Ganesha and the Black Eyed Peas

The superstar producer Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas is
heavily influenced by Lord Ganesha, who is called the Lord of Hosts, the
Lord of Music, The One whose Body is the shape of OM. Sources say
their megahit album Elephunk was inspired by Ganesha, the
elephant headed deity. It was also said their album Monkey Business
was inspired by Lord Hanuman.

Will.I.am.will be collaborating with veejay/singer Sophia Choudhary
on a song on his next album. They will be recording a song in a fly ass studio in
Bahrain that is owned by Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

The Roots of Shamanism

Nat Bletter, one of the cutting edge ethnobotanists on the East Coast
gave an amazing discussion on Psychoactive plants, and their (pardon the pun) roots
in myth, shamanism and culture.

Although many diehard explorers would know of the information he discussed,
I found his talk enlightening, interesting and highly informational.

I found the fact that DMT (also penned The Spirit Molecule ) is located right behind the pineal gland which is the location of The Third Eye or the Ajna Chakra, the gateway to higher consciousness very interesting.

I was also fascinated by the pop culture images that we have adapted and how it relates to psychoactivity. For instance, the image of the witch on a broom, was a possible metaphor of witches placing these plants in their vaginal canal to increase its potency.