivore's Dilemma. In 2018, he wrote How to Change Your Mind, a bestselling book on the current renaissance in scientific research on psychedelics. Today we talk about psychedelics and

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32:16

Richard Oerton on the harmful myth of free will |...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/03/31

Richard Oerton is a lawyer and author. His legal career involved working in private practice, in legal publishing, at the Law Commission, in the Treasury, and as a consultant with Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents in Westminster, the political centre of the UK. He's been a member of the Howard League for Penal Reform for well over half a century and has agitated against capital punishment and for the legalisation of homosexual behaviour. In addition to legal textbooks, he is the author of two

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52:54

James W. Jesso on healing depression with psilocybin...

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2021/03/25

James W. Jesso is an author and public educator whose work focuses on the topic of psychedelics. He has published two books on the healing power of psilocybin mushrooms, Decomposing the Shadow and the True Light of Darkness. He is also the host of the popular podcast, Adventures through the mind. Today we talk about the power of psilocybin mushrooms to heal depression by addressing the emotional material that often underlies depressive symptoms.

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01:02:51

Sebene Selassie on belonging | Living Mirrors #43

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/03/17

Sebene Selassie is a meditation teacher, author and speaker whose work focuses on belonging and identity. You can find her teaching meditation on the popular Ten Percent Happier meditation app, alongside previous guest Joseph Goldstein. Born in Ethiopia and raised in the US, Sebene began studying Buddhism 30 years ago as an undergraduate at McGill University where she majored in Comparative Religious Studies. She went on to receive an MA from the New School in New York in race and cultural studies

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45:37

Is spirituality necessary for the human race? |...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/03/10

This week I share my thoughts on the importance of spirituality for the flourishing of society.

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01:01:29

Daniele Bolelli on Taoism | Living Mirrors #41

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2021/03/03

Daniele Bolelli is a writer, university professor, martial artist, and podcaster. His books include On Warrior's Path and Create Your Own Religion: A How-to Book without Instructions. He hosts the History on Fire podcast and the Drunken Taoist podcast. He has also produced a series of lectures on taoism that are available on his website. Daniele has many interests, from history to martial arts, but today we focus the conversation on the topic of the ancient Chinese philosophy of Taoism.

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01:06:08

Rick Strassman on DMT: the spirit molecule | Living...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/02/24

Rick Strassman a professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. After 20 years of intermission in psychedelic research, he was the first person in the United States to undertake human research with a psychedelic. He performed groundbreaking research on N,N-dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, which he wrote up in his hugely successful book DMT: The Spirit Molecule, which was later made into a documentary. He is also the author DMT and the soul of prophecy and an autobiographical novel called Joseph

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01:53:56

Sasha Sisko on the legal history of psychedelics and...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/02/10

Sasha Sisko is a non-binary author, a student of ethnopharmacology, integration coach, and an advocate for social justice. Sasha advocates for a focus on indigenous communities, environmental justice, marginalized populations and communities that focus on recovery from addiction. In recent years, Sasha has been working on a book called Graced By Nature, a work that focuses on the history of psychedelics, psychedelic research, religious freedom and traditional indigenous use, as well as the modern

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01:03:04

W. Keith Campbell on narcissism, the ego & the...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/02/03

W. Keith Campbell is a social psychologist and leading expert on narcissism. He is a professor at the University of Georgia and is the author of several books on narcissism, including the Narcissism Epidemic and, most recently, The New Science of Narcissism. Today we discuss the psychology of personality and the modern scientific understanding of narcissism both as a personality trait and as a disorder.

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01:09:16

Shinzen Young on connecting Buddhism, shamanism &...

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2021/01/27

Shinzen Young is a meditation teacher who has trained extensively in multiple Buddhist traditions, including the Japanese Vajrayana tradition of Shingon, Zen and vipassana, as well as in Native American traditions. He has also been involved with scientific research into meditation and is the co-director of the Sonication Enhanced Mindful Awareness or SEMA Lab at the University of Arizona. Today we talk about the connections between shamanism and Buddhism and between science and spirituality.

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55:01

Sharon Salzberg on the transformative power of love &...

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2021/01/21

Sharon Salzberg is a meditation teacher and bestselling author. Her emphasis is on vipassanā, or insight meditation, and mettā, or loving-kindness meditation. In 1974, she co-founded the Insight Meditation Society with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein and she has been leading meditation retreats around the world for over three decades. Her books include Lovingkindness, A Heart as Wide as the World, Real Happiness, Real Love and, most recently, Real Change. Today we speak about mindfulness, loving

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01:50:32

Rob from Adeptus Psychonautica on DMT, Psychedelic...

Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke ·

2021/01/13

My guest this week is Rob from the YouTube channel called Adeptus Psychonautica. Rob’s channel explores different aspects of contemporary psychedelic culture, from reviewing ayahuasca retreats to encouraging best practices and responsible use in the community. Today we talk about the effects of psychedelics with a particular focus on DMT & ayahuasca, and the risks and dangers of irresponsible psychedelic use.

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