#242 — Psychedelics and the Self

Sam Harris speaks with James Fadiman about the psychedelic
experience. They discuss who should and shouldn’t take
psychedelics, set and setting, the role of a guide, the effects
of microdosing, the difference between MDMA and true
psychedelics, “good” and “bad” trips, the power of thought, the
fiction of a unified self, changing states of self, compassion,
and other topics.


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