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and Greetings., and I'm your host here in the Psychedelic Salon.

And today I'm thinking once again about Burning Man.

But since I'm not going to be able to make it there myself this year,

I thought that, well, I'd just go back to the 2014 Palanke-Norte lectures

and see who I've missed and haven't podcast yet.

Interestingly, to me at least, the name at the top of the list is someone who is also at the top of my list of people that I've begun to think about as one of our young elders.

But now that I just said that, I'm remembering that one should never imply that a woman, particularly a young woman, is an elder.

But I'm sure that you know what I mean, that I'm using the word elder in the sense of being a very wise person.

And Ashley is definitely wise beyond her years, in my opinion.

And as you're going to hear, Ashley Booth is promoting conversations about psychoactive compounds

in order to have intelligent, level-headed discussions about the responsible uses of psychedelics for both clinical and therapeutic purposes.

Through her own inner work,

she's developed a passion for removing the stigma and fear surrounding psychedelics.

Her strength comes from combining a background in the sciences

with a bigger and deeper view of humanity in the world.

And as you're going to hear,

Ashley also inspires audiences to question the default world's thinking about psychedelics.

And so now, here is Ashley Booth, delivering her Plankay-Norte lecture at the 2014 Burning Man Festival.

So I'd like to introduce Ashley Booth.

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