Ineffability is one of the eight characteristics of mystical experience, and that's ineffability. Our language wasn't built to describe these kinds of experiences. One of the things psychodelics does is it takes all that ironic crust we we cover the world with and scrapes it off really effectively. And suddenly things appear with thethe the profundity and beauty of first sight.
Author Michael Pollan chats with Maya about the science of psychedelics — what’s going on in our brains that give rise to the extraordinary experiences people describe. Michael also gives us a glimpse into his personal experience with psychedelic trips.
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