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    <title>The Permission Slip - Episodes Tagged with “#Psychedelics”</title>
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    <description>I love everything to do with consciousness - personal growth books, meditation, psychedelics, bodywork, Tantric retreats, chakras, Human Design, channeled works, you name it! For the past fifteen years, I’ve been on a deep healing journey. I regularly engage relative strangers in conversation about topics relating to consciousness, transformation and psychedelics (sometimes to their annoyance). I've been dancing around starting a podcast for a couple years now. My imposter syndrome has kept me thinking I don't have anything worthwhile to share, while I vainly attempt to find a community with whom I resonate. I've been fortunate to work with some really gifted practitioners during my journey. They not only gave me tools to heal, they gave me PERMISSION to heal. My intention in producing and distributing The Permission Slip podcast is to share knowledge of their talents with the rest of the world. Many of us have been programmed to believe that healing only comes from those in the medical profession who have gone through a particular set of training protocols. This is not true. Doctors and therapists and the like are (mostly) well-meaning and very good at what they do. Sometimes, more often than we are maybe lead to believe, what they recommend or do is not what is truly needed for healing. In the spirit of the following passage, I'm committing to a minimum of six podcasts that will be discussions with practitioners and healers from whom I've derived personal benefit. The purpose of this effort is therefore to shed light on the diverse ways of healing as well as moving into right relationship with oneself. Credits Renee LaVallee McKenna for the inspiration to create this in the first place. Abby Bruce (ma soeur) for the encouragement along the way. Damian Wiseman for the audio engineering expertise.</description>
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    <itunes:subtitle>You are allowed.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>I love everything to do with consciousness - personal growth books, meditation, psychedelics, bodywork, Tantric retreats, chakras, Human Design, channeled works, you name it! For the past fifteen years, I’ve been on a deep healing journey. I regularly engage relative strangers in conversation about topics relating to consciousness, transformation and psychedelics (sometimes to their annoyance). I've been dancing around starting a podcast for a couple years now. My imposter syndrome has kept me thinking I don't have anything worthwhile to share, while I vainly attempt to find a community with whom I resonate. I've been fortunate to work with some really gifted practitioners during my journey. They not only gave me tools to heal, they gave me PERMISSION to heal. My intention in producing and distributing The Permission Slip podcast is to share knowledge of their talents with the rest of the world. Many of us have been programmed to believe that healing only comes from those in the medical profession who have gone through a particular set of training protocols. This is not true. Doctors and therapists and the like are (mostly) well-meaning and very good at what they do. Sometimes, more often than we are maybe lead to believe, what they recommend or do is not what is truly needed for healing. In the spirit of the following passage, I'm committing to a minimum of six podcasts that will be discussions with practitioners and healers from whom I've derived personal benefit. The purpose of this effort is therefore to shed light on the diverse ways of healing as well as moving into right relationship with oneself. Credits Renee LaVallee McKenna for the inspiration to create this in the first place. Abby Bruce (ma soeur) for the encouragement along the way. Damian Wiseman for the audio engineering expertise.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>S3 | E2 Marian Siljeholm</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>My guest is Norwegian-American multimedia journalist Marian Siljeholm, who found me in an online community while reporting on transformational MDMA experiences for her graduate program. She shares how a childhood shaped by fear and loss, decades of therapy, and a total collapse in grad school led her to psychedelic-assisted work. She describes how two long journeys changed her relationship with her body, her mother, and herself. We also get into complex PTSD, what she learned from interviewing 45 to 50 people, and why education and good frameworks matter as this work moves toward the mainstream.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:30:55</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;I'm joined by Norwegian-American multimedia journalist and photographer Marian Siljeholm. She reached out to a group we're both part of, looking for people with transformational MDMA experiences for a graduate project, and that's how we met. Marian is upfront that she's a relative newcomer to this space, but she came to it the hard way: through her own search for something that would finally work after a lifetime of therapy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Marian tells the story of growing up in a home ruled by fear, and of the ways that stress showed up in her body for decades. She describes work as her "drug of choice," and the month when her relationship, her housing, her health, and her career all fell apart at once. A sleep specialist who admitted he couldn't help her handed her a business card and pointed her toward psychedelic-assisted therapy. She walks me through her first low-dose MDMA journey, the shift in her relationship with her mother, and the deep gratitude she felt afterward. She also tells me about her second, far more physical journey, in which she released years of stored pain.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We also talk about the reporting project that grew out of this. Marian interviewed 45 to 50 people across several continents, along with researchers and clinicians, including Judith Herman, who coined the term complex PTSD. We talk about why so many people with such different lives told the same story: nothing else worked, and this did. We dig into why complex PTSD still isn't in the DSM, why our system is built for pills and acute care rather than process, and what it would take to bring this work in responsibly. I also share some of my own experiences, including my frozen shoulder and the body work I've been doing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In this episode, we talk about:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How Marian found psychedelic-assisted therapy through an unexpected referral&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Why she couldn't think or talk her way out of a nervous system stuck in fight or flight&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What her first MDMA journey opened up, and why her second one built on it&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The gap between medicine that works and a system that isn't set up for it&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Complex PTSD, and why we need a shared language for trauma before we can have an informed conversation about the medicine&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Managing expectations, integration, and why it's a catalyst and not a quick fix&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Breathwork, rest, and what it means to finally feel at home in your body&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can find Marian's photography at &lt;a href="https://mariansiljeholmphotography.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;mariansiljeholmphotography.com&lt;/a&gt; and on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/marian_siljeholm_photography/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special Guest: Marian Siljeholm.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <![CDATA[<p>I'm joined by Norwegian-American multimedia journalist and photographer Marian Siljeholm. She reached out to a group we're both part of, looking for people with transformational MDMA experiences for a graduate project, and that's how we met. Marian is upfront that she's a relative newcomer to this space, but she came to it the hard way: through her own search for something that would finally work after a lifetime of therapy.</p>

