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Mar 23, 2021 1 hr 3 min

#242 — Psychedelics and the Self

from Making Sense with Sam Harris

Sam Harris speaks with James Fadiman about the psychedelic experience. They discuss who should and shouldn't take psychedelics, set and setting, the role of a guide, the effects of microdosing, the difference between MDMA and true psychedelics, "good" and "bad" trips, the power of thought, the fiction of a unified self, changing states of self, compassion, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

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