RonnySimulacrum

Entheogenesis Australis recently caught up with Aboriginal Australian writer and historian Bruce Pascoe for a meandering yarn. To tide our ethnobotanical appetites over until our main event on December 5th we are screening our meeting with Bruce early, on this Saturday the 27th at 2pm AEST. Register free here – where possible donations are encouraged. Registration for this webcast is free, but donations are encouraged to support EGA's important work (booking fees apply). See this link for more info - https://www.trybooking.com/BVWZF

Any SAB kids get a chance to view this, if not hit this link-up ;-)

Hi folks, sorry I had to take some time out as lockdowns and my job become just to much more. But after a little time out I getting back to my favoured community. If any folks have seed to donate that I love to know about it. All going well it will for a thank you pack to folks (Aus) that attend the 5th EGA in just over a week. Thanks again for your support everyone ;-)

Hi folks, sorry I had to take some time out as lockdowns and my job become just to much more. But after a little time out I getting back to my favoured community. If any folks have seed to donate that I love to know about it. All going well it will for a thank you pack to folks (Aus) that attend the 5th EGA in just over a week. Thanks again for your support everyone ;-)

EGA Microdose Webcast 9 - Psychedelics, addiction, & the coke bottle tek Register Now @ - https://www.trybooking.com/BUTZP Webcast nine will also feature ethnobotanist Dr Liam Engel, who will provide some detail around EGA’s recent guide to building coke bottle terrariums. Make sure to rummage through your recycling and bring two identical double-flanged bottles, something pointy and a pair of scissors for some direct instruction during the webcast. Hosted by Nick Wallis & EGA. Registration for the Microdose Webcasts are free, but donations are encouraged to support EGA's important work (booking fees apply). Segment One: Methamphetamine to psychedelics, and back again. Dr Jonathan Brett will give a live update on the upcoming St Vincent’s study of psilocybin psychotherapy for methamphetamine dependence and review important research studies relevant to this work. Jonathan will also discuss the current state of Australian psychedelic research and will conclude by taking questions on his study. Bio: Dr Jonathan Brett Dr Jonathan Brett is a staff specialist in clinical pharmacology, toxicology and addiction medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital, and a clinical toxicologist at NSW Poisons Information Centre. He is a conjoint A/Professor at St. Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW, and a NHRMC research fellow at the Centre for Big Data Research in Health at UNSW. His research interests lie in developing new treatments and models of care in addiction medicine. Segment Two: Coke bottle tek: A terrarium technique. EGA’s new guide to the coke bottle terrarium technique documents a simple, innovative and recyclable way of growing plants from seed. Coke bottle tek is a modification of the famous 'take-away tek', which uses plastic bottles for raising cacti and succulents from seed. Coke bottle tek is a set-and-forget technique, allowing plants to become more established with less human intervention, better preparing them for outdoor, in-ground environments and reducing the need for up-potting. Coke bottle tek also represents a more recyclable and environmentally friendly alternative to take-away tek. Bio: Dr Liam Engel Dr Liam Engel is an adjunct research fellow at Edith Cowan University’s School of Medical and Health Sciences, and a research officer at RMIT’s Social and Global Studies Centre. Dr Engel is a drug science communicator with interests spanning digital society, psychedelics, harm reduction and ecology. Liam is a regular EGA contributor and propagates a variety of ethnobotanical plants, having a particular fondness for cacti. Register Now @ - https://www.trybooking.com/BUTZP Warm Regards, The Entheogenesis Australis Team Planting seeds for the earth, body and mind www.entheogenesis.org www.gardenstates.org

Well, If that describes you? Then we really want your help on a cool seed gifting project More info at this SAB thread https://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?/topic/47605-ega-call-for-bulk-seed-donations-seed-care-package/ Support needed

Hi, again, fantastic SAB folk that are considering supporting this EGA seed project. All Donated seeds will be gifted to the extended community via a seed care package via the mail. If and when you do posts seed our way, maybe send me an MP (head-up) of what is on its way. That way, we can start thinking about species info I will need to send out with the seeds and also get a feel for what coming our way quantity-wise. Thank you all so much for your support

