Hello! I have to say, last week was incredible. We hosted a dinner for MAPS Germany, which is just in the making since MAPS is coming to Europe.
I was honored to host the dinner for Rick Doblin at Grill Royal, which kindly supported our dinner, and introduce him to a few people in Berlin. But this is just the beginning.
We will support MAPS Germany thoroughly and passionately. Stay tuned for more.
But now back to the podcast!
What if we would look into psychedelics as a tool to resolve long-standing conflicts? What if you could help to ease the pain of a land?
What if. What if Palestinians and Israelis would do an ayahuasca ceremony together? Leor Roseman and Antwan Saca really wanted to see what happened then. And so they arranged it and created a study with the Imperial College.
They recently launched their study “Relational Processes in Ayahuasca Groups of Palestinians and Israelis”, which means that Leor and Antwan had Palestinians and Israelis drinking ayahuasca together, to study empathy and mutual understanding after the ceremonies.
To me, this is the next level use of psychedelics. I think the study is super important since it “presents a phenomenological investigation centered on intersubjective and intercultural relational processes, exploring how an intercultural context affects both the group and individual process.”
Who are Leor and Antwan?
Leor Roseman is a postdoc at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London, where he received his Ph.D. and MRes, under the supervision of Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris and Prof. David Nutt. His research is focused on the neural and psychological correlates of the psychedelic experience, and the therapeutic application of psilocybin for depression. Currently, Leor is investigating the psychosocial potential of psychedelics.
Antwan Saca was born in Jerusalem to a Christian family from the city of Bethlehem.
He has spent his adult life working towards the dream of peace and justice in the Holy Land. He spent five years at the Holy Land Trust serving also as director of programs, where he experienced community-healing approaches that strengthened his interest in non-violent compassionate activism. Since then, he’s focused on community dynamics and the many forms of personal/collective experiences and inherited trauma that influences conflict resolution in the Holy Land. He believes that healing the pain of the past is a prerequisite for healthy relations between nations and—ultimately—peace. Antwan serves as an associate at Leaders Quest, walking and learning among world leaders in their search for aligning profit with purpose in this rapidly changing world.
Let's talk soon!
Anne
🍄 #71 Leor Roseman & Antwan Saca What happens, if Israelis and Palestinians drink ayahuasca- together.