(North Spore) How scientists believe psilocybin (4-PO-DMT, dimethyltryptamine, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) rewires the human brain.
Could the same heightened experiences be achieved with stability and not freaking out?
This isn't about tripping b*lls but access to mind.
The body has a pineal gland, possibly the physical base of the mythical third or "divine eye," the dibba cakkhu in Buddhist psychological terms. The endogenous product it makes is DMT, the same active ingredient in entheogens, substances capable of bringing out (manifesting) the divine within. We as ordinary human beings have the capacity for divinity -- for being reborn as devas or even experiencing what brahmas experience all the time, namely, the Four Divine Abidings the Buddha recommended, and exhibiting the magicalpowers they customarily wield. One of these powers is extrasensory perception or the use of the divine senses.
Try psychedelics. Access transcendence. | James Fadiman
(Big Think) Expert James Fadiman explains how psychedelics (entheogens) have the power to expand consciousness, enhance creativity, and deepen our connections to the world around us.
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James Fadiman, a distinguished figure with over six decades in psychedelic research, examines the profound impact psychedelics have on consciousness, creativity, and connectivity. Fadiman shares insights into how these substances shift perception, offering perspectives that challenge and expand our understanding of reality.
He also delves into the scientific underpinnings of psychedelics, their therapeutic potential, and the societal benefits of fostering deeper empathy and open-mindedness.
Highlighting the importance of integration post-experience, Fadiman sheds light on the transformative power of psychedelics to not only alter individual consciousness but also to enhance community bonds and personal relationships.
Through a focus on responsible use and the expansion of human awareness, Fadiman's expertise offers a compelling view into the capacity of psychedelics to redefine our interaction with the world and ourselves.
School lunch: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
(LastWeekTonight) Sept. 12, 2024: John Oliver discusses public school lunch programs in the U.S., why giving kids free lunch is in all of our best interest and, crucially, why Gogurt exists.
(Aug. 8, 2024) John Oliver discusses RFK Jr.’s potential to sway the presidential election in favor of Trump. His views are impacting on and off the campaign trail, and most importantly: what surprising little treat helps John Oliver get through the work week.
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CIA spy reveals how to AVOID media manipulation and brainwashing propaganda | Andrew Bustamante
(The Diary of a CEO Clips) March 5, 2024: Andrew Bustamante, a former covert CIA intelligence officer, reveals how to avoid media manipulation by learning this...
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Who's moving in, Esther? - My name's Kamala
Cackling Kamala Harris is starting to look pretty good right about now. Even the Trumpet says he'd end the U.S. Proxy War in Ukraine right away if given a chance to refuse to step down again in a repeat of Jan. 6th. But this Biden, yikes, a dotard in his dotage. And there's more than one of them, but the looks of it, so what excuse does he have really?
‘License to fall’: Joe Biden mocked in James Bond parody
Actor Struan Rodgers impersonates Biden
(Sky News Australia) Sept 12, 2023: Sky News Host Rita Panahi has questioned why the oldest U.S. president is being “treated like a baby” and brought his age into question.
Concerns have been raised about enfeebled U.S. Pres. Biden’s age after a series of his blunders and pratfalls were mocked in a James Bond parody trailer.
“We’ve had a glimpse into the … routine the Biden White House has been running with,” Ms. Panahi said.
“Who is commander in chief? Because it ain’t this guy. Nowadays, his staff don’t even let him finish before they abruptly end a press conference.”
A small study has found that the brains of men and women are wired differently in a region that is related to speech, memory, and hearing. Researchers studied the brain tissue from four men and four women who were all having a small portion of their brains excised as a treatment for epilepsy. They found that in the brain region called the temporal neocortex, men have a higher density of synapses, which are the connection points between brain cells.
For many years, scientists have searched for structural variations between men’s and women’s brains to explain psychological studies showing that, overall, the sexes think and act differently. Past studies found differences in brain mass and neuron density, but “they were hyped and untrustworthy,” [neuroscientist Edward] Jones says. This study is meticulously detailed, he notes. It is the first to show gender differences on such a fine scale — at the synapse [Science News].
The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science [subscription required], was careful not to draw conclusions about what this structural difference might mean for brain function, and said that the higher number of synapses in men’s temporal neocortex did not indicate any overall advantage in intelligence. Study co-author Javier De Filipe said that the difference in synapses was “very consistent” and surprising, though he stressed that in other regions of the brain women may have more connections. Other work said that the anterior commissure, which connects several regions of the frontal and temporal lobes, is 12 per cent larger in women than in men, for example [Telegraph].
Some experts even suggested that the smaller number of synapses in the temporal neocortex of women might actually be an asset. “We know that the temporal cortex is involved in language processing, and that women and girls have a slight behavioral advantage in this area,” said [neuroscientist] James Booth…. “In this case ‘less may be more.’ In other words, fewer synapses to other regions may represent increasing specialization of the temporal cortex for language processing in females, and this may be related to their overall better performance on language tasks” [Bloomberg].
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