Hi, again, fantastic SAB folk that are considering supporting this EGA seed project. All Donated seeds will be gifted to the extended community via a seed care package via the mail. If and when you do posts seed our way, maybe send me an MP (head-up) of what is on its way. That way, we can start thinking about species info I will need to send out with the seeds and also get a feel for what coming our way quantity-wise. Thank you all so much for your support

Yes, anything ethnobotanical is good, food and native seeds good also. Lables are very important pleseseveryone

Yes that fair, we are just saying we do not wish to send on completely BUNK seed

Fyzygy, You might be lucky around Acacia phlebophylla and peyote conservation. There seem to be a lot of discussions starting up of late. I know EGA is working on a panel around peyote conservation at the moment. More info will come out about that soon I am sure.

Yes why not, but I think we take your word for it if you do not get time for that Thanks mate

Thanks, Bonecud, your support is much appreciated, whatever you can find will help

Hi Freakosystem, yes no worries, I may have over answered your question a little as it gave me time to explore some of what you were asking about for my own head and then also expand on it in case of others were also keen to know more about this. I'm glad you asked it, as it's good to see the questions on people's minds more and more the last couple of years. I cannot speak for all of EGA but I think for macro environments that have already been disturbed or are being curated it's ok to have seed from other environments grown (eg a garden), as long as it's a low risk of spreading disease or pest across the plant community and the growers understand what they are doing. But yes land with undisturbed native plants should not have seed not sourced from the area just placed out for many reasons as you know. The last thing I want is us to put time and energy into something that is destructive, so yes, let's not do that. We will review what seed goes to each state and make sure we identify any issues we can think of before sending and hope with the info we provide we get good outcomes.

Hi Glaukus, that would be very much appreciated. Thanks for your support and helping us put a green smile on folks faces.

Hi Freakosystem. Thanks for the reply, and interest in supporting the project. I am happy to come up with a more in-depth response if needed. The project is a seed gifting package to give some extra joy to people in isolation or just out of isolation who are a part of our extended community, some more dedicated but many newbies. At this point, we aim to send out a minimum of 300 seed packs across Australia, but more are likely. We are happy to receive seed that is legal to send and grow within Australia. The more ethnobotanical, native or food-related the seed is, the better. We hope to have a minimum of 5-10 seed typed for each pack. The plan is for each seed we receive and send; we will also have some growing and other info for the receiver. No seed will be pass on without information so that it is not missing, understood, and used (as best we can do). We understand basic ethical practice is something we will need to pass on. We plan to put together an info pack to go with all seeds passed on. So list info like the origin of the species, possibly cultural use, ideal planting locations and ideal growing conditions. We will also recommend again introducing no non-garden environments or native environments that are inappropriate. Basically, we hope to send each seed type out with info or links to support the gifted seed. Some seeds will be only sent to some states, and we will sort the seeds when we know what we have on hand. We are also open to ideas, recommendations and or other help people can offer on the subject of ethical seed sharing. One of the main reasons for making this seed focused is scale and affordability, we feel we can make people happy with a special surprise gift that they can grow this year or maybe next. As volunteers, we need the project to be achievable and valuable. Does that answer your questions Freakosystem, we aim to educate and empower with the gift of life? This might also be a useful link to get a feel where the EGA head is at EGA resources - https://gardenstates.entheogenesis.org/resources/ I hope you are still interested in supporting the project, and also I hope this might encourage others to help support. If you even only have one seed type and have it in bulk that will still help, so anything is good, as long as it's bulk and identifiable.

