Brave New World

Bill Richards: Magic Mushrooms and Epic Poetry

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Episode notes

In the final episode of our first season, Evgeny talks to psychologist and researcher Bill Richards, whose book Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences is considered a seminal work in the field and is now in its 10th edition. In this discussion, they talk about:

 

·      Why science and spiritualism don’t have to be separate from each other

·      How he thinks transcendental experiences like those provoked by psychedelics are the "origin of most of the world's religions"

·      His research into their benefits for those near the end of their lives

·      Why is there a taboo against psychedelics research in health?

·      What is our definition of “normal” and should we think about it differently.

·      Bill’s summer as an ordained minister, and his first psychedelic experience

·      Why he doesn’t think people should “pop psychedelics” just for fun.

 

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