<p>Marian tells the story of growing up in a home ruled by fear, and of the ways that stress showed up in her body for decades. She describes work as her "drug of choice," and the month when her relationship, her housing, her health, and her career all fell apart at once. A sleep specialist who admitted he couldn't help her handed her a business card and pointed her toward psychedelic-assisted therapy. She walks me through her first low-dose MDMA journey, the shift in her relationship with her mother, and the deep gratitude she felt afterward. She also tells me about her second, far more physical journey, in which she released years of stored pain.</p>

<p>We also talk about the reporting project that grew out of this. Marian interviewed 45 to 50 people across several continents, along with researchers and clinicians, including Judith Herman, who coined the term complex PTSD. We talk about why so many people with such different lives told the same story: nothing else worked, and this did. We dig into why complex PTSD still isn't in the DSM, why our system is built for pills and acute care rather than process, and what it would take to bring this work in responsibly. I also share some of my own experiences, including my frozen shoulder and the body work I've been doing.</p>

<p>In this episode, we talk about:</p>

<ul>
<li>How Marian found psychedelic-assisted therapy through an unexpected referral</li>
<li>Why she couldn't think or talk her way out of a nervous system stuck in fight or flight</li>
<li>What her first MDMA journey opened up, and why her second one built on it</li>
<li>The gap between medicine that works and a system that isn't set up for it</li>
<li>Complex PTSD, and why we need a shared language for trauma before we can have an informed conversation about the medicine</li>
<li>Managing expectations, integration, and why it's a catalyst and not a quick fix</li>
<li>Breathwork, rest, and what it means to finally feel at home in your body</li>
</ul>

<p>You can find Marian's photography at <a href="https://mariansiljeholmphotography.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">mariansiljeholmphotography.com</a> and on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marian_siljeholm_photography/" rel="nofollow noopener">Instagram</a>.</p><p>Special Guest: Marian Siljeholm.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/mattkosterman">Support The Permission Slip</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>I'm joined by Norwegian-American multimedia journalist and photographer Marian Siljeholm. She reached out to a group we're both part of, looking for people with transformational MDMA experiences for a graduate project, and that's how we met. Marian is upfront that she's a relative newcomer to this space, but she came to it the hard way: through her own search for something that would finally work after a lifetime of therapy.</p>

<p>Marian tells the story of growing up in a home ruled by fear, and of the ways that stress showed up in her body for decades. She describes work as her "drug of choice," and the month when her relationship, her housing, her health, and her career all fell apart at once. A sleep specialist who admitted he couldn't help her handed her a business card and pointed her toward psychedelic-assisted therapy. She walks me through her first low-dose MDMA journey, the shift in her relationship with her mother, and the deep gratitude she felt afterward. She also tells me about her second, far more physical journey, in which she released years of stored pain.</p>