EGA Microdose Webcast 7: Trip sitting and psychedelic care Register now for the next EGA Webcast - Trip sitting and psychedelic care There is a current boom in the psychedelic industry following mounting evidence that psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy could be an effective treatment for some mental health conditions. However, most people consuming psychedelics aren’t visiting psychotherapists. Most people who provide care for people who use psychedelics also aren’t psychotherapists. Distinguishing between the roles of therapists and trip sitters, and understanding how to provide psychedelic care, is important so the psychedelic community can take care of one another. This webcast will explore the concept of psychedelic harm reduction and highlight different types and practices of psychedelic care. Our journey will begin with a presentation of the findings of a recent study of discussion of psychedelic care within the DMT Nexus and Shroomery communities. Reflecting on this study, our guests will discuss their knowledge and experiences of the provision of trip sitting services at doofs, raves and other psychedelic events. Bio - Stephen Bright Dr Stephen Bright has worked as a psychologist within the Mental Health & Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) field for the past 20 years. He is currently Senior Lecturer of Drug Studies at Edith Cowan University. In addition to psychedelic science, Stephen conducts research into media reporting of AOD-related issues (as seen in the Daily Telegraph), emerging drug trends and harm reduction. He is an advocate for an evidence-based approach to AOD legislation and has provided oral evidence to parliamentary and coronial inquests. Steve is also a Co-founder of Psychedelic Research in Science & Medicine (PRISM), an Australian non-profit research association that develops, initiates, coordinates and supports formal research into mainstream medical applications of psychoactive compounds, known as psychedelics. Bio - Steph Tzanetis Steph Tzanetis has close to a decade’s experience providing formalised psychedelic support at music festivals in Australia and overseas, including in Portugal and North America. Steph has qualifications in law, humanities, alcohol and other drugs, and addictive behaviours and is the DanceWize Program Director at Harm Reduction Victoria. A focus for DanceWize has always been psychedelic support that is based on the trip sit principles taught by comparable international programs, like MAPS Zendo Project and Kosmicare Association. Psychedelic support in event settings is different from psychedelic assisted psychotherapy in many ways, which will be catalogued throughout the presentation, and focus will be given to the respective opportunity to trip sit or deliver PAP in the outdoors. Bio - Liam Engel Dr Liam Engel is a drug science researcher and communicator. Liam's passion is illicit drugs, particularly the areas of harm reduction, psychedelics, ecology, internet and reform. His unique perspective draws on skills in health and medicine, communications and social sciences, as well as botany and horticulture. Liam is an adjunct research fellow at Edith Cowan University's School of Medical and Health Sciences and research officer at RMIT University's Social and Global Studies Centre. Liam is a regular contributor to Entheogenesis Australis projects and resources. ---------------------------- About Garden States Microdose Webcasts The EGA Garden States Microdose Webcasts are designed to cover various topics from the field of ethnobotany and psychedelic culture, sustainability, and related areas of interest to the community. The forums are part of the program leading up to the highly anticipated Garden States 2021 Botanical Conference. Registration for the Microdose Webcasts are free, but donations are encouraged to support EGA's important work. About EGA Entheogenesis Australis is a charitable, educational organisation established in 2004. We provide critical thinking and knowledge sharing opportunities on ethnobotanical plants, fungi, nature, and sustainability. Through our conferences and workshops, we aim to celebrate the culture, art, politics and community around medicine plants in the hope of better wellbeing for humankind and the planet. To find out more about what we do, head over to our organisational website. If you like what you see, take a look at our upcoming Garden States 2021 Botanical Conference program. Warm Regards, The Entheogenesis Australis Team Planting seeds for the earth, body and mind www.entheogenesis.org www.gardenstates.org

Hope to see some of you next week ;-)

