Episode 52: Using Psychedelics to Increase Connection to Our Lives (feat. Jared Pickard)

One of the most powerful, yet understated aspects that plant medicines & psychedelics alike bring to the table & open up for each person who connects with them is the ability for them to connect them deeper with the world around them, specifically the planet of earth as a whole. What I have found in my own journey is that it is one thing to “know” we are all one & the earth is a conscious being, yet it is a very different thing to “realize” we are all one & the earth is a conscious being. With more individuals reporting feeling a lack of connection than ever before in the world, coupled by the effects of this lack of connection, including poisoned soils, oceans full of plastic, etc., it is more apparent than ever that we as a society need to remember this notion & do so fast if we are to leave an earth that future generations can inhabit & live full lives on. Todays guest on the show is someone who has been able to grow his connection to the earth by creating his business, “Be Here Farms” & in doing so, not only discover his passion for working with the land, but also be able to create one of a kind products that are able to capture the pure essences of the nature he creates them with. In todays episode, we will be diving into his journey with plant medicines & psychedelics & illuminating the cognitive shifts & overall transformation these medicines opened up for him in his experience of life & the role these medicines played in him discovering what he truly loved & finding the strength to follow his heart, even in the face of massive challenges. This episode is one that I am absolutely stoked to bestow on each of you as the approach he takes to life is one that I feel each of us can learn & gain inspiration from to ensure we are each leaving the garden of earth greener than when we found it!

Show Notes:

(0:38) Introduction.

(3:26) Jared’s background in psychedelics. 

(10:54) Jared talks about his farm.

(16:24) Learn more about the Connect With Cannabis Program!

(19:35) Ryan shares his takeaways from using plant medicines. 

(24:08) Ryan shares a story about a ceremony with Paul Chek.

(26:58) What is so attractive about Cannabis?

(30:32) What got Jared into plant medicine?

(32:00) Check out Freedom Builderz!

(35:54) Growing Cannabis.

(49:28) Join the Highly Optimized Ceremony Circle on Facebook!

(50:41) Connecting with the plants.

(52:22) Other lifeforms… 

(1:01:36) Entities are REAL!

(1:04:47) Jared’s ~One Time On Psychedelics!~

(1:12:36) Where you can reach Jared.

(1:13:14) One Final Question!

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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