Chapter
Releasing the Ego with Psychedelics
40:23 - 48:26 (08:02)
The speaker shares their experience with a consciousness-altering substance and how it led to their understanding of the ego and its relation to the self.
Clips
The speaker talks about his experience taking a dose of LSD and psilocybin with a woman he calls Mary in Africa, during which he experienced a transfiguration of Mary's appearance to resemble Maria Sabina, the woman who gave the first Westerner a psilocybin trip in 1956.
40:23 - 41:41 (01:17)
Summary
The speaker talks about his experience taking a dose of LSD and psilocybin with a woman he calls Mary in Africa, during which he experienced a transfiguration of Mary's appearance to resemble Maria Sabina, the woman who gave the first Westerner a psilocybin trip in 1956.
ChapterReleasing the Ego with Psychedelics
Episode#365: Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker understands the consciousness perspective of cancer patients, realizing that losing their physical body is natural and calming, leading to the idea that one is not identical to their ego and can release it without being obliterated, going back to baseline amidst enduring changes.
41:42 - 45:25 (03:42)
Summary
The speaker understands the consciousness perspective of cancer patients, realizing that losing their physical body is natural and calming, leading to the idea that one is not identical to their ego and can release it without being obliterated, going back to baseline amidst enduring changes.
ChapterReleasing the Ego with Psychedelics
Episode#365: Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker recounts their experience of believing in spirituality without necessarily buying into the supernatural; they question the belief of spirits and ghosts, and ponder whether they really exist.
45:25 - 48:26 (03:00)
Summary
The speaker recounts their experience of believing in spirituality without necessarily buying into the supernatural; they question the belief of spirits and ghosts, and ponder whether they really exist.