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Psychedelics as an Antidote to Egoism: A Path to Environmentalism and Overcoming Tribalism
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Psychedelics offer an antidote to the challenges faced by the culture such as environmental crisis and tribalism, both being a function of ego consciousness. At the individual level, we have pathologies and at the civilizational or national level, which are extremely relevant to the moment we're in and the problems we're struggling with.
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The environmental crisis and tribalism are two major issues that are a result of ego consciousness.
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Summary
The environmental crisis and tribalism are two major issues that are a result of ego consciousness. Psychedelic drugs could offer an antidote to these ways of thinking and potentially contribute to environmental consciousness.
ChapterPsychedelics as an Antidote to Egoism: A Path to Environmentalism and Overcoming Tribalism
Episode#313: Michael Pollan — Exploring The New Science of Psychedelics
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The current renaissance of psychedelics is relevant to the problems we are struggling with today.
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The current renaissance of psychedelics is relevant to the problems we are struggling with today. Though there are militant proselytizers of psychedelics, these plants and compounds have existed and been consumed for millennia and could be used to decipher how they fit into a world with increasing prevalence of certain types of mental health problems.