Episode 108: David Luke at Boom Festival

In this episode, in which Mr Lens has just freshly returned to England, he plays a talk by Dr David Luke at the Liminal Village at Boom festival, Portugal, entitled “Talking with the spirits: Ethnographies from between the worlds”, which is an overview of the many different types of shamanism which are practiced around the world, covering traditional indigenous practices and rituals, as well as modern Western urban shamanic practices. Topics include ayahuasca, spirit possession, mediumship for spiritual guidance, the Santo Daime church, non-psychedelic shamanism such as spinning around to drumming and the five D’s - drumming, diet, dancing, dreaming, and drugs. During this talk David does a somewhat ropey impression of Terence McKenna, which many will find amusing. This segues onto scientific method to scan the brains of people who are in altered states, and the subsequent findings. Also covered is how people who have taken psychedelics claim to have seen their DNA. Music:Argent - Hold Your Head Up