EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 1H 32M
He Microdoses Instead of Antidepressants - Nixon Made That a Crime - Dr. James Fadiman - EP 80
from Triangle Theory · host Rupert & Konrad
📌JOIN Our Community Chat on WhatsApphttps://chat.whatsapp.com/C8q2lV6usITDzCtcg0GAVC📌 GET Your 30 Reflective Questions:https://3-minutetheory.netlify.app/📌 More about Jimhttps://www.jamesfadiman.com/📌If you enjoyed this episode, you can support us by buying us a coffee! :)https://tr.ee/maaifQETDl Dr. James Fadiman is an American psychologist and pioneering psychedelic researcher with a BA from Harvard and a PhD in Psychology from Stanford. Introduced to LSD by Ram Dass in 1961, he began psychedelic research before the 1960s crackdown. Co-founder of what became Sofia University, Fadiman is known as the "father of microdosing" and author of The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide and Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance. We spoke about LSD, ego dissolution, and God. He breaks down the science of microdosing for depression, PTSD, Tourette's, and dementia, exposes why LSD was really made illegal, and reveals a stunning study reversing dementia with psychedelics.Timestamps:0:00 Intro4:44 What LSD taught Fadiman about God and a personal relationship with the divine5:36 Fadiman's high-dose LSD experience and the dissolution of ego9:30 Ego dissolution, unity consciousness, and the Mary Oliver meadow analogy21:01 "The divine is as close as your jugular vein" - duality vs. unity25:36 How Fadiman discovered microdosing through indigenous Bwiti iboga use28:31 What years of self-reported data reveal about how microdosing actually works36:20 The science of dose-response: the effective microdose range explained40:03 Big Pharma and psychedelics - Eli Lilly's $2.8 million bet41:44 Rand Corporation study: 10 million Americans are microdosing1:10:05 Psychedelics today vs. the 1960s - why LSD was really made illegal1:21:44 Microdosing and Tourette's syndrome - a case study1:26:05 Reversing severe dementia with psychedelics - the Brazil case study-----------------------------You can also support us at:Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://3-minutetheory.netlify.app/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triangle.theory_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@triangle.theorySpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50RW93YVyR3YgEIuNdKIAZ?si=d77d72433a074a34Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/triangle-theory/id1769204627Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TriangleTheorypodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/triangle-theory-podcast/---------------------This podcast explores personal experiences and ideas around psychedelics.It is not intended as advice or encouragement to use any illegal substances.Please note that substances like DMT and psilocybin are illegal in the UK.We encourage everyone to make informed, responsible decisions and to respect the laws where they live.
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