#242 Psychedelics and the Self

Published: March 23, 2021, 11:47 p.m.

Sam Harris speaks with James Fadiman about the psychedelic experience. They discuss who should and shouldn\u2019t take psychedelics, set and setting, the role of a guide, the effects of microdosing, the difference between MDMA and true psychedelics, \u201cgood\u201d and \u201cbad\u201d trips, the power of thought, the fiction of a unified self, changing states of self, compassion, and other topics.

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