Laughing Through the Chaos: Psychedelics, Comedy and Society's Growing Pains

In this episode of Adventures Through the Mind, we interview Nick Sun, stand up comedian, author, and former psychedelic facilitator, and now the author of “No Mo Trippin“.

We discuss Nick’s personal experiences with psychedelics, including his high usage and how it led him to both become a facilitator and to stop facilitating; his criticisms of Western psychedelic culture; the concept of spiritual bypassing; and the challenges of integrating psychedelic experiences. We also touch on the potential of psychedelics for cultural change, the importance of responsible use and integration, and where comedy and humour fit into our navigation of the modern world and its many crises.

Nick Sun No Mo Trippin Psychedelic Comedy Interview Nick Sun was a professional international comedian for 13 years, winning several major new act competitions and appearing on television and various comedy festivals around the world. Then in 2015, he drank Ayahuasca and went through a healing crisis. Realising he had some serious demons to deal with, Nick quit standup to embark on a seven-year deep dive into the world of healing, exploring a wide range of modalities including psychedelic plant medicines, vision quest, qi gong, psychotherapy, tantra, martial arts and more.

During this time he began training and working as an underground psychedelic facilitator for the next seven years, serving Ayahuasca, Kambo, Iboga and San Pedro on the Australian underground psychedelic plant medicine scene. Nick guided over 2000 individual experiences and served everyone from bus drivers to doctors, psychologists to cops. His plant medicine facilitation career came to a natural end and he was called to return back to the world of stand up comedy, publishing his first book, ‘No Mo Trippin’ which details his most intense years of plant medicine work and transformation (2015-2018) in a satirical and amusing fashion.

Nick was on the show previously, for our Psychedelic Café on Drinking The Psychedelic Acacias Trees of Australia.

You can Follow Nick on Instagram and Youtube; read his blogs on Medium; or check out his website at https://nicksun.com.au/

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In this episode of “Adventures Through the Mind,” host James W. Jesso interviews comedian and author Nick Sun about his journey through psychedelics and their impact on personal growth and mental health. Sun discusses his experiences with various plant medicines, including ayahuasca, and the challenges of navigating the psychedelic landscape, particularly the pitfalls of ego inflation and spiritual bypassing. He critiques Western psychedelic culture, emphasizing the need for emotional maturity when engaging with powerful substances.

Sun reflects on his time as an underground psychedelic facilitator, acknowledging the risks involved in facilitating without adequate training or guidance. He highlights the importance of maintaining humility and respect for the plants, as well as the potential dangers of using psychedelics as a band-aid for societal issues. The conversation touches on the role of humor and comedy in addressing the absurdities of modern life, with Sun advocating for a heart-centered approach to both comedy and personal healing.

Ultimately, Sun emphasizes the necessity of community, responsible use, and integration in the psychedelic experience, while recognizing the cultural shifts needed to support healthier relationships with these powerful tools. His book, “No Mo Trippin,” serves as a satirical exploration of these themes, blending humor with deep insights into the psychedelic journey.

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Episode Breakdown and Timestamps

(00:00) Opening
(01:07) Guest bio and introduction
(04:20) Interview begins; a book of initiations
(10:28) Self-critiquing our self-obsession and saviour complex in the West world
(15:34) Neoteny, “adult” as a verb, and the Hero’s journey as an initiation for children
(21:10) Self-initiation through psychedelic excess, the potential harms and opportunities
(28:11) Spiritual bypassing through high dose psychedelic experiences
(30:37) Are we disrespecting the plants when we take too much, too often?
(33:00) Clarifying the harms of such an excessive use of psychedelics
(36:42) The value of undergoing a rite of passage and getting a teacher before we begin our psychedelic explorations
(42:18) Patreon Thanks
(44:12) The risks of becoming a facilitator inspired by psychedelics plants alone
(52:30) Differentiating between messages from the plant and psychedelically-inflated egoic projections
(55:53) “Tread carefully, my friend”; advice to new psychedelic facilitators
(01:00:31) The risks of becoming a facilitator with a degree but no psychedelic experience
(01:04:12) Can we use psychedelic to heal culture, or will psychedelics be used as bandaide for a failed system? (01:14:47) Comedy for personal and social healing; comedy for dissociation and bypassing
(01:21:58) The role of comedy to help us stay in our heart while commentating on society
(01:28:57) The role of humour to help us stay in our heart and not fall into pessimism
(01:31:52) Follow-up links
(01:33:40) Outro

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