Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
The woman ate of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge; this mysterious fruit is the psilocybin-containing mushroom Stropharia cubensis that catalyzed the Tassili partnership Eden
Terence McKenna • Food of the Gods
the enormous healing power of psychedelics may lie in their extraordinary ability to affect what we actually believe to be true about reality and ourselves.
David Jay Brown • Dreaming Wide Awake
understanding the mind and, potentially, changing it.
Michael Pollan • How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
Compared with Rick Doblin, Bob Jesse is a monk.
Michael Pollan • How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
Such compounds are apparently functioning
Terence McKenna • Food of the Gods
You are the basic product endorser.” The product by this point was of course LSD. “Whenever you are photographed, smile. Wave reassuringly. Radiate courage. Never complain or appear angry. It’s okay if you come off as flamboyant and eccentric. You’re a professor after all. But a confident attitude is the best advertisement. You must be known for yo
... See moreMichael Pollan • How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
Quick attempt to write out the logic beyond my Food of the Gods review:
Starting 2 million years ago, homo Habilis emerges from grasslands as meat eaters. This is cited as the main explanation for the growth of the brain, but it's not clear how eating meat led to genetic changes that would pass down to offspring.
However, in hunting mammals (ie: cat
Most people are addicted to some substance and, more important, all people are addicted to patterns of behavior. Attempting to distinguish between habits and addictions does damage to the indissoluble confluence of mental and physical energies that shapes the behavior of each of us.