EGA Microdose Webcast 6: Woodlover Paralysis & Consciousness Register Now Our sixth Microdose Webcast episode will feature two segments. We will begin with a discussion of Wood-Lover Paralysis (WLP) based on the results of a survey recently conducted by Symon Beck and Caine Barlow. In segment two, Dr Vince Polito will discuss his current psychedelic research and upcoming consciousness science conference. Hosted by Nick Wallis & EGA Segment One: Will be delivered by Symon Beck and Caine Barlow who will review their recent survey results concerning the phenomenon of Wood-Lover Paralysis (WLP). WLP is an occasional short-term paralysis following the ingestion of psilocybin mushrooms that grow on wood, such as Psilocybe subaeruginosa. There exists little information on this topic besides anecdotal reports, and the results of the recent survey are some of the first available relevant data. Segment Two: A short Interview with cognitive scientist, Dr Vince Polito. Vince will discuss his current psychedelic research projects and his upcoming Science at the Edge of Consciousness event. For registered attendees, a link to the event screening will be sent with your ticket. The link will be resent with an email reminder just before the event goes live. Hosted by Nick Wallis & EGA ------------------------------ Segment One - Results of the PMANZ/APS Wood-Lovers Paralysis Survey Synopsis: In 2020, Symon Beck and Caine Barlow, expert mycologists of the Facebook group Psychedelic Mushrooms of Australia and New Zealand (PMANZ), and the Australian Psychedelic Society (APS), published a survey to gather information about the phenomenon of Wood-Lover Paralysis (WLP). The survey aimed to collect data on the frequency with which wood-lover paralysis occurs, how people have experienced it, and what factors might be related. While WLP has been gaining wider attention, there is still not a lot known about the phenomenon. The survey asked questions relating to how the effects were perceived, and aimed to identify what individual and environmental factors may be involved. The survey results are an important tool for educating and reducing harm for those planning on consuming wood-loving psilocybin mushrooms. It is important to know what to expect if WLP occurs, and potential contributing factors. In this talk, Symon and Caine will discuss the survey results and potential implications arising from the data collected. Bio - Symon Beck Symon Beck is a mycoenthusiast with over ten years of experience foraging and eating many different species of fungi on Australia’s East Coast. Symon enjoys targeting new species and seeking out new locations for hunting. He has a particular interest in Psilocybe and other psychoactive species, and helps run the PMANZ group on Facebook. He has previously guided educational groups in the field, teaching others the basics of fungus identification and plans to continue to do so into the future. Symon's academic background is in medicine and psychiatry. Contact - Facebook - Symon Beck Bio - Caine Caine Barlow is a Mycologist and Fungi Educator based in Melbourne, Australia. He gives regular talks on mycology, fungi conservation, and teaches gourmet mushroom cultivation. He is a member of the Australian organisations Entheogenesis Australis, MYCOmmunity Applied Mycology, The Australian Psychedelic Society, and the Entheome Foundation. Caine started foraging for mushrooms in the early 1990's, and started cultivating gournet fungi in the mid 2000's. He did his Bachelor of Science at the University of Tasmania, and a Master of Science at the University of Melbourne where his research project was based around Conservation Mycology. In addition to fungi, Caine has had a long term interest in ethnobotany, ethnobotanical literature, and growing medicinal plants - in particular Cacti and Acacias. He writes for DoubleBlind and ThirdWave, is a “Trusted Identifier” on The Shroomery, and a moderator on many Facebook fungi groups. Caine posts regularly on his Instagram, @guerrillamycology, sharing adventures from cultivation, foraging, and ethnomycology, to interesting observations from his home lab. Contact - Instagram - guerrillamycology Segment Two : Vince Polito Synopsis: Vince is presenting Science at the Edge of Consciousness for National Science Week 2021 in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. The sessions will explore how meditation can change our senses, test whether hypnotic suggestions can help break automatic habits, delve into the latest findings from the frontiers of psychedelic science, and explore how new technologies such as virtual reality and brain stimulation are being used to alter consciousness in the lab. Vince is also looking for participants in an upcoming psilocybin microdosing survey and will be presenting at Garden States in December on his microdosing research so far. Bio - Vince Polito Vince Polito is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Cognitive Science at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and a former Associate Investigator of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders. His PhD research won the Ernest Hilgard Award for the best thesis on hypnosis from the American Psychological Association and his work has been featured in has been profiled by Buzzfeed, Nine News, ABC News24 and many others. Vince's research investigates cognitive and neurological changes in altered states of consciousness. He has investigated attentional capacities in meditation, psychiatric symptoms of disturbed control, states of flow in expertise, hypnotic suggestions, and body representation alterations in virtual reality. He is particularly interested in how beliefs and expectations shape psychedelic experiences and conducted one of the first systematic observational studies of the effects of microdosing in healthy participants. ---------------------------- Register Now About Garden States Microdose Webcasts The EGA Garden States Microdose Webcasts are designed to cover various topics from the field of ethnobotany and psychedelic culture, sustainability, and related areas of interest to the community. The forums are part of the program leading up to the highly anticipated Garden States 2021 Botanical Conference. Registration for the Microdose Webcasts are free, but donations are encouraged to support EGA's important work. About EGA Entheogenesis Australis is a charitable, educational organisation established in 2004. We provide critical thinking and knowledge sharing opportunities on ethnobotanical plants, fungi, nature, and sustainability. Through our conferences and workshops, we aim to celebrate the culture, art, politics and community around medicine plants in the hope of better wellbeing for humankind and the planet. To find out more about what we do, head over to our organisational website. If you like what you see, take a look at our upcoming Garden States 2021 Botanical Conference program. Warm Regards, The Entheogenesis Australis Team Planting seeds for the earth, body and mind www.entheogenesis.org www.gardenstates.org

