Keyword: nature

The Mood of Depression November 20, 2008

Host: Armand DiMele

When a whole society swings from irrational exuberance to despair, a collective numbness sets in. Armand DiMele maps the symptoms of this shared depression and explores how people seek relief through crisis, romance, aggression, music, and nature, drawing on caller stories to illustrate what genuinely lifts the spirit.

The Animal Desire to Get High with Ed Elkin September 5, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Ed Elkin, Roberta Maria Acchi

Every living creature seeks altered states, from caffeine-loving goats to alcohol-raiding elephants. Armand DiMele and guest Ed Elkin, a longtime humanistic psychology colleague living in a shamanic community in California, trace how psychedelics open perceptual doors that yoga, meditation, and creativity can then walk through without chemicals.