Dr. Julie Holland, MD; Pat Macpherson, Ananda (DBM), Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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| What the H is wrong with me! What's the cure? |
A psychiatrist becomes a psychedelic researcher to explore the science of "
connection" — why we need it, how we’ve lost it, and how we might find it again.
We are suffering from an epidemic of disconnection that
antidepressants (Zoloft, Prozac, Wellbutrin, SSRIs, and other allopathic
toxins) and
social media can’t fix.
This
state of isolation puts us in “
fight or flight, freeze or faint mode,” deranging sleep, metabolism, and libido.
What’s worse, we’re paranoid of others! This kill-or-be-killed mentality is no way to live. But when we feel safe and loved, we can rest, digest, and repair. We can heal.
And it is only in this state of feeling like we belong that we can open up to connection with others.
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| If I were a tabby cat on a tab of catnip. |
In this powerful book Dr. Julie Holland M.D. helps us understand the science of connection as revealed in human experiences
from the spiritual to the psychedelic, from the mental to the
entheogenic.
The key is
oxytocin — a neurotransmitter and hormone produced in our bodies that allows us to trust and bond. It fosters attachment between romantic partners, friends, mothers and infants, and even with our pets and strangers at a Coachella or Lollapalooza, Grateful Dead or Phish show.
There are many ways to reach this state of mental and physical wellbeing that modern medicine has overlooked. The implications for our happiness and health are profound.
We can find oneness in
meditation, in community, or in awe at the beauty around us. Another option:
psychedelic medicines that can catalyze a connection with "self," with nature, or with the cosmos.
This will help us heal ourselves and our world... if the government doesn't ban it again in the interest of Big Pharma's profit motive in selling lifelong "treatments" instead of actual natural (non-synthetic) "cures."
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