Well this is coming up this Wednesday so best Register Now

Hi Good SAB folks Can anyone suggest an Acacia growing workshop facilitator, closer to Melbourne the better? We have worked and still work with Communacacian - Acacia: Growing Australia's Sacred Trees but sadly he can not do a workshop this EGA Garden States in December. Anyone here feel like this is something they can do or any other recommendations for a workshop facilitator around this subject or others would be appreciated? Happy to hear about any other cool ideas that seem relevant, we have fungi and Cactus coved for the most part already. Post here or PM me if you have any ideas, thanks

Hi Folk, Been doing some EGA Conference updates, If you do not know already you can attend in-person or remotely via streaming. Garden States Keynote guests will include, but will in no way be limited to David Holmgren, Dr Margaret Ross, Bruce Pascoe, Janet Laurence, Dr Alison Pouliot, John Seed, Monica Barratt, and the legendary Keeper Trout. We’ll also provide additional streaming content on Sunday, 5th December from remote keynote presenters. It is worth noting in big news, we have added Bruce Pascoe to the massive EGA Garden States program For more info visit the main conference website - https://gardenstates.entheogenesis.org

EGA Microdose Webcast 6: Woodlover Paralysis & Consciousness Register Now There has been a lot of recent talk around the phenomenon known as Woodlover Paralysis. In this months Entheogenesis Australis (EGA) Microdose Webcast we will cover the subject extensively. The EGA webcast features talks, discussions or panels by leading Australian ethnobotanical (and ethnomycological) thinkers. In the May episode, there were hints about an upcoming discussion on the results of the Woodlover Paralysis survey hosted by the Australian Psychedelic Society. The 28th of July Episode of the EGA Microdose Webcast episode will begin with a discussion of the results from the recent Wood-Lover Paralysis (WLP) survey conducted by Symon Beck and Caine Barlow. WLP is an occasional short-term paralysis following the ingestion of psilocybin mushrooms that grow on wood, species such as Psilocybe subaeruginosa, Psilocybe azurescens and Psilocybe cyanescens. There exists little information on this topic besides anecdotal reports, and the results of the survey represent some of the first available relevant data on the topic. Symon and Caine will present the data, with time for a question and answer session on the topic. Registration for the Microdose Webcasts are free but donations are encouraged to support EGA's important work. We hope you can join us On Wednesday 28 July 2021 at 8:00 PM AEST Register Now

I will beg for it.... if that what it takes..... We’re excited to once again be running the legendary EGA raffle alongside our Garden States conference. As always, raffle prizes include some truly amazing enthnobotanical and psychedelic rarities. We are striving to run an amazing raffle with a prize pool that is bigger and better than ever – and we can’t do it without your help! The EGA raffles are an important fundraiser which we run in parallel with major EGA events. All funds raised go towards supporting future EGA events and related projects, like the EGA Microdose livestreams, YouTube Channel, journals and other EGA content, including our catalogue of lectures from past events. We at EGA are incredibly grateful for all support we receive through this raffle, and we would not be able to deliver all our special content without it. EGA is a not-for-profit organisation which exists for the benefit of others, usually at personal expense to those behind it. The funds raised by the raffle really help relieve organisational pressures and makes EGA more sustainable as a whole. You might be unable to attend the event this year, but you don’t have to miss out on supporting the EGA cause, or on the fantastic raffle prizes. A prize donation or the purchase of some raffle tickets is a great way to show your support. To help encourage online ticket sales, there will be a bonus prize drawn that is only for raffle online ticket holders. If you're able to donate to the EGA Raffle, please let us know by completing this form. If you have a donation but aren’t sure if it’s appropriate, or if you have any other raffle-related questions please get in touch via email at [email protected] I can not wait to see this year's collective hall

