Almost Awakened: 102: Psychedelics As Conscious Altering Tools

Britt and Bill tackle the topic of Drugs or better yet Psychedelics, as “Conscious Altering Tools”. What is their usefulness, thoughts on safety, ideas around the experiences they provide, the therapeutic benefits being shown in studies, and a conversation around why these substances were labeled as bad when we are now finding they have the ability to do so much good.

I have two daughters who will one day take drugs. Of course, I will do everything in my power to see that they choose their drugs wisely, but a life lived entirely without drugs is neither foreseeable nor, I think, desirable. I hope they someday enjoy a morning cup of tea or coffee as much as I do. If they drink alcohol as adults, as they probably will, I will encourage them to do it safely. If they choose to smoke marijuana, I will urge moderation.[2] Tobacco should be shunned, and I will do everything within the bounds of decent parenting to steer them away from it. Needless to say, if I knew that either of my daughters would eventually develop a fondness for methamphetamine or crack cocaine, I might never sleep again. But if they don’t try a psychedelic like psilocybin or LSD at least once in their adult lives, I will wonder whether they had missed one of the most important rites of passage a human being can experience. – Sam Harris