The Purple Lady & The Multiverse: Shane Mauss on DMT Entitiesand Mind-Bending Trips from Ayahuasca Podcast with Sam Believ

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The Purple Lady & The Multiverse: Shane Mauss on DMT Entitiesand Mind-Bending Trips

1 hour 9 minutes Posted Aug 25, 2026 at 10:03 pm.

02:40: Shane’s background, rebel youth, and blending science, comedy, and psychedelics

08:52: The origin of Trips and creating immersive visual comedy experiences

11:45: Conventional education vs. self-directed learning and humor as an educational tool

24:32: The famous "Purple Lady" DMT entity story and shared trip experiences

36:58: Exploring the reality of trip visions, brain architecture, and Jungian archetypes

42:33: Navigating dogmatic spiritual views, ego-centrism, and mania in psychedelic spaces

55:46: Shane’s dark side of psychedelics: Reckless use, manic psychosis, and Psychonautics

58:20: Grounding fail-safes in traditional Ayahuasca use vs. unguided tripping

1:03:52: Performing stand-up comedy while under the influence of LSD and mushrooms

1:05:48: The challenges of accidental microdosing and trying to function in normal life

1:09:00: Details on Shane's Trips special, Meow Wolf, and future projects

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In this episode of Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ (founder of www.lawayra.com) has a conversation with Shane Mauss. Shane is an award-winning stand-up comedian, science communicator, and host of the long-running podcast Here We Are. Known for blending evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and comedy, he is also the creator of the documentary Psychonautics and the immersive two-part comedy special Trips, filmed at Meow Wolf.

If you would like to attend one of our Ayahuasca retreats go to www.lawayra.com.

Find more about Shane Mauss at www.shanemauss.com.

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