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Awakening Fire and Luminous Form: A Comparative Phenomenology of Psilocybin-Induced Kundalini ...

Wayne Martin Mellinger, Ph.D.: I am a Santa Barbara–based social justice educator, activist, and writer, committed to amplifying the voices of those pushed to the margins. I have taught Sociology at numerous colleges, including the University of California campuses at Berkeley, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara, as well as Ventura College, the Fielding Graduate University, and Antioch University Santa Barbara. Beyond the classroom, I have long served as a social worker, helping people with mental health challenges find dignity and stability off the streets. Deeply concerned about our climate crisis, I now focus on cultivating the spiritual and ecological connections we need to build a just and sustainable society—one rooted in reverence for the natural world.