Ellen Komp: Pot Smoking Psychiatrists .. a Hollywood Trend
“Is it fundamentally human to alter one’s consciousness in order to gain insight into the nature of man? And if so, can people be happy without that experience? Psychedelics have been used since the dawn of mankind … Getting a glimpse of the other side of reality can be a profound, life-changing experience. Oftentimes, the shaman would be the one imbibing, and then sharing his or her insight with the patient. The Oracle of Delphi inhaled sacred fumes before she divined the future. But the Romans closed all that down after the Adam-and-Eve myth made munching anything mind-expanding a sin” – Komp .. read more
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