Psychedelics And The Religious Experience - Conversation with Rick Straussman [Episode 113]
What exactly are the chemical reactions in the brain that occur during spiritual experiences? What do they do to us, and can they be isolated? This fascinating topic of discussion is talked about at length in this podcast with Dr. Rick Strassman.
Dr. Rick Strassman is a board certified psychiatrist at the New Mexico School of Medicine, where he teaches. At UNM, Dr. Strassman performed clinical research investigating the function of the pineal hormone melatonin in which his research group documented the first known role of melatonin in humans. He also began the first new US government approved and funded clinical research with psychedelic drugs in over twenty years. He has published nearly thirty peer-reviewed scientific papers, and has served as a reviewer for several psychiatric research journals. He written groundbreaking books such as DMT: The Spirit Molecule, Inner Paths to Outer Space, and DMT and the Soul of Prophecy.
Special Guest: Dr. Rick Strassman
https://www.rickstrassman.com/
Creator & Host: Ashton Szabo
www.anatomyofliving.com
Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper
Producer: Benn Mendelson
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What exactly are the chemical reactions in the brain that occur during spiritual experiences? What do they do to us, and can they be isolated? This fascinating topic of discussion is talked about at length in this podcast with Dr. Rick Strassman.
Dr. Rick Strassman is a board certified psychiatrist at the New Mexico School of Medicine, where he teaches. At UNM, Dr. Strassman performed clinical research investigating the function of the pineal hormone melatonin in which his research group documented the first known role of melatonin in humans. He also began the first new US government approved and funded clinical research with psychedelic drugs in over twenty years. He has published nearly thirty peer-reviewed scientific papers, and has served as a reviewer for several psychiatric research journals. He written groundbreaking books such as DMT: The Spirit Molecule, Inner Paths to Outer Space, and DMT and the Soul of Prophecy.
Special Guest: Dr. Rick Strassman
https://www.rickstrassman.com/
Creator & Host: Ashton Szabo
www.anatomyofliving.com
Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper
Producer: Benn Mendelson
www.sivanaspirit.com
www.sivanapodcast.com
Enter to win our weekly contests at:
www.sivanaspirit.com/contest/
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