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May 8Liked by Alexander Beiner

In the olden days we just took it and ran around in the woods or hung out and listened to music, etc.

Nothing scientific, no shamans from south America, just a quick trip to the Bronx and a Black Sabbath album 😂😂

Having pleasantly ingested acid, mescaline and mushrooms hundreds if not thousands of times in the last century I will say that although it was enjoyable and great for me, it is definitely not for everyone.

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Sounds lovely - and people still do that thankfully, in fact it's the main way people access psychedelics :D

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Good to hear 🌼

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May 8Liked by Alexander Beiner

I did not know that NASA scientists were into Hallucinogenics. It does explain the man walking on the moon.

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Haha yeah - it’s all very psychedelic and far fetched when you think about it :D

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Will do have done I’m there see you there

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Thanks!

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Awesome to hear you've connected with Bruce!

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He's a national treasure of psychedelia :D

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Glorious, congratulations, so looking forward to it. A related piece too: "The inner journey: Mindset shifts of transformation" is the Action Research Journal's call for papers explicitly including psychedelics. For folks that this frame appeals to please have a look! https://actionresearchplus.com/the-inner-journey-mindset-shifts-of-transformation-call-for-papers-july-2024/

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i´d say this is superbly interesting - i will want to follow the spin

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this is a great example of what i call 'the enterprise." a small group of self appointed experts praising psychedelics in service of the status quo. there was a brief period in the 1960s, mostly sparked by Timothy Leary, where psychedelics were conceived to instigate social and political change. but now, by the enterprise they are reframed to serve the establishment. make yourself feel better, not change.

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