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This is a conversation about the relationship between psychedelic experience, mental health, society, the prominent role of the mystical experience in positive outcomes, and more - charted through the lens of one of the field's leading research scientists, Dr. Matthew Johnson.
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This is the first of a series of conversations which took place at Beyond Psychedelics in Prague, June 2018. The aim of the conference can be stated as follows:
‘To provide a platform for global cooperation among people with a professional interest in psychedelics. We aspire to facilitate the exchange of both scientific knowledge and real practical experience – at a global level and across a variety of disciplines, thus creating new synergies.’
Voiceclub is not affiliated with Beyond Psychedelics.
Conversation Waypoints
2.00 What led Matthew to have an interest in consciousness and psychedelics, answered through the lens of behaviour and pharmacology.
3.50 Tools in the toolbox to alter consciousness from undesirable states to desirable states? From depression and anxiety in terminal cancer patients to cigarette addiction.
5.25 The betterment of well people and self actualisation.
6.00 The mystical experience as predictive of better outcomes.
6.45 De-habituation as a way to understand the mechanism of these better outcomes.
9.20 The negative self-story understood from a phenomenological perspective, and how someone could understood the de-habituating experience of a mystical induced change.
14.10 Psychedelics and meditation
16.00 Experiences of research participants in psychedelic trials
17.40 Altered traits
18.40 Difference in psychedelic experience for meditators and non-meditators
20.00 Sense of awe, wonder and engagement with majesty
21.40 Peak experience and mystical experience
22.40 What drives Matthew to put his life to this cause
24.00 The importance of recognising our interconnectedness
25.00 The importance of the insight arguably afforded by the mystical experience.
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The guests:
Matthew Johnson at Johns Hopkins:
hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/0800020/matthew-johnson
Matthew Johnson on Researchgate: researchgate.net/profile/Matthew_Johnson14
Melissa on Twitter: twitter.com/neuronymph_
PRISM: https://www.prism.org.au/
The Australian Psychedelic Society: facebook.com/AustralianPsychedelicSociety
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Music: Ours Samplus - Spell On You youtube.com/watch?v=V4ypU_3e_3E
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#Psychedelics
#Conversations
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This is a conversation about the relationship between psychedelic experience, mental health, society, the prominent role of the mystical experience in positive outcomes, and more - charted through the lens of one of the field's leading research scientists, Dr. Matthew Johnson.
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Support Voiceclub on Patreon @ patreon.com/voiceclub
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on Stitcher @ stitcher.com/podcast/voiceclub
on Apple Podcasts @ itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/voiceclub/id1271039497?mt=2
RSS @ feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:242880083/sounds.rss
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Read about Voiceclub and its mission at voiceclub.com/about
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This is the first of a series of conversations which took place at Beyond Psychedelics in Prague, June 2018. The aim of the conference can be stated as follows:
‘To provide a platform for global cooperation among people with a professional interest in psychedelics. We aspire to facilitate the exchange of both scientific knowledge and real practical experience – at a global level and across a variety of disciplines, thus creating new synergies.’
Voiceclub is not affiliated with Beyond Psychedelics.
Conversation Waypoints
2.00 What led Matthew to have an interest in consciousness and psychedelics, answered through the lens of behaviour and pharmacology.
3.50 Tools in the toolbox to alter consciousness from undesirable states to desirable states? From depression and anxiety in terminal cancer patients to cigarette addiction.
5.25 The betterment of well people and self actualisation.
6.00 The mystical experience as predictive of better outcomes.
6.45 De-habituation as a way to understand the mechanism of these better outcomes.
9.20 The negative self-story understood from a phenomenological perspective, and how someone could understood the de-habituating experience of a mystical induced change.
14.10 Psychedelics and meditation
16.00 Experiences of research participants in psychedelic trials
17.40 Altered traits
18.40 Difference in psychedelic experience for meditators and non-meditators
20.00 Sense of awe, wonder and engagement with majesty
21.40 Peak experience and mystical experience
22.40 What drives Matthew to put his life to this cause
24.00 The importance of recognising our interconnectedness
25.00 The importance of the insight arguably afforded by the mystical experience.
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The guests:
Matthew Johnson at Johns Hopkins:
hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/0800020/matthew-johnson
Matthew Johnson on Researchgate: researchgate.net/profile/Matthew_Johnson14
Melissa on Twitter: twitter.com/neuronymph_
PRISM: https://www.prism.org.au/
The Australian Psychedelic Society: facebook.com/AustralianPsychedelicSociety
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Follow Voiceclub on Twitter @ twitter.com/voiceclub_
Follow Voiceclub on Facebook @ facebook.com/voiceclub.podcast
Tim Adalin @ instagram.com/tim_adalin
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Music: Ours Samplus - Spell On You youtube.com/watch?v=V4ypU_3e_3E
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#Psychedelics
#Conversations
#LongForm