<p>We also talk about the reporting project that grew out of this. Marian interviewed 45 to 50 people across several continents, along with researchers and clinicians, including Judith Herman, who coined the term complex PTSD. We talk about why so many people with such different lives told the same story: nothing else worked, and this did. We dig into why complex PTSD still isn't in the DSM, why our system is built for pills and acute care rather than process, and what it would take to bring this work in responsibly. I also share some of my own experiences, including my frozen shoulder and the body work I've been doing.</p>

<p>In this episode, we talk about:</p>

<ul>
<li>How Marian found psychedelic-assisted therapy through an unexpected referral</li>
<li>Why she couldn't think or talk her way out of a nervous system stuck in fight or flight</li>
<li>What her first MDMA journey opened up, and why her second one built on it</li>
<li>The gap between medicine that works and a system that isn't set up for it</li>
<li>Complex PTSD, and why we need a shared language for trauma before we can have an informed conversation about the medicine</li>
<li>Managing expectations, integration, and why it's a catalyst and not a quick fix</li>
<li>Breathwork, rest, and what it means to finally feel at home in your body</li>
</ul>

<p>You can find Marian's photography at <a href="https://mariansiljeholmphotography.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">mariansiljeholmphotography.com</a> and on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marian_siljeholm_photography/" rel="nofollow noopener">Instagram</a>.</p><p>Special Guest: Marian Siljeholm.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/mattkosterman">Support The Permission Slip</a></p>]]>
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  <title>S2 | E10 Christopher Solomon</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Matt Kosterman</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In this episode I sit down with Christopher Solomon, a somatic salvia guide based in Mendocino County, California, to explore a plant that most people either know nothing about or fear outright. Christopher walks me through his long, winding path with Salvia divinorum — from a strange first encounter in high school in Dallas to the spontaneous healing of a swollen lymph node that doctors wanted to surgically remove. We dig into why the conventional "smoke a big bowl and brace yourself" advice gets it completely backward, and how working with tiny, titrated doses paired with meditation transforms Salvia into a gentle, relational teacher rather than a terrifying five-minute ride. It's a conversation about reverence, somatic awareness, and the surprising therapeutic range of one of the most misunderstood plants out there.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>58:17</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;I'll be honest — Salvia was a plant I'd never tried and mostly knew through the lens of chaotic internet videos. So this conversation with Christopher Solomon cracked something wide open for me. Christopher came to the States from Johannesburg at fourteen, studied psychology and finance, and spent years in a database job he found soul-crushing before finally following the thread that had been tugging at him since high school: a deep, ongoing relationship with Salvia divinorum.&lt;br&gt;
We trace his whole arc in this episode — the bizarre early experiences, the moment an "intrusive" inner voice told him to meditate first and changed everything, the female salvia entity who told him she'd always been there, and the day a small dose seemed to dissolve a physical lymph node that had stumped his doctors. From there we get into the real heart of his work: low, titrated doses, somatic awareness, and treating the plant as something that demands silence, stillness, and respect.&lt;br&gt;
Christopher shares how Salvia affects the default mode network more than any classic psychedelic, why it pairs so well with meditation and somatic therapy, and how he guides clients through Zoom sessions for everything from crippling anxiety and depression to inflammation, arthritis, GI issues, and insomnia. We also talk honestly about the contrast with ketamine — reverse tolerance versus addiction, "diminishing returns," and the importance of listening when a medicine tells you to back off. Whether you're a curious psychonaut or someone exploring gentler tools for healing, I think you'll come away seeing this plant in a completely new light.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Christopher Solomon is a somatic Salvia guide, teacher, and inventor of a pipe that aids in the mindful exploration of Salvia Divinorum. Incorporating lessons learned directly from Salvia and as a student of somatic psychotherapy, Christopher is pioneering techniques to use Salvia as a therapeutic tool for guided self-healing, meditation, and introspection. Christopher lectures about the proper, intentional, and therapeutic use of Salvia, offering a blend of scientific, esoteric, and therapeutic perspectives. He also cultivates a medicinal Salvia garden for use in his therapeutic practice with clients. His main goal is to teach people how to use Salvia for themselves in a manner that is supportive, informative, and empowering. He has a B.A in Psychology from the University of Texas at Dallas, and received his training in somatic psychotherapy from the Hakomi Institute of California.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can find Christopher at salviahealings.com and through his community, the Somatic Salvia Network, at somaticsalvianetwork.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special Guest: Christopher Solomon.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
  <itunes:keywords>Salvia divinorum, somatic salvia, Christopher Solomon, salvia guide, low dose salvia, microdosing salvia, plant medicine, psychedelics, salvia healing, default mode network, somatic psychotherapy, meditation, entheogens, harm reduction, salvia land, spontaneous healing, anxiety, depression, inflammation, arthritis, kappa opioid receptors, ketamine alternative, reverse tolerance, astral projection, out of body experience, consciousness, embodiment, spirituality, integration, Erowid, Johns Hopkins, holistic wellness, The Permission Slip, Matt Kosterman</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>I'll be honest — Salvia was a plant I'd never tried and mostly knew through the lens of chaotic internet videos. So this conversation with Christopher Solomon cracked something wide open for me. Christopher came to the States from Johannesburg at fourteen, studied psychology and finance, and spent years in a database job he found soul-crushing before finally following the thread that had been tugging at him since high school: a deep, ongoing relationship with Salvia divinorum.<br>
We trace his whole arc in this episode — the bizarre early experiences, the moment an "intrusive" inner voice told him to meditate first and changed everything, the female salvia entity who told him she'd always been there, and the day a small dose seemed to dissolve a physical lymph node that had stumped his doctors. From there we get into the real heart of his work: low, titrated doses, somatic awareness, and treating the plant as something that demands silence, stillness, and respect.<br>
Christopher shares how Salvia affects the default mode network more than any classic psychedelic, why it pairs so well with meditation and somatic therapy, and how he guides clients through Zoom sessions for everything from crippling anxiety and depression to inflammation, arthritis, GI issues, and insomnia. We also talk honestly about the contrast with ketamine — reverse tolerance versus addiction, "diminishing returns," and the importance of listening when a medicine tells you to back off. Whether you're a curious psychonaut or someone exploring gentler tools for healing, I think you'll come away seeing this plant in a completely new light.</p>

