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Mapping Cloud 9: Part 4 - Steven Kotler | Flow Research Collective Radio

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Jan 4, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Kesey and Counter Culture

  • Ken Kesey volunteered at an MKUltra-linked hospital, stole psychedelics, and conducted his own experiments.
  • This led to the rise of West Coast psychedelic counter-culture, involving figures like Hunter S. Thompson and the Grateful Dead.
INSIGHT

Early Psychedelic Therapy

  • Early psychedelic research achieved 45% sobriety in alcoholics.
  • This highlighted the importance of "set and setting" in psychedelic therapy.
INSIGHT

Good Friday Experiment

  • The Good Friday Experiment challenged the "skin bag bias," showing psychedelics can induce genuine mystical experiences.
  • Seminary students given psilocybin reported more profound spiritual experiences than those given a placebo.
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