#40 - Are We The Universe Experiencing Itself? | Michael Tierno

What if psychedelics do not make you hallucinate, but remove a filter so you can see more of reality itself?
In this deep conversation with Michael Tiero, we explore expanded states of consciousness, psilocybin vs SSRIs, ego death, and why contentment threatens a growth-hungry consumer culture.
We also unpack idealism, the default mode network, and integrating after a life-changing psychedelic experience.

I can't believe we made it to episode 40! A massive THANK YOU to anyone who stuck around listening to the conversations. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:29 We've Lost The Notion of Psychedelics As Medicine
• 5:51 The Current State of Psychedelic Clinical Trials
• 11:02 Psylocybin Peer-Reviewed Study
• 13:48 Testing For Schizophrenia
• 15:47 The Lost Wisdom Of Psychedelics
• 20:25 Deepness Is Discouraged In Modern Society
• 24:47 Expanded States Of Consciousness
• 28:55 Is Our Brain A Filter To Reality?
• 36:08 What Is Ego Death?
• 40:08 Integrating After a 5-MeO-DMT Experience
• 42:26 How 5-MeO-DMT Changed Michael's Life
• 44:42 The Brilliance of Alan Watts
• 48:12 Is There A Meaning To Life?
• 52:47 "Grief Is an Expression of Love That Was Never Able to Be Expressed"
• 59:46 The Last Question