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Ego Death and Psychedelics

By John Harrison

Most of us involved in consciousness research and exploration have had both personal and/or professional episodes that resemble or emulate a temporary ego death (loss of the separate self) or, in the affirmative, have experienced a deep and profound merging with the transcendent other.

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The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead

More than fifty years after the Summer of Love, the promise of the psychoactive ’60s—that deeper self-awareness and greater harmony can be achieved through reality-bending substances and practices—is close to becoming a mainstream phenomenon.

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Jonathan Haidt: Religion, Evolution, and the Ecstasy of Self-Transcendence

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative answer.

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The Journey of Soul Initiation: A Field Guide for Visionaries, Evolutionaries, and Revolutionaries

Soul initiation is an essential spiritual adventure that most of the world has forgotten—or not yet discovered.

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Terence McKenna on Ego Death

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Ralph Metzner Talks About LSD at Millbrook

Ralph Metzner, circa 1966, discussing the use of yoga to integrate the LSD experience into normal life.

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Jason Silva's Thoughts on LSD Microdosing

Jason Silva explains what exactly happens when people microdose LSD and whether or not it can be beneficial.

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Adyashanti - Getting Beyond Ego

The ultimate trick of egoic consciousness is to try to get beyond ego. Yet the more you try to get beyond it, the more you get caught up in it. In this enlightening satsang, Adyashanti reveals the real meaning of "allowing everything to be as it is.

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Alcoholics Anonymous and the Deflation of the Ego by Dr. Bob Weathers

Integrates the presenter's personal visit to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting with the core philosophy of treatment within the 12-step program; namely, that the underlying source of all addictive behaviors is identification with the personal ego.

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Michael Pollan—Psychedelics and How to Change Your Mind | Bioneers

As one of our most brilliant and clear-eyed explorers of such topics as plant intelligence and how we feed ourselves, Michael will share his luminous insights from what began as investigative reportage and became a very personal interior journey into the mystery of consciousness and the nature of...

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Terence McKenna: Psychedelic Advice

Terence McKenna talks about his personal process for using psilocybin mushrooms, attempts to describe some of the experiences he has had while on psychedelics, and what to do if you're experiencing a "bad trip" - he suggests singing.

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Ego Dissolution