Season 2 Episode 27: Cyborg Shamanism with Adah Parris
The world has multiple religion and belief systems to offer, and yet people are still seeking for ways on how to connect with each other, the environment, and higher beings to understand reality and the world we live in.
Adah noticed how as people sought new religion, they were using plant medicine and sound meditation to connect with and understand the self, each other, and the environment, kind of like how we use digital technology. Enter cyborg shamanism—which is the coexistence of cyborgs, using digital hardware to augment the biological, and the shaman, using ecological and organic technology to augment and help us understand ourselves. Adah explores this new concept as well as her ancestral journey, mediumship, and how cyborg shamanism can help us further understand each other and our environment.
Adah is a polymath and activist exploring the intersection of ecology, technology, innovation, and art. She is a Chair of the Mental Health First Aid England and The Advisory Group of the Center for Cultural Value. Her advocacy is social justice and mental health awareness. She is also a fellow of The Royal Center of the Arts and the creator of “Cyborg Shamanism”, a philosophy that combines ancient wisdom, indigenous practice, and digital technology to inspire innovation and encourage people to consider the kind of ancestors they want to be. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, Adah was long-listed as one of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology. In 2019, she was recognised as one of TED Talks Global Emerging Innovators. In 2018, she was recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Leaders in Technology.
What we discuss…
01:09 – Introducing Adah
04:56 – What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be?
15:35 – Adah’s Ancestral Journey
26:36 – What is a Polymath?
36:51 – Cyborg Shamanism
49:21 – Artificial Intelligence
53:53 – Animisim and Mediumship
1:10:36 – Adah in Behalf of the Great Mother
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