<p>Christopher Solomon is a somatic Salvia guide, teacher, and inventor of a pipe that aids in the mindful exploration of Salvia Divinorum. Incorporating lessons learned directly from Salvia and as a student of somatic psychotherapy, Christopher is pioneering techniques to use Salvia as a therapeutic tool for guided self-healing, meditation, and introspection. Christopher lectures about the proper, intentional, and therapeutic use of Salvia, offering a blend of scientific, esoteric, and therapeutic perspectives. He also cultivates a medicinal Salvia garden for use in his therapeutic practice with clients. His main goal is to teach people how to use Salvia for themselves in a manner that is supportive, informative, and empowering. He has a B.A in Psychology from the University of Texas at Dallas, and received his training in somatic psychotherapy from the Hakomi Institute of California.</p>

<p>You can find Christopher at salviahealings.com and through his community, the Somatic Salvia Network, at somaticsalvianetwork.com.</p><p>Special Guest: Christopher Solomon.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/mattkosterman">Support The Permission Slip</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>I'll be honest — Salvia was a plant I'd never tried and mostly knew through the lens of chaotic internet videos. So this conversation with Christopher Solomon cracked something wide open for me. Christopher came to the States from Johannesburg at fourteen, studied psychology and finance, and spent years in a database job he found soul-crushing before finally following the thread that had been tugging at him since high school: a deep, ongoing relationship with Salvia divinorum.<br>
We trace his whole arc in this episode — the bizarre early experiences, the moment an "intrusive" inner voice told him to meditate first and changed everything, the female salvia entity who told him she'd always been there, and the day a small dose seemed to dissolve a physical lymph node that had stumped his doctors. From there we get into the real heart of his work: low, titrated doses, somatic awareness, and treating the plant as something that demands silence, stillness, and respect.<br>
Christopher shares how Salvia affects the default mode network more than any classic psychedelic, why it pairs so well with meditation and somatic therapy, and how he guides clients through Zoom sessions for everything from crippling anxiety and depression to inflammation, arthritis, GI issues, and insomnia. We also talk honestly about the contrast with ketamine — reverse tolerance versus addiction, "diminishing returns," and the importance of listening when a medicine tells you to back off. Whether you're a curious psychonaut or someone exploring gentler tools for healing, I think you'll come away seeing this plant in a completely new light.</p>

