Let’s dream about the body’s wisdom, collaborating with nature and awakening from the nightmare of separation.

In this earthy episode you’ll dream:

• that nature is calling you to walk with her
• about the embodied journey from burnout to care
• of awakening from the human nightmare of separation

The full text, images and references can be found here: https://substack.jjvandevyver.earth/p/are-we-living-in-the-earths-dream

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (02:21) - The dream
• (03:27) - Preparing for a journey, autumn 2023
• (11:24) - The dream of death
• (14:05) - This path doesn’t go on, summer 2024
• (20:00) - The dream of humility
• (22:08) - Twisted in knots, spring 2025
• (27:44) - The dream of courage
• (30:03) - The ground speaks, summer 2025
• (40:39) - The dream of wilding
• (42:37) - Finding my way, spring 2026
• (49:52) - The dream of care
• (52:32) - Is the Earth waking us up?
• (58:51) - Acknowledgements

• Jo for your feedback on an early draft
• Louise for your feedback and creative guidance
• Leigh and Lesanne for encouraging, shaping and holding space for this series
• Phillip-Jan van Zyl for his beautiful piano collection “Spiral”
• My partner Ash for your love and support as these pieces came to life
• The wild spaces, the butterflies and the whispering Earth
• The many wonderful humans who inspired these words through our conversations.

I'll see you in the wilderness.

Let’s enter a mind-altering world where a mushroom can change your life and save our species.

In this reality-bending episode you’ll learn:

• how I almost lost my mind during an ayahuasca ceremony
• the role that psilocybin mushrooms can play in personal development
• what a healthy partnership with plant medicine looks like

The full text, images and references can be found here: https://open.substack.com/pub/jjvandevyver/p/can-magic-mushrooms-evolve-human

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (02:06) - The night I lost my mind
• (08:13) - A seed is planted
• (14:54) - Drugs are bad
• (20:20) - An Easter Journey
• (30:28) - A whole new world
• (36:47) - Ayahuasca Curandero Initiation Course
• (46:28) - Lost in my mind
• (51:01) - The work begins
• (54:27) - Facilitation
• (01:04:02) - The journeys ahead
• (01:14:12) - On the next episode
• (01:14:46) - Acknowledgements

A huge thank you to:

• Storm for your feedback on an earlier draft
• Leigh and Lesanne for encouraging, shaping and reviewing this series
• Phillip-Jan van Zyl for his beautiful piano collection “Spiral”
• Louise for guiding my way to inspired creativity
• My partner Ash for your love and support throughout this project
• The incredible plants and facilitators who shaped my journey
• The many wonderful humans who inspired these words through our conversations.

I'll see you in the wilderness.

Let’s uncover the power of stories, how we inherit trauma and disease, and what it takes to heal.

In this very personal episode you’ll discover:

• the spiritual transformation that my mom experienced with cancer
• the echoes of stories and trauma that shape who we become
• what a miracle can look like

The full text, images and references can be found here: https://open.substack.com/pub/jjvandevyver/p/what-if-mommy-healed-her-past?

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (02:08) - A story about a stone
• (04:55) - Heike Rothauge
• (13:08) - My first rose quartz
• (19:58) - Tracing our roots
• (24:41) - A bag of stones
• (30:02) - Crystals in the desert
• (39:08) - That little girl
• (44:28) - A gift
• (48:02) - On the next episode
• (48:31) - Acknowledgements

A huge thank you to:

• Jayni, Ash and Axel for your generous feedback on early drafts
• Leigh and Lesanne for encouraging, shaping and reviewing this series
• Phillip-Jan van Zyl for his beautiful piano collection “Spiral”
• Louise for guiding my way to inspired creativity
• My partner Ash for your love and support throughout this project
• The many wonderful humans who inspired these words through our conversations.

I'll see you in the wilderness.