Psychiatrists have a certain gooroo aspect, whether it's imputed to them or they feel it. Would you feel better if psychodalics were maybe packaged with the ceremonial slash religious experience? Or packaged with big agriculture? I don't think there's one choice to be made. I think it has a role to play, you know.
Michael Pollan has long been fascinated by nature and the ways we connect and clash with it, with decades of writing covering food, farming, cooking, and architecture. Pollan's latest fascination? Our widespread and ancient desire to use nature to change our consciousness.
He joins Tyler to discuss his research and experience with psychedelics, including what kinds of people most benefit from them, what it can teach us about profundity, how it can change your personality and political views, the importance of culture in shaping the experience, the proper way to integrate it into mainstream practice, and - most importantly of all - whether it's any fun.
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Recorded July 20th, 2018 Other ways to connect