<p>Christopher Solomon is a somatic Salvia guide, teacher, and inventor of a pipe that aids in the mindful exploration of Salvia Divinorum. Incorporating lessons learned directly from Salvia and as a student of somatic psychotherapy, Christopher is pioneering techniques to use Salvia as a therapeutic tool for guided self-healing, meditation, and introspection. Christopher lectures about the proper, intentional, and therapeutic use of Salvia, offering a blend of scientific, esoteric, and therapeutic perspectives. He also cultivates a medicinal Salvia garden for use in his therapeutic practice with clients. His main goal is to teach people how to use Salvia for themselves in a manner that is supportive, informative, and empowering. He has a B.A in Psychology from the University of Texas at Dallas, and received his training in somatic psychotherapy from the Hakomi Institute of California.</p>

<p>You can find Christopher at salviahealings.com and through his community, the Somatic Salvia Network, at somaticsalvianetwork.com.</p><p>Special Guest: Christopher Solomon.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/mattkosterman">Support The Permission Slip</a></p>]]>
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  <title>S1 | E12 Laura O’Malley</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>Matt Kosterman</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In my second episode with Conscious Channel and incredibly happy human Laura O’Malley, we explore kundalini energy, awakening, the nature of duality, and why so many people are opening up right now. The collective she works with comes through with powerful, direct teachings on vibrational readiness, fear, free will, the purpose of Earth, and how to navigate this moment in human evolution with clarity and choice.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:32:47</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This is the first episode I've created that has video. You may wish to watch it to see how Laura's entire countenance changes when she channels the other beings. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Link - &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/xo72vAcW6-k" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://youtu.be/xo72vAcW6-k&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'm really excited about this follow-up conversation with Conscious Channel Laura O’Malley and even more excited that we got to communicate directly with the beings that have been coming through her for years with powerful information for the rapidly expanding consciousness and shifting reality we are presently experiencing. We dive straight into one of my favorite topics: Kundalini energy and what’s actually happening during spiritual awakening. My own experiences with powerful energy experiences, plant medicine, and meditation led me into this conversation — and Laura’s Guides wasted no time stepping in to speak directly.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The episode is an exploration of consciousness:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;What kundalini really is&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Why it releases only when the body is vibrationally ready&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Why more people are experiencing spontaneous awakenings now&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Why many of these openings have been misdiagnosed as breakdowns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How thoughts, vibration, and free will shape reality&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How to tell the difference between ego and higher self&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Why “fighting darkness” only feeds it&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How to shift your vibration through attention&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What Christ Consciousness actually means&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How plant medicines give temporary access to higher dimensions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The nature of soul fractals and multidimensional existence&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The Collective speaks bluntly about fear, news addiction, collective expansion, and why love is the only real frequency beneath it all. Their message is clear: we’re in a massive vibrational shift, and more people are waking up to their true nature while still in the body — something that used to be rare.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;We also talk about embodiment practices, emotional processing, why suppressing feelings creates suffering, and the mechanics of raising your vibration intentionally (without spiritual bypassing).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This episode is raw, real, and a direct hit for anyone navigating awakening, expansion, or the feeling that the world is changing in ways they can’t ignore.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Video of the session is available on my YouTube channel - @ThePermissionSlip.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special Guest: Laura O'Malley.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
  <itunes:keywords>Kundalini, Awakening, Conscious Channeling, Laura O’Malley, The Guides, Spiritual Emergence, Vibrational Frequency, Duality, Christ Consciousness, Plant Medicine, Psychedelics, Non-Duality, Higher Self, Ego, Energy Work, Meditation, Consciousness, Spiritual Growth, 5D, Ascension, Human Evolution, Fear, News Detox, Entity Channelling, Source Energy, Soul Fractals</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This is the first episode I've created that has video. You may wish to watch it to see how Laura's entire countenance changes when she channels the other beings. </p>

<p>Link - <a href="https://youtu.be/xo72vAcW6-k" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/xo72vAcW6-k</a></p>

