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Transcendence: Why Chemicals Need Rituals

How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality

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Psychological Midwives Are Like Modern Day Shawmans

The idea when you're a participant in a syliciben study is to try to go inward. In essence, these midwives are kind of like modern day shawmans. Theyare there to help shepherd the experience. And this one, as michael pollen also noted, is really important. If you're going to allow your ego to dissolve, you have to feel supremely safe. The guide's role doesn't and when the trip is over, they meet with people several times afterward to help them make sense of what happened. These trips are not to be undertaken lightly. While they can be amazing, transformative and fill you with a sense of beauty or love, they can also

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