Namaste welcome to Shaman’s Shed. Today I am talking with author Mike Jay. Mike Jay has written extensively on scientific and medical history. His books on the history of drugs include High Society: Mind-Altering Drugs in History and Culture and The Atmosphere of Heaven. He has presented at Breaking convention and today I am talking with him about his most recent work Mescaline- a global history of the world’s first psychedelic. You can find our review of his book over at https://www.shamansshed.com or link https://www.shamansshed.com/post/mesc... Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC950... Shaman's Shed Merch: https://teespring.com/en-GB/shaman-s-... Website: https://www.shamansshed.com #MikeJay #mescaline #mescalineaglobalhistory #peyote #psychedelics #shamansshed #thedoorsofperception 00:00 Start 01:23 Mike's Story 06:58 Mike Jay's work: a perspective framed by peyote/Wachuma 10:56 Plural Universes 15:28 Psychedelic healing..the beginning of change or the start of commodification? 19:59 Be your own Shaman/healer 23:19 The doors of perception and Mike's influences 29:35 Archetypes, deities or consciousness 36:07 'The Hangover comes first' 42:03 Is there a link historically between Shamanism/psychedelic wisdom and cyclical change? 44:52 The Blue Tide - the mystery of Soma