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Dennis Walker (Mycopreneur): The Court Jester of the Psychedelic Renaissance

Life is a Festival #153

How humor keeps psychedelics entertaining and helps level the playing field.

Personal Growth, Harm Reduction, Psychedelics, Critical ThinkingEamon ArmstrongJuly 17, 2023satireComment

Phil Wolfson: Is Recreational Ketamine Therapeutic?

Life is a Festival #152

All your burning questions about Special K to Phil, like whether there's a difference between S and R isomers, if one should "spit the drip" to avoid bladder damage, and if frequent ketamine use leads to memory loss.

Personal Growth, Harm Reduction, PsychedelicsEamon ArmstrongJuly 6, 2023ketamineComment

Sophie Strand: A Mythic Probiotic for Masculinity

Life is a Festival #151

Healthy masculinity has been a passion of mine for years and it was an honor to learn from this neo-troubadour animist and her poetic insights.

Personal Growth, Mental Wellness, Spirituality, Critical Thinking, Festivals, GenderEamon ArmstrongJune 21, 2023Comment

Jetta Blaine: The Marvelous Peptides of Kambo

Life is a Festival #150

Kambo, an Amazonian medicine derived from the secretions of the Phyllomedusa bicolor has been instrumental in maintaining my mental health for the past six years.

Personal Growth, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness, Psychedelics, SpiritualityEamon ArmstrongJune 14, 2023KamboComment

Nick Powers: The Revolution Will Be a Carnival

Life is a Festival #149

By emphasizing fun, sacrilege, and even the grotesque, we can safeguard social justice against dogmatism and self-righteousness, preventing its co-option.

Snow Raven: The Unexpected Sweetness of Darkness

Life is a Festival #148

Snow Raven⁠ knows darkness intimately, and it has inspired her shamanic music from America's Got Talent to Burning Man.

Personal Growth, Community, Mental Wellness, Leadership, Spirituality, Music, Burning Man, Death, PsychedelicsEamon ArmstrongApril 27, 2023DarknessComment

Victorien Mulliez: The Path of Joy

Life is a Festival #147

From Vipassana meditation to sobriety, Victorien shares his strategies for cultivating joy.

Personal Growth, Community, Mental Wellness, Leadership, Spirituality, MusicEamon ArmstrongApril 19, 2023JoyComment

Stephen Jenkinson: Personal Growth Won't Save Us

Life is a Festival #146

…but perhaps embracing catastrophe might... just maybe.

Personal Growth, Community, Critical Thinking, Mental Wellness, Death, Leadership, Mentorship, SpiritualityEamon ArmstrongMarch 30, 2023Comment

Ian MacKenzie: The Masculine Longing for Mythic Imagination

Life is a Festival #145

Ian Mackenzie returns to Life is a Festival to discuss mythopoetic masculinity.

Android Jones: The Transformative Vulnerability of Loss

Life is a Festival #144

Visionary Artist Android Jones speaks about losing his life’s work, the profound opening of asking for help and his thoughts on AI art.

Leadership, Personal Growth, Burning Man, Festivals, Community, Psychedelics, ArtEamon ArmstrongMarch 2, 2023Android JonesComment

Monique Shiess, Co-founder of AfrikaBurn: The Catalytic Potential of Burning Man in South Africa

Life is a Festival #143 - Monique Shiess (AfrikaBurn)

Towards real radical inclusivity and environmental stewardship at AfrikaBurn

Critical Thinking, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Burning Man, Festivals, RaceEamon ArmstrongFebruary 13, 2023AfrikaBurnComment

How to Earn a Secure Attachment Style

Life is a Festival #142 - George Haas (Mettagroup)

Meditation teacher George Haas is preparing the path to enlightenment by healing childhood attachment injuries.

Critical Thinking, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Mentorship, Personal Growth, SpiritualityEamon ArmstrongJanuary 10, 2023attachmentComment

To Escape the Tyranny of the Self

Life is a Festival #141 - Benjamin

Liberation from mental health issues through the dissolution of the constructed self.

Community, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Mentorship, Personal Growth, SpiritualityEamon ArmstrongJanuary 1, 2023BenjaminComment

Iboga Part 2: Initiating with Iboga in Africa

Life is a Festival #140 - Apollon (Bwiti Initiations)

A conversation with a Bwiti N’ganga about how Westerns can connect with this African spiritual practice.

Leadership, Psychedelics, Gender, Harm Reduction, LGBTQ, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Race, SpiritualityEamon ArmstrongDecember 20, 2022MAPSComment

Iboga Part 1: Ibogaine Clinical Treatment

Life is a Festival #139 - Dr. Felipe Malacara, & Vianey Ariadna Perez (Beond Ibogaine)

Healing addiction and trauma using ibogaine HLC in a Western medical model at Beond Clinic in Cancun.

Leadership, Psychedelics, Gender, Harm Reduction, LGBTQ, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Race, SpiritualityEamon ArmstrongDecember 10, 2022MAPSComment

The Art of Interviewing

Life is a Festival #138 - Eamon Armstrong & Ian MacKenzie

To celebrate four years of Life is a Festival, today I’m sharing a conversation I had with my friend Ian MacKenzie about how to conduct a good interview.