16. Can Psilomethoxin Heal Military Trauma? The 5-MeO-DMT Mushroom with Ben Moore

Ben, an Army Veteran with almost 10 years of service, is a specialized military mountaineer and cold weather expert, who spent 24 months training in mountain and cold-weather survival in the arctic. He realized a higher calling for his life and transitioned onto the path of spirituality and religious freedom. In 2020, Benjamin took 8 veterans to Mexico to reconnect with themselves, and Source, through plant medicine work and ancestral exploration. Benjamin has since been creating safe containers and helping guide Veterans through deeper psychedelic experiences. 

As a Co-Founder of the Church of Psilomethoxin, and partnering with other initiatives, he continues working with Veterans and First Responders, using Sacred Plant Medicines, to help them better understand their purpose and optimize their human experience. 

Benjamin is an avid free diver, and is a community leader guiding others to personal growth in nature centered outings. His connection to nature and self has led him on this path of awareness and healing that he believes will improve the quality of life for all humanity. Benjamin has been creating safe containers and helping guide Veterans through deeper psychedelic experiences.

In this episode, Michaela Carlin and Ben Moore discuss …

• Ben’s work with psilocybin while trying to emerge from a suicidal state and the awakening of his empathy for all beings
• The deep internal darkness and unworthiness Ben felt after returning from active duty
• The empowerment Ben felt through learning to cultivate psilocybin mushrooms for personal consumption.
• How Ben felt the energy he put into cultivating his own mushrooms was reflected through his experiences taking them
• Ben’s many realizations of the emotional baggage he had been carrying and how psilocybin helped see how he could ease his burden
• The lack of support for people coming out of the military to help them reintegrate into society
• Alarming statistics about mental health and sexual assault in the military
• Creating a psychedelic church based in Austin, TX, which also offers virtual access
• Psilomethoxin: psilocybin mushrooms that are “fed” 5-MeO-DMT during the cultivation process
• Variations between the experiences of psilocybin and psilomethoxin
• The mental and physical relief veterans can receive from the spiritual experience they have with psychedelics
• Is psilomethoxin legal?
• How Ben’s work with psychedelic medicine has influenced both his family relationships as well as those of other veterans
• The deep healing Ben experienced as he learned how to show his kids that he was committed to protecting their life and freedom and also … play with them!
• Ben’s vision of veterans around the world coming together to realize how there is no need to fight or see each other as enemies 
• Building psychedelic communities that are protected and can work free of government intervention
• How to join the Church of Psilomethoxin
• Our responsibility as citizens to be willing to radically change how we live in order to transform our world and bring more peace and justice to all

Ben Moore’s Links 

• Website: www.psilomethoxin.com
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/psilobenjamin/