For this workshop, independent entheogenic researcher and nondual teacher, Martin Ball will present detailed information on the topic of how entheogens and psychedelic medicines can be used to overcome the limiting patterns of the ego to experience liberation into the fundamental ground of being. The topic will be explored from a naturalistic and energetic perspective that is not dependent on spirituality, metaphysics, or religion. Instead, we will explore how the human bio-energetic system works to create a sense of self via the structures and habits of the human ego, and how entheogens work to break down and dissolve these illusory patterns of thought and behavior to help reveal the fundamental unitary nature of being that is obscured by attachment, projection, and illusion that arise due to the development of a false sense of self. We will cover specific methodologies that can be used to maximize one’s potential for transcending the ego and grounding entheogenic experiences into everyday life, behavior, and choices.
BIO: Martin W. Ball, Ph.D., is the author of over 14 books on entheogens and personal awakening and transformation, including his most recent memoir, “Being Infinite: An Entheogenic Odyssey into the Limitless Eternal.” He is a regular speaker at festivals and conferences on the subjects of Entheogens and Nonduality. He is considered a leading expert in the field and is a specialist on 5-MeO-DMT and other tryptamines. He is also the host of “The Entheogenic Evolution” podcast, which features interviews with leading experts in the field, and is also a visionary fractal artist, musician, and professor of Religion at Southern Oregon University.