Erik Storlie: From Zen to Psychedelics

Dr. Erik Storlie explores his experiences with psychedelics, meditation, and the therapeutic potential of these substances, emphasizing the significance of set and setting, various considerations, and their role in addressing dependencies and mental health concerns.
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Psychedelics, Meditation, Vision, the “Mystical”: Observations Over Sixty Years: bit.ly/49RvbFu
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
02:50 - How Dennis and Erik met while teaching in the university
04:25 - Roland Griffith´s work against all odds on legal exploration of psychedelics in clinical studies
06:49 - Roland´s meditation practice as a way to find healing
07:43 - First Psychedelic experiences and attending the first Psychedelic conferences
12:59 - Erik´s essay on the Nature of the Psychedelic Experience
13:44 - Reflections on the Psychedelic Experience on brain processes
17:22 - The experience of sharing the same reality hallucination
18:00 - Subjective experience: "Out There" and "In here"
26:05 - The Medicine, the Set, the Setting and the Dose
27:26 - Foundational Spiritual Practices and Psychedelics use
31:00 - Erik first LSD experience on Berkley in the 60s
33:25 - The perception of meaningfulness on the Psychedelic experience
36:59 - Religion, Presets and Dogmas on questioning hypothesis
38:00 - Psychedelics spirituality and meaning take on Science
44:23 - The importance of Psychedelic community observation towards the Indigenous tradition practices
47:21 - Thoughts on the investment on Psychedelics analogs
56:21 - Psychedelics inherent symbiotic ability with man
1:01:36 - The AfterLife and consciousness
1:05:55 - The seed of Consciousness; Penrose Hameroff and Darwin theory of evolution
1:17:00 - Opening up to the beauty of spiritual practice and Final thoughts
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Join Dennis McKenna and Dr. Erik Storlie in a thought-provoking conversation about their experiences with psychedelics, meditation, and the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelics. They discuss the importance of set and setting, the different variables to consider when using psychedelics, and their potential to treat dependencies and mental health issues. Explore the intersection of psychedelics, consciousness, and spirituality in this engaging discussion.

[@oldbear103]

Absolutely loved this conversation! What a fantastic and fascinating guest Erik is.. so many great quotes I’ve had to write down 😀

[@trueheartintent]

Great podcast! Thank you, Dennis! Your brother, and especially you, have greatly influenced my path in life.

[@rao4sos]

Thanks guys. Next time talk a bit about John Lilly going to Mexico to hang with Oscar and the profound way his daily "Gym" transformed his physical. The golfing great, Count Yogi would exhort.."Health first". Body and mental.

[@jdwest34]

Thanks

[@MGNeu]

fleeting thought: maybe the poor ants are not that poor, maybe the cordyceps gif them a strange, unimaginable and benign subjective expierience too...not the most obvious option, but who knows