African Fungal Wisdom & Psych3delic Consciousness

Are You a Mushroom Having a Human Experience? | Darren Le Baron on Psychedelic Consciousness & African Wisdom

In this enlightening episode of The Awaken Podcast, host Natasja Pelgrom is joined by Darren Le Baron—renowned mycologist, psychedelic educator, and speaker on ancient African plant medicine traditions. Recorded live at Breaking Convention 2025, this conversation explores the intersection of psychedelic consciousness, ethnomycology, and ancestral wisdom.

With humor, reverence, and grounded insight, Darren shares how mushrooms can awaken new understandings of identity, spirituality, and our relationship with nature.

🌿 Topics covered in this episode:

✅ African wisdom traditions & the lost roots of psychedelic use

✅ “You Are a Mushroom Having a Human Experience” — unpacking Darren’s signature teaching

✅ What mushrooms teach us about consciousness, transformation & healing

✅ How cultivating your own plant medicine deepens the integration process

✅ Cultural and spiritual perspectives on fungi across the globe

✅ Ethical leadership in the era of psychedelic commercialization

✅ How fungi mirror our inner and collective evolution

✨ Whether you’re a psychonaut, spiritual seeker, or student of mycology, this episode is a journey through the soul of the soil and the spirit of the mushroom.

🌐 Learn more about Darren’s work, webinars, and courses:
 🔗 www.darrenlebaron.com

🎟️ This episode was recorded live at Breaking Convention – Europe’s leading psychedelic conference:
🔗 breakingconvention.co.uk

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