EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 12 MIN
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A User Manual for Dying
from Crazy Alchemist · host Crazy Alchemist
The Bardo Thodol is not a book about death. It is a set of instructions read aloud to the dying and recently dead, guiding them through 49 days of visions, wrathful deities, and choices that shape rebirth. Written in 8th-century Tibet, rediscovered in the 14th century, adapted for LSD trips in the 1960s, and now compared to DMT research. The text refuses to stay buried.
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The Bardo Thodol is not a book about death. It is a set of instructions read aloud to the dying and recently dead, guiding them through 49 days of visions, wrathful deities, and choices that shape rebirth. Written in 8th-century Tibet, rediscovered in the 14th century, adapted for LSD trips in the 1960s, and now compared to DMT research. The text refuses to stay buried.
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