#12 — Unlock Your Mind: Psychedelics in Physics, Creativity & Religion

A Trip Lab Thought Experiment: We will dive into an alternate reality where psychedelics can be used by anyone to explore their consciousness and place in the world (without having a mental health disorder like depression to make it legal).

Find out how psychedelics can help you understand the complex topics of quantum physics, string theory, the illusion of time and parallel universes.

We will also discuss exciting new research papers looking into how psychedelics have been proven to increase creativity both in an artistic and scientific discovery setting.

Last, we will see how psychedelics have shaped religions throughout the world and time– from Christianity to Witchcraft.

Mentions:
– Psychedelics as potential catalysts of scientific creativity and insight (https://doi.org/10.1177/20503245221097649)
– Spontaneous and deliberative creative cognition during and after psilocybin exposure (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01335-5)
– ‘Dancing Naked in the Mind Field’ by Kary Mullis (https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Naked-Mind-Field-Mullis/dp/0679774009)
– ‘Seven Brief Lessons on Physics’ by Carlo Rovelli (https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Brief-Lessons-Physics-Rovelli/dp/0399184414)
– ‘Reality Is Not What It Seems’ by Carlