Hilaritas Press Podcasts Episode 55 - James Fadiman - Transpersonal Psychology / Microdosing
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Mar 23, 2026 
James Fadiman, researcher and author known for transpersonal psychology and psychedelic guides. He discusses founding a transpersonal school, the value of studying peak and mystical states, and tensions between therapeutic and spiritual uses of psychedelics. He explains microdosing as sub-threshold dosing, its reported benefits, indigenous low-dose practices, and how economic forces shape psychedelic research and care.
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Transpersonal Psychology Studies Full Human Range
- Transpersonal psychology studies the full range of human experience from pathology to genius and mysticism.
- James Fadiman explains the Institute built its curriculum by asking students what they wanted and inviting teachers to design courses around those needs.
Psychology Narrowed Itself To Fit Science
- Academic psychology narrowed its focus to fit hard science norms, excluding spirituality and parapsychology.
- Fadiman says departments avoided those topics to gain legitimacy, space, and grants on campus.
Account For Commercial Pressures In Psychedelic Work
- Consider the economic forces shaping psychedelic research and therapy design.
- Fadiman warns commercialization favors costly, profitable clinical models and may sideline inexpensive spiritual or communal uses.
