Using Ancient Wisdom To Resist Disease, Heal Quickly, And Age Well with Alberto Villoldo

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Pendulum. I’ve always been a big proponent of learning from those
who came before us. The knowledge of ancient cultures is one piece
of the foundation of modern medicine, but much shamanic wisdom has
been ignored and is now being lost. It benefits us to stop and
think about what’s going on below the surface, the things we can’t
see—for our health, our perception of reality, everything.
Invisible bacteria is one example, wisdom is another. Today I am
thrilled to talk to my friend Alberto Villoldo about the role of
ancient wisdom in health, healing, and aging optimally. 
Medical anthropologist Alberto Villoldo Ph.D. is an international
bestselling author who has researched the shamanic healing
practices of the Amazon and Andes for over 25 years. He is the
founder of the Four Winds Society, an organization dedicated to the
bridging of ancient shamanic traditions with modern medicine and
psychology. Dr. Villoldo is the author of numerous books, including
Power Up Your Brain; Shaman, Healer, Sage; Mending the Past and
Healing the Future with Soul Retrieval; The Four Insights;
Courageous Dreaming; One Spirit Medicine, and Grow a New Body. His
latest book is The Wisdom Wheel: A Mythic Journey through the Four
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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple
Subscriber version): What shamans view as our one illness and its
one cure (6:08 / 3:24) Differentiating information and wisdom (9:44
/ 7:02)  How Alberto introduced me to a different way of
healing (10:56 / 8:21)  What is a shaman? (14:24 /
11:43)  Why our brain needs ceremony, ritual, and rites of
passage to heal (25:43 / 21:34) Gaining insight into the invisible
world (34:05 / 29:54)  How to upgrade your brain (38:58 /
34:45)  The four animal archetype levels of shamanic healing
(45:31 / 41:26)   Using plant medicines and psychedelics
to heal trauma (52:04 / 47:52)  How plant compounds are
indispensable to human health and healing (1:02:55 / 59:04) 
Learn more about Alberto here and get a copy of his new book, The
Wisdom Wheel: A Mythic Journey through the Four Directions, here.