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James W. Jesso

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James W. Jesso is a public speaker and author who pulls apart his psyche to weave stories out of the process. Deeply versed in the psychedelic experience, his work draws on the wisdom and insight distilled in facing the turbulent reality of his own darkness.

He has authored numerous articles, essays, and videos, done radio, podcast, and print interviews, and toured across the world giving lectures and facilitating public discussions on a variety of subjects. Jesso has given over 60 public presentations since the start of 2013. He is also the host of ATTMind Radio podcast (on iTunes), interviewing people on the cutting edge of new psychedelic culture.

He has independently published three books, Decomposing The Shadow: Lessons From The Psilocyb ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 222 ratings · 25 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Decomposing The Shadow: Lessons From The Psilocybin Mushroom 4.07 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The True Light of Darkness 4.17 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soundscapes & Psychedelics 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 4 Archetypes Of Psilocybin (AudioBook) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rough Beasts of Empire (Star Trek: Typhon Pact, #3)

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Psychedelics and the Soul: A Mythic Guide to Psychedelic Healing, Depth Psychology, and Cultural Repair

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A Life of Meaning: Relocating Your Center of Spiritual Gravity

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It has a very slow and stilted start, although eventually, I realized the stilted feel might’ve been an intentional writing style to showcase the strange thinking style the protagonist. The book eventually grew on me and I did like it in the end.
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Fascinating book, with some excellent interviews. The ONLY reason it got 4 stars and not 5 is because I felt like there were many threads from specific people that I would have liked to explore more in the book, but the interview collection format mad ...more
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A beautiful book. lol, a Star Trek romance novel + time travel. Fun.
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Fascinating book, with some excellent interviews. The ONLY reason it got 4 stars and not 5 is because I felt like there were many threads from specific people that I would have liked to explore more in the book, but the interview collection format mad ...more
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“in order to maintain the cultural status quo of political and social hierarchical control, this same society perpetuates chronic fear through various modes of manipulation, such as mass media propaganda force-feeding its participants a reality of rampant consumerism, economic scarcity, and self-repression. In participating with this societal norm, we perpetuate a language that encourages chronic fear and the evasion of emotional responsibility, a language deficient in genuine self-confidence, mutual respect, compassion, or courage. This dynamic confluence of manipulating forces keeps us unconscious to the dramatic presence of chronic fear and our full emotional potency.”
― James W. Jesso, Decomposing The Shadow: Lessons From The Psilocybin Mushroom

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