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UWP Ep. 204 — Andy Letcher
In this episode, I speak with Andy Letcher about Druidry, Celtic cosmology, European ancestral traditions, animism, plants and fungi, and deep ecology. We explore the role of plants and mushrooms in traditional European cultures, the more-than-human world, and the connections between these ancient traditions and the Amazonian plant medicine traditions that have shaped my own work.
Andy was recommended to us by Dennis McKenna and brings a deep knowledge of these subjects and a thoughtful perspective on spirituality, ecology, and the revival of older traditions.
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About Andy Letcher
Dr Andy Letcher is a Senior Lecturer at EPIC (Exeter Psychedelic Interdisciplinary Centre) at the University of Exeter, where he is programme director for the online and in-person MScs in Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, Culture. He is the author of Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom. He researches psychedelic spiritualities, especially the use of psychedelics within contemporary Paganism and Druidry, and the contemporary use of the fly agaric mushroom.
Connect with Andy at EPIC: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research-centres/psychedelic-interdisciplinary-centre/
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Sacred Tobacco
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Upcoming Plant Medicine Dietas & Trainings
Jason will be guiding his upcoming plant medicine dietas and trainings with his colleague Merav Artzi, whom he interviewed in Episode 28.
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The Universe Within Podcast explores spirituality, consciousness, plant medicines, animism, shamanism, holistic health, philosophy, psychology, science, and the many threads that shape our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
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