Modern Psychedelics

008 | Steve Rio: Facilitating 5-MeO-DMT Ceremonies, Dying Before Death, and Having A Psychedelic Mindset in the Psychedelic Industry

Episode Summary

Welcome, Steve Rio! Steve is such an impressive human being: a social impact entrepreneur, transformational guide, and musician. Steve has focused his life's work on helping people realize their full potential and raise consciousness. In this episode, we explore the toad medicine (aka 5-MeO-DMT), where the psychedelic industry is heading, and profound ego-death experiences.

Episode Notes

Steve’s journey with psychedelics, consciousness, and opening a psychedelic retreat center
What is 5-MeO-DMT/toad medicine?
Ethical issues around toad medicine
Synthetic vs. organic psychedelics
The unique rituals and protocols at Enfold Institute retreats
The type of people commonly called to Steve’s retreats
Steve’s first experience with 5-MeO-DMT and how that lead to the development of their protocol at Enfold Institute
How Steve and his wife came to curate their retreat approach at Enfold Institute
Ego death and “dying before you die”
Advocating for bringing psychedelics to the market with reverence as they become mainstream

Mentioned in the episode:

My Full Review of Enfold Institute
Check out episode 79 for my trip report at Enfold
And my second interview with Steve in 2024
An Urgent Plea to Users of Psychedelics: Let’s consider a more ethical menu of plants and compounds (Article)
Hamilton’s Pharmacopia
Consciousness Medicine (book)
Stan Grof's work (books) [1, 2, 3, 4]

Where to find Steve: