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Can ancient plant medicines and indigenous traditions help heal our fractured civilization? Daniel Pinchbeck speaks with Roman Hanis—author of Beyond Ayahuasca and co-founder of the Paititi Institute—about his two decades apprenticing with Amazonian elders, bridging Tibetan Buddhism, Jungian psychology, and ecological preservation.
In this episode of LIMINAL NEWS, I speak with Roman Hanis, author of "Beyond Ayahuasca" and co-founder of the Paititi Institute for the Preservation of Ecology and Indigenous Culture. For over twenty years, Roman has lived and apprenticed among Andean and Amazonian elders, integrating traditional plant-medicine lineages with Tibetan Vajrayana, Jungian psychology, and Daoist internal alchemy.
We explore the deeper meaning of “sacred reciprocity,” the illness of forgetfulness that afflicts modern civilization, and what it means to reconnect with the original wisdom of the heart. Roman shares his own healing journey from chronic illness to remission in the rainforest, the founding of his eco-spiritual community, and his vision for uniting ancestral wisdom with modern science through rites of passage, education, and intercultural healing.
🌿 Roman Hanis — paititi-institute.org
📘 "Beyond Ayahuasca" - amazon.com/Beyond-Ayahuasca-Unlocking-Evolutionary-Indigenous/dp/1401979599
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
02:00 – Roman’s first survival journey into the rainforest
05:00 – From illness to initiation: a personal healing path
07:30 – Disenchantment with Western society
09:00 – Total remission and awakening in the Amazon
10:45 – Integrating Buddhism, Jung, and plant medicine
13:40 – The pandemic of forgetfulness and the loss of innocence
15:10 – Golden Ages and the sickness of separation
17:10 – All traditions as reminders of our true nature
18:00 – Ayahuasca in the modern world: dilution vs. depth
20:00 – Cultural extinction and sacred reciprocity
23:00 – Paititi Institute projects and ecological preservation
26:00 – Adopted by the Jaguar Tribe
28:00 – Most mind-bending experience: remembering what it means to be alive
30:00 – Telepathy, compassion, and true power
33:00 – Technology, youth, and cognitive capitalism
35:00 – Castaneda, metaphor, and dream language
38:40 – Hope for humanity and future guardians of the Earth
41:00 – How to approach ayahuasca consciously
43:00 – Roman’s global collaborations and youth initiations
44:10 – Closing reflections
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Can ancient plant medicines and indigenous traditions help heal our fractured civilization? Daniel Pinchbeck speaks with Roman Hanis—author of Beyond Ayahuasca and co-founder of the Paititi Institute—about his two decades apprenticing with Amazonian elders, bridging Tibetan Buddhism, Jungian psychology, and ecological preservation.
In this episode of LIMINAL NEWS, I speak with Roman Hanis, author of "Beyond Ayahuasca" and co-founder of the Paititi Institute for the Preservation of Ecology and Indigenous Culture. For over twenty years, Roman has lived and apprenticed among Andean and Amazonian elders, integrating traditional plant-medicine lineages with Tibetan Vajrayana, Jungian psychology, and Daoist internal alchemy.
We explore the deeper meaning of “sacred reciprocity,” the illness of forgetfulness that afflicts modern civilization, and what it means to reconnect with the original wisdom of the heart. Roman shares his own healing journey from chronic illness to remission in the rainforest, the founding of his eco-spiritual community, and his vision for uniting ancestral wisdom with modern science through rites of passage, education, and intercultural healing.
🌿 Roman Hanis — paititi-institute.org
📘 "Beyond Ayahuasca" - amazon.com/Beyond-Ayahuasca-Unlocking-Evolutionary-Indigenous/dp/1401979599
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
02:00 – Roman’s first survival journey into the rainforest
05:00 – From illness to initiation: a personal healing path
07:30 – Disenchantment with Western society
09:00 – Total remission and awakening in the Amazon
10:45 – Integrating Buddhism, Jung, and plant medicine
13:40 – The pandemic of forgetfulness and the loss of innocence
15:10 – Golden Ages and the sickness of separation
17:10 – All traditions as reminders of our true nature
18:00 – Ayahuasca in the modern world: dilution vs. depth
20:00 – Cultural extinction and sacred reciprocity
23:00 – Paititi Institute projects and ecological preservation
26:00 – Adopted by the Jaguar Tribe
28:00 – Most mind-bending experience: remembering what it means to be alive
30:00 – Telepathy, compassion, and true power
33:00 – Technology, youth, and cognitive capitalism
35:00 – Castaneda, metaphor, and dream language
38:40 – Hope for humanity and future guardians of the Earth
41:00 – How to approach ayahuasca consciously
43:00 – Roman’s global collaborations and youth initiations
44:10 – Closing reflections
—
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📚 Explore My Books
tinyurl.com/mrsmtpwv
🌐 Join Our Online Community, e-Courses, Seminars & more! – The Liminal Institute
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#LiminalNews #RomanHanis #BeyondAyahuasca #Ayahuasca #PaititiInstitute #PlantMedicine #IndigenousWisdom #DanielPinchbeck #Consciousness #Ecology #Psychedelics #SpiritualHealing #AmazonRainforest #TibetanBuddhism #JungianPsychology