<p>I'm really excited about this follow-up conversation with Conscious Channel Laura O’Malley and even more excited that we got to communicate directly with the beings that have been coming through her for years with powerful information for the rapidly expanding consciousness and shifting reality we are presently experiencing. We dive straight into one of my favorite topics: Kundalini energy and what’s actually happening during spiritual awakening. My own experiences with powerful energy experiences, plant medicine, and meditation led me into this conversation — and Laura’s Guides wasted no time stepping in to speak directly.</p>

<p>The episode is an exploration of consciousness:</p>

<ul>
<li>What kundalini really is</li>
<li>Why it releases only when the body is vibrationally ready</li>
<li>Why more people are experiencing spontaneous awakenings now</li>
<li>Why many of these openings have been misdiagnosed as breakdowns</li>
<li>How thoughts, vibration, and free will shape reality</li>
<li>How to tell the difference between ego and higher self</li>
<li>Why “fighting darkness” only feeds it</li>
<li>How to shift your vibration through attention</li>
<li>What Christ Consciousness actually means</li>
<li>How plant medicines give temporary access to higher dimensions</li>
<li>The nature of soul fractals and multidimensional existence</li>
<li>The Collective speaks bluntly about fear, news addiction, collective expansion, and why love is the only real frequency beneath it all. Their message is clear: we’re in a massive vibrational shift, and more people are waking up to their true nature while still in the body — something that used to be rare.</li>
<li>We also talk about embodiment practices, emotional processing, why suppressing feelings creates suffering, and the mechanics of raising your vibration intentionally (without spiritual bypassing).</li>
<li>This episode is raw, real, and a direct hit for anyone navigating awakening, expansion, or the feeling that the world is changing in ways they can’t ignore.</li>
</ul>

<p>Video of the session is available on my YouTube channel - @ThePermissionSlip.</p><p>Special Guest: Laura O'Malley.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/mattkosterman">Support The Permission Slip</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Laura O&#39;Malley&#39;s Website" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTgyOTU3">Laura O'Malley's Website
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This is the first episode I've created that has video. You may wish to watch it to see how Laura's entire countenance changes when she channels the other beings. </p>

<p>Link - <a href="https://youtu.be/xo72vAcW6-k" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/xo72vAcW6-k</a></p>

<p>I'm really excited about this follow-up conversation with Conscious Channel Laura O’Malley and even more excited that we got to communicate directly with the beings that have been coming through her for years with powerful information for the rapidly expanding consciousness and shifting reality we are presently experiencing. We dive straight into one of my favorite topics: Kundalini energy and what’s actually happening during spiritual awakening. My own experiences with powerful energy experiences, plant medicine, and meditation led me into this conversation — and Laura’s Guides wasted no time stepping in to speak directly.</p>

<p>The episode is an exploration of consciousness:</p>

<ul>
<li>What kundalini really is</li>
<li>Why it releases only when the body is vibrationally ready</li>
<li>Why more people are experiencing spontaneous awakenings now</li>
<li>Why many of these openings have been misdiagnosed as breakdowns</li>
<li>How thoughts, vibration, and free will shape reality</li>
<li>How to tell the difference between ego and higher self</li>
<li>Why “fighting darkness” only feeds it</li>
<li>How to shift your vibration through attention</li>
<li>What Christ Consciousness actually means</li>
<li>How plant medicines give temporary access to higher dimensions</li>
<li>The nature of soul fractals and multidimensional existence</li>
<li>The Collective speaks bluntly about fear, news addiction, collective expansion, and why love is the only real frequency beneath it all. Their message is clear: we’re in a massive vibrational shift, and more people are waking up to their true nature while still in the body — something that used to be rare.</li>
<li>We also talk about embodiment practices, emotional processing, why suppressing feelings creates suffering, and the mechanics of raising your vibration intentionally (without spiritual bypassing).</li>
<li>This episode is raw, real, and a direct hit for anyone navigating awakening, expansion, or the feeling that the world is changing in ways they can’t ignore.</li>
</ul>

<p>Video of the session is available on my YouTube channel - @ThePermissionSlip.</p><p>Special Guest: Laura O'Malley.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/mattkosterman">Support The Permission Slip</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Laura O&#39;Malley&#39;s Website" rel="nofollow" href="https://click.fireside.fm/e/MTgyOTU3">Laura O'Malley's Website
</a></li></ul>]]>
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