Spring Washam, the Buddhist Shaman
From Luminous: A Podcast about Psychedelics from To The Best Of Our Knowledge by Steve Paulson
January 25, 2025 · 49 min · Season 1 · Episode 13
About this episode
Spring Washam discusses the intersection of Buddhist meditation and psychedelic experiences.
Buddhist meditation and psychedelic journeys have a lot of shared DNA—both take you deep inside your mind and can change your life. But many Buddhists say psychedelics violate the prohibition against intoxicants. Do they? Spring Washam straddles this divide as both a Buddhist teacher and founder of an ayahuasca church. Her own story is fascinating—how she’s merged these two practices. Original Air Date: January 25, 2025 Guests: Spring Washam More from Luminous: ttbook.org/luminous
People in this episode
Host: Steve Paulson
Guest: Spring Washam
Topics covered
- Buddhism
- psychedelics
- meditation
- ayahuasca
- personal transformation
Keywords
- Buddhism
- psychedelics
- meditation
- ayahuasca
- Spring Washam
- intoxicants
- personal growth
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Organizations: Luminous, To The Best Of Our Knowledge
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