<story><title>A Psychedelic Renaissance</title><url>https://www.philanthropy.com/article/With-Government-Skittish-About/246170?key=GCZRFFWJmdWfHIIYJmst8JP0M4DTMThB3J8gWMr73DvMQUzdvlnIckIeopOfeeXEQzk0Y0xhRF9fcWRWUGIyYTctTklFRXFZdTRyRVA1aFUwbGdhN0hPUk9tOA</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>tomhoward</author><text>This recent interview [1] with Jamie Wheal, co-author of &lt;i&gt;Stealing Fire&lt;/i&gt; [2] is worth watching if you&amp;#x27;re interested in this topic.&lt;p&gt;He&amp;#x27;s observed the psychedelic &amp;quot;revolution&amp;quot; in recent years, and has both positive and negative things to say about it, but on the whole he&amp;#x27;s deeply pessimistic about where it seems to be going.&lt;p&gt;His observations about fashion-driven, Instagram-performative &amp;quot;enlightenment&amp;quot;, and the propensity for a little bit of enlightenment to lead one down dangerous paths (including charging big money to lead others down the same dangerous path), are resonant for me, having been through the journey myself and seen it from both sides.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=QkPB33bD3hQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=QkPB33bD3hQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[2] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.amazon.com&amp;#x2F;Stealing-Fire-Maverick-Scientists-Revolutionizing&amp;#x2F;dp&amp;#x2F;0062429655&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.amazon.com&amp;#x2F;Stealing-Fire-Maverick-Scientists-Rev...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>A Psychedelic Renaissance</title><url>https://www.philanthropy.com/article/With-Government-Skittish-About/246170?key=GCZRFFWJmdWfHIIYJmst8JP0M4DTMThB3J8gWMr73DvMQUzdvlnIckIeopOfeeXEQzk0Y0xhRF9fcWRWUGIyYTctTklFRXFZdTRyRVA1aFUwbGdhN0hPUk9tOA</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>sharkweek</author><text>I would love to try a psychedelic trip with a trained therapist guiding me toward facing my fears.&lt;p&gt;I’m generally a pretty anxious person (diagnosed with OCD, managed with ERP therapy), and I feel pretty confident that it would force me to face that part of me. I have no doubt that it’d be a beneficial experience.&lt;p&gt;Buuuuut... part of me is super nervous about what I might also find. It’s like part of my mind wants to explore it, and the other part doesn’t, which creates a lot of inner conflict. I honestly don’t know what I’m supposed to do with two parts of my brain fighting with itself.&lt;p&gt;Side note: How To Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan is a fantastic book and worth a read.</text></comment>