app01 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:22:25 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Altered Mates - Episodes Tagged with “Shamanism” https://www.alteredmates.com/tags/shamanism Wed, 20 May 2026 06:00:00 +0800 Altered Mates is a podcast where two mates, each fascinated by altered states, meet to discuss the psychedelic experience and its implications for society, culture, health, science, and philosophy. Alejandro is novelist and a teacher of english and psychology. Tobias is an academic and a lecturer in social work and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Our conversations are always grounded in our own direct experiences with a range of ‘altered’ states of consciousness. Hero of the podcast, William James, suggests that, “Our normal waking consciousness… is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different… No account of the universe in its totality can be final which leaves these other forms of consciousness quite disregarded.” You could say that we are trying to construct a better account of our universe, and we are taking James’ advice to heart, by seriously regarding those “other” forms of consciousness. Through our research and our subsequent discussions, we seek to find, update, and/or create, working models of the mind, and of reality, that help us to make sense of our world. We endeavour to integrate our own psychedelic experiences through the power of conversation. But we also seek to integrate the revelations of “the” psychedelic experience, and come to terms with the implications, from cultural, philosophical, and spiritual perspectives. Having said all that, we’re also just two normal blokes who enjoy each other’s company. And our fancy Socratic dialogues are filtered through our own unique brand of Australian banter. After all, we’re just two mates trying to enjoy our limited time on this planet, and to create a more meaningful life for ourselves and our community while we’re here. en-us episodic Two mates navigating altered states Altered Mates Altered Mates is a podcast where two mates, each fascinated by altered states, meet to discuss the psychedelic experience and its implications for society, culture, health, science, and philosophy. Alejandro is novelist and a teacher of english and psychology. Tobias is an academic and a lecturer in social work and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Our conversations are always grounded in our own direct experiences with a range of ‘altered’ states of consciousness. Hero of the podcast, William James, suggests that, “Our normal waking consciousness… is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different… No account of the universe in its totality can be final which leaves these other forms of consciousness quite disregarded.” You could say that we are trying to construct a better account of our universe, and we are taking James’ advice to heart, by seriously regarding those “other” forms of consciousness. Through our research and our subsequent discussions, we seek to find, update, and/or create, working models of the mind, and of reality, that help us to make sense of our world. We endeavour to integrate our own psychedelic experiences through the power of conversation. But we also seek to integrate the revelations of “the” psychedelic experience, and come to terms with the implications, from cultural, philosophical, and spiritual perspectives. Having said all that, we’re also just two normal blokes who enjoy each other’s company. And our fancy Socratic dialogues are filtered through our own unique brand of Australian banter. After all, we’re just two mates trying to enjoy our limited time on this planet, and to create a more meaningful life for ourselves and our community while we’re here. yes altered states, psychedelics, ayahuasca, DMT, therapy, mushrooms, magic, spiritual, spirituality, religion Altered Mates alejandro.tuama@outlook.com Episode 35: The Visionary Psyche: Jung's Analytical Psychology and Its Impact on Theories of Shamanic Imagery https://www.alteredmates.com/35 8b4a144d-6775-4566-bf28-f8f10188bdfd Wed, 20 May 2026 06:00:00 +0800 Altered Mates full Altered Mates In this episode we examine a 2014 paper written by Australian academic Emma Scott titled “The Visionary Psyche: Jung's Analytical Psychology and Its Impact on Theories of Shamanic Imagery”. 1:50:54 yes <p>In this episode we examine a 2014 paper written by Australian academic Emma Scott titled “The Visionary Psyche: Jung's Analytical Psychology and Its Impact on Theories of Shamanic Imagery”. The paper considers the shaman’s visionary experiences (especially with spirit beings) from the critical viewpoint of Richard Noll’s cognitive approach and Michael Winkelman’s neurophenomenological perspective on shamanism. In her paper, Scott analyses these two approaches in light of Jung’s concepts of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the individuation process. </p> <p>We begin our discussion by trying establish what set of assumptions we each bring to this kind of study, after which we attempt to make sense of the paper and cover Scott’s key arguments. Along the way, of-course, we make time to speculate on how Disney et al is colonising the visionary aspects of the psyche and how AI is colonising the cognitive aspects of the psyche and so we are effectively offloading the entirety of our brain/mind to corporate-machines (as our brains are super effective at conserving energy we are following that to its logical conclusion which is to outsource our whole brain). We draw comparisons between the art of Tolkien and the healing functions of shamans, and we end up discussing Jungian individuation. If you enjoy this conversation, then please check out our Patreon and/or Substack in a week, as we will release an extra hour or so of this discussion over there. </p> <p><strong>References</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Emma Scott (2014) <a href="https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anoc.12020" rel="nofollow noopener">The Visionary Psyche: Jung’s Analytical Psychology and Its Impact on Theories of Shamanic Imagery</a></li> <li>Tool — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8r5rnamdaI" rel="nofollow noopener">Lipan Conjuring</a> — 10,000 Days</li> <li>Ramsey Dukes (1974) — <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/SSOTBME-Revised-essay-Ramsey-Dukes/dp/0904311082" rel="nofollow noopener">S.S.O.T.B.M.E: an essay on magic</a></li> <li>Altered Mates — <a href="https://www.alteredmates.com/23" rel="nofollow noopener">Episodes 23 — Sex Secrets of the Black Magicians EXPOSED: On Magical Thinking</a></li> <li>Altered Mates — <a href="https://www.alteredmates.com/24" rel="nofollow noopener">Episode 24 — MORE Sex Secrets of the Black Magicians EXPOSED!</a></li> <li>Richard Noll (1983) <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/644263" rel="nofollow noopener">Shamanism and Schizophrenia: A State-Specific Approach to the "Schizophrenia Metaphor" of Shamanic States</a></li> <li>Altered Mates — <a href="https://www.alteredmates.com/30" rel="nofollow noopener">Episode 30 — Where are my minds? On the Left Brain / Right Brain Divide</a></li> <li>J.R.R. Tolkien — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings" rel="nofollow noopener">The Lord of the Rings</a></li> <li>Mike Judge (2006) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy" rel="nofollow noopener">Idiocracy</a></li> <li>Andrew Stanton (2008) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E" rel="nofollow noopener">WALL-E</a></li> <li>Ursula Le Guin (1968) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wizard_of_Earthsea" rel="nofollow noopener">A Wizard of Earthsea</a></li> <li>Altered Mates — <a href="https://www.alteredmates.com/7" rel="nofollow noopener">Episode 7 — Jung, The Shadow, and A Wizard of Earthsea</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Links</strong> </p> <p><a href="https://www.alteredmates.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Altered Mates Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/altered.mates/" rel="nofollow noopener">Altered Mates Instagram</a></p> <p>Altered Mates <a href="https://alteredmates.substack.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Substack</a></p> <p>Altered Mates <a href="https://patreon.com/AlteredMates?utm_medium=unknown&amp;utm_source=join_link&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=copyLink" rel="nofollow noopener">Patreon</a></p> <p>Music for the show by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wildmarmalade/?hl=en" rel="nofollow noopener">Si Mulumby</a></p> <p><strong>A Glimpse of Eternity by Alejandro Tuama</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Purchase the novel <a href="https://books2read.com/u/m2eWjG" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a> (hard copy, ebook and audiobook).</li> <li>Listen to the free serialised audiobook <a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/560595?view=expanded" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>. </li> </ul> Jung, shamanism, consciousness, consciousness change, DMT, ayahuasca, psychedelic, trip, psychonaut, altered states, altered mates, mysticism In this episode we examine a 2014 paper written by Australian academic Emma Scott titled “The Visionary Psyche: Jung's Analytical Psychology and Its Impact on Theories of Shamanic Imagery”. The paper considers the shaman’s visionary experiences (especially with spirit beings) from the critical viewpoint of Richard Noll’s cognitive approach and Michael Winkelman’s neurophenomenological perspective on shamanism. In her paper, Scott analyses these two approaches in light of Jung’s concepts of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the individuation process.

