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The Importance of Confronting Our Own Mortality
58:27 - 1:11:04 (12:36)
The fear of death has been the creative force of human society, and the ancient Greek rituals at Eleusis, which involved the consumption of a potent psychedelic by millions of initiates, provided a vision of life that made it worth living. Today, we use modern tools to run away from the fear of death, but it's important for us to confront our own mortality.
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The Mysteries of Eleusis were the centerpiece of ancient Greek life, and it is believed that consuming powerful psychedelics during the ritual consumption led to a vision that helped people confront their own mortality, which in turn, became the creative force that shaped human society.
58:27 - 1:04:04 (05:36)
Summary
The Mysteries of Eleusis were the centerpiece of ancient Greek life, and it is believed that consuming powerful psychedelics during the ritual consumption led to a vision that helped people confront their own mortality, which in turn, became the creative force that shaped human society. This practice lasted for thousands of years and millions of initiates who walked from Athens to Eleusis to encounter the vision.
ChapterThe Importance of Confronting Our Own Mortality
Episode#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The future of consciousness, religious, and psychedelic experiences is explored, along with the use of modern tools to enhance these states.
1:04:04 - 1:09:37 (05:33)
Summary
The future of consciousness, religious, and psychedelic experiences is explored, along with the use of modern tools to enhance these states. The conversation touches on the practice of religion as a collective intelligence practice.
ChapterThe Importance of Confronting Our Own Mortality
Episode#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This podcast episode discusses the definition of religion and God, with anthropologist Clifford Geertz's definition of religion as "a set of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long lasting moods and motivations."
1:09:37 - 1:11:04 (01:26)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses the definition of religion and God, with anthropologist Clifford Geertz's definition of religion as "a set of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long lasting moods and motivations." The hosts also explore how religion can provide an existential insight that answers the question of why we're here.