The God Molecule: 5MeO DMT & Psychedelics

Description

In this episode we discuss:

Plant medicine
The subjective experience of 5 MEO
How 5 MEO compares to other psychedelics
The highest lessons & realizations from the Psychedelic journey
Do psychedelics open up a glimpse to the non-dua experience: Alan Watts, Ram Dass, Terrence McKenna
The difference between self-love, entitlement, and love for others
Carl Jung’s ‘Memories Dreams & Reflections’
The mystery of Consciousness & the failure of Western philosophy and science to explain subjective experience
Rediscovering the shamanic traditions
The signature of psychedelics across all the religions
What the buddhists can share about attachment & modern day dopamine treadmills
How NYU, Hopkins and Imperial College are researching psychedelics use for treating depression and addiction
Synchronicities & Gratitude

Time stamps:

(0:00) - Introducing Tommy and the topic of exploring reality and consciousness through psychedelics

(2:00) - Getting into psychedelics through Timothy Leary, Alan Watts and Ram Dass

(4:00) - Lessons from psychedelic use: Alan Watts & integration

(5:00) - Transitioning from atheism to agnosticism through psychedelics

(8:00) - Tommy's journey into breathwork and meditation

(9:00) - Taking a psychedelic journey to find self love

(12:00) - Different classes of psychedelics explained

(15:00) - The extremely powerful experience of 5-MeO-DMT

(16:00) - Letting go of ego on 5-MeO-DMT

(19:00) - Entering a blissful non-dual state

(23:00) - The transition into egolessness is the scary part

(25:00) - downloads and insights from the 5-MeO-DMT experience

(27:00) - Self love as the ultimate truth of life

(30:00) - Psychedelics bringing you into full embodiment

(32:00) - How 5-MeO-DMT changed Tommy's views on death and life

(38:00) - Treating psychedelics with reverence, not recreation

(43:00) - Reality as a permanent state of paradox

(48:00) - How psychedelics can help heal addiction

(55:00) - Ancient role of psychedelics through history

(57:00) - Biblical stories possibly inspired by psychedelics

(59:00) - Final thoughts and advice around safe psychedelic use