We begin our discussion by trying establish what set of assumptions we each bring to this kind of study, after which we attempt to make sense of the paper and cover Scott’s key arguments. Along the way, of-course, we make time to speculate on how Disney et al is colonising the visionary aspects of the psyche and how AI is colonising the cognitive aspects of the psyche and so we are effectively offloading the entirety of our brain/mind to corporate-machines (as our brains are super effective at conserving energy we are following that to its logical conclusion which is to outsource our whole brain). We draw comparisons between the art of Tolkien and the healing functions of shamans, and we end up discussing Jungian individuation. If you enjoy this conversation, then please check out our Patreon and/or Substack in a week, as we will release an extra hour or so of this discussion over there.

References

Links

Altered Mates Website

Altered Mates Instagram

Altered Mates Substack

Altered Mates Patreon

Music for the show by Si Mulumby

A Glimpse of Eternity by Alejandro Tuama

  • Purchase the novel here (hard copy, ebook and audiobook).
  • Listen to the free serialised audiobook here.
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We begin our discussion by trying establish what set of assumptions we each bring to this kind of study, after which we attempt to make sense of the paper and cover Scott’s key arguments. Along the way, of-course, we make time to speculate on how Disney et al is colonising the visionary aspects of the psyche and how AI is colonising the cognitive aspects of the psyche and so we are effectively offloading the entirety of our brain/mind to corporate-machines (as our brains are super effective at conserving energy we are following that to its logical conclusion which is to outsource our whole brain). We draw comparisons between the art of Tolkien and the healing functions of shamans, and we end up discussing Jungian individuation. If you enjoy this conversation, then please check out our Patreon and/or Substack in a week, as we will release an extra hour or so of this discussion over there.

References

Links

Altered Mates Website

Altered Mates Instagram

Altered Mates Substack

Altered Mates Patreon

Music for the show by Si Mulumby

A Glimpse of Eternity by Alejandro Tuama

  • Purchase the novel here (hard copy, ebook and audiobook).
  • Listen to the free serialised audiobook here.
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