Psychedelics: Philosophy & Mindfulness Register Now Our fifth Garden States Microdose Webcast episode will use the lens of philosophy to engage with some of the big questions around life, knowledge, reality and psychedelic existence. This episode will also highlight the relationship between psychedelic experience and mindfulness intervention - a powerful psychological tool that can be traced throughout history. Registration for the Microdose Webcasts are free but donations are encouraged to support EGA's important work. Segment one will feature Dr Chris Letheby an expert in psychedelic epistemology, naturalistic spirituality, and the “comforting delusion objection” to psychedelic therapy. Segment Two will be delivered by Jake Payne. Jake will discuss how psychedelic and mindfulness interventions have been shown to improve mental ill-health and how each one may address common challenges with the other intervention. Each segment will be followed by a live Q&A session, allowing the audience to further query psychedelic philosophy and mindfulness relative to their own journey. Hosted by Nick Wallis & EGA ----------------------------- Segment One – Philosophy of Psychedelics Talk Synopsis: The Relationship between Psychedelic Occasioned-mystical experiences and Pro-Environmental Behaviour The recent renaissance of scientific research into classic psychedelic drugs has led to a corresponding growth in philosophical interest. For the first time, psychedelics are attracting substantial and sustained scholarly attention from academic philosophers. In this talk I will give a brief overview of some philosophical issues raised by psychedelics, before focusing in more detail on the issues discussed in my forthcoming book, Philosophy of Psychedelics. These issues have to do with the tension between psychedelic experience and a physicalist/naturalist worldview, and the question of the epistemic status of the psychedelic state: Do psychedelics induce genuine insights into how things are, or simply therapeutically beneficial "metaphysical hallucinations"? Bio: Chris Letheby Dr Chris Letheby is a philosopher working on issues related to the therapeutic and transformative potential of classic psychedelic drugs. His doctoral research, conducted at the University of Adelaide, presented the first systematic analysis of psychedelic experience within the framework of 21st-century philosophy of cognitive science. He is currently a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Western Australia and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Adelaide on the ARC-funded project "Philosophical Perspectives on Psychedelic Psychiatry". His monograph Philosophy of Psychedelics is forthcoming with Oxford University Press. www.chrisletheby.com Segment Two - Combining Psychedelic and Mindfulness Interventions: Synergies to Inform Clinical Practice Talk Synopsis: This lecture draws on a recent paper by Jake Payne, Dr Richard Chambers and Dr Paul Liknaitzky concerning the synergy and differences between mindfulness and psychedelic interventions. Psychedelic and mindfulness interventions have been shown to improve mental health and wellbeing, with a range of clinical processes and effects in common. However, each appear to contain specific challenges in the context of mental health treatment. In this presentation, Jake will outline a set of distinct affordances (“useful differences”) within psychedelic and mindfulness interventions that might address common challenges within the other intervention. Accordingly, Jake proposes a set of applied synergies, indicating specific ways in which these two promising interventions might be combined for greater benefit. Bio: Jake Payne Jake is a Master of Clinical Psychology and PhD student at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. His PhD research involves studying how psychedelic and meditation experiences affect social development and interpersonal dynamics. About Garden States Microdose Webcasts The EGA Garden States Microdose Webcasts are designed to cover a variety of topics from the field of ethnobotany and psychedelic culture, sustainability, and related areas of interest to the community. The forums are part of the program leading up to the highly anticipated Garden States 2021 Botanical Conference. Registration for the Microdose Webcasts are free but donations are encouraged to support EGA's important work. About EGA Entheogenesis Australis is a charitable, educational organisation established in 2004. We provide opportunities for critical thinking and knowledge sharing on ethnobotanical plants, fungi, nature, and sustainability. Through our conferences and workshops, we aim to celebrate the culture, art, politics and community around medicine plants in the hope to better wellbeing for humankind and the planet. To find out more about what we do, head over to our organisational website. If you like what you see, take a look at our upcoming Garden States 2021 Botanical Conference program. Warm Regards, The Entheogenesis Australis Team Planting seeds for the earth, body and mind www.entheogenesis.org www.gardenstates.org