By Jules Evans — 2017
You don’t need drugs or a church for an ecstatic experience that helps transcend the self and connect to something bigger
Read on aeon.co
CLEAR ALL
It’s the biggest revolution you’ve never heard of, and it’s hiding in plain sight.
James Fadiman will describe how to best use psychoactive materials for enhanced problem solving, a poorly understood and under-researched area. However, there are established methods that open minds to useful solutions for real problems.
1
VOD release of DMT: The Spirit Molecule in Oct 2011.
In this segment, he provides a brief summary of his research with the endogenous psychedelic substance DMT, his findings, and the need to find a new model consistent with his volunteers’ description of the DMT experience.
An investigation into the long-obscured mystery of dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a molecule found in nearly every living organism and considered the most potent psychedelic on Earth.
The Neurophenomenology of the DMT State, presented by Christopher Timmermann from Imperial College London, UK
Jason Silva explains what exactly happens when people microdose LSD and whether or not it can be beneficial.
Nearly every culture throughout history has used chemicals that alter consciousness for spiritual exploration. In the 20th century these drugs caught the attention of scientists. Psychedelics, as they were named, proved effective at treating intractable illnesses like depression and addiction.
3
By the mid-1950s, LSD research was being published in medical and academic journals all over the world. It showed potential benefits in the treatment of alcoholism, drug addiction, and other mental illnesses. This film explores those potential benefits, and the researchers who explored them.
Michael Pollan has written 5 New York Times best sellers including Food Rules; In Defense of Food; and The Omnivore’s Dilemma.