134: The Eroticism of Ayahuasca + Shadow Side of Psychedelic Culture with Rev Briana Lynn

Rev Briana Lynn is a spiritual mentor and facilitator on the
intersection of the silly, sacred and sexy. She is here to wade
through the plant medicine waters to help us understand the
relationship of eroticism to plant medicine. The two of us unpack
the unfortunate abuse of power + sex that can occur in the
psychedelic and shamanic plant medicine world and how you can
move forward more informed and safe.


In this episode, you’ll hear:


The erotic nature of plant medicine - flora, fauna, and fungi

Erotic signatures or textures across the different plant
medicines

How to turn yourself on for your enjoyment

How psychedelics can help dissolve the cultural myths around
sexuality- Religion, and repression

How plant medicines nurture the quality of our sex lives -
“Orgasm as God”

Can psychedelics be helpful in the healing of sexual trauma?

Practices that amplify our connection to the erotic in the
space of psychedelics or ceremonial plant medicines - Breath,
Sound, Movement, Touch

Components for safe psychedelic use: Trauma-informed therapy,
Community, Movement, Nourishment

The history feminine expression of sexuality + spirituality

Shadow side of sexuality + the misuse of sexuality in
medicine spaces

Best practices for facilitators + practitioners to hold
proper space

Questions to consider when vetting your facilitator






LINKS FROM THE SHOW


Sex Love Psychedelics Course:
https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/SexLovePsychedelics


Sex + Psychedelics survey link
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q9FDNM2


Guide for vetting your psychedelic practitioner:
https://learn.sexloveyoga.com/Vetting%20Your%20Guide


Chacruna’s Ayahuasca Community Guide for the Awareness of Sexual
Abuse:
https://chacruna.net/community/ayahuasca-community-guide-for-the-awareness-of-sexual-abuse/





THE SKINNY ON OUR SEXY GUESTS


Rev. Briana Lynn’s sacred studies began in 2003 when she began to
travel Latin America by herself & completed her bachelor’s
degree in Socio-Economics in Latin America, with a minor emphasis
in the Spanish Language as Art. She later earned her NLP Masters
Practitioner at NLP Marin (nlpmarin.com) & began her first
holistic coaching venture, focusing on trauma-informed practices
in 2010.


She deeply integrates this work with her Masters (MA) in Peace
Education from The United Nations University for Peace.


Rev. Briana Lynn founded The Earth Temple in 2018 with the desire
to have an equality-centered council for those deeply devoted to
The Mystery, & committed to staying out of the hype of dogma,
authoritarianism, religiosity, domination, rapture doctrine &
the intrinsic waves of manipulation in social media.


She & the other Earth Temple Council Members practice in
community, holding each other close & in integrity in these
wild & beautiful times.