Ep348: Visions of the Lion-Headed Avatar - Jensen Martin
Jensen Martin is a scholar-practitioner and PhD student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.
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Jensen recalls how his childhood experiences playing the World of Warcraft and reading fantasy books awakened a deep longing for real experiences of magick and shamanism, how reading spiritual biographies inspired him become a live-in member of the Self Realisation Fellowship, and how trips in India drew him to the practice of bhakti.
Jensen recounts powerful visions of Narasiṃha and Egyptian gods, transformative darśanas with Indian gurus such as Amma the Hugging Saint, and experiments with the power of mantra recitation.
Jensen also describes his deep dive into psychedelic use, reveals his extensive experience with ayahuasca, and details his journey to a full-scholarship PhD at the Graduate Theological Union.
00:00 - Intro
01:07 - Narasiṃha
01:52 - Jensen’s childhood
02:50 - Drawn to shamanism through World of Warcraft
04:41 - Reading about shamanism and pagan religion
06:17 - Inspired by fantasy and World of Warcraft
09:48 - Lucid dreaming practice and animal totems
12:42 - Reading “Autobiography of a Yogi”
14:35 - Move to Humboldt county to pursue samadhi in nature
15:45 - Experimenting with substances
16:48 - Living at the Self Realisation Fellowship and time in India
20:55 - Masters degree in Yoga Studies
21:36 - Thirst for magickal experiences
27:50 - Living hand to mouth
29:33 - Jensen’s practice regime
32:00 - Hassidic Judaism, Orthodox Christianity, and Amma Sri Mātā Amritānandamayī Devi
35:35 - Academic studies
37:09 - Powerful darśana from Amma Sri Karunamayi
40:38 - Further trips to India and practicing bhakti
42:36 - Encounter with Narasimha
46:38 - Attending the 2019 Kumbh Mela
50:00 - Dream of Egyptian Narasimha connections
54:41 - Extreme sickness and vision of Narasimha
01:02:52 - Meeting Dhruva Gorrick
01:04:37 - Powerful encounter with Amma the hugging saint
01:08:52 - Why not to share significant spiritual experiences
01:10:00 - Going deep with ayahuasca and other psychedelics
01:23:18 - Mantras coming alive
01:24:54 - High frequency of psychedelic trips
01:25:58 - Work as park ranger
01:26:54 - Negative ayahuasca experiences and magickal attack
01:39:47 - Encountering Narasimha on ayahuasca
01:49:37 - A new theme for Jensen’s ayahuasca ceremonies
01:57:02 - Lineage spirits commanded Jensen to stop ayahuasca
01:57:38 - Further visions
01:59:05 - Encountering Vishnu and further pleas to stop taking ayahuasca
02:07:27 - Return to Amma and Narasimha initiation
02:08: 42 - Receiving a PhD scholarship to study Narasimha
02:15:41 - Still drinking ayahuasca
02:19:52 - Uniqueness of the human body
02:21:02 - Borrowing psychic power and astral contracts
02:29:46 - Why does Jensen keep using ayahuasca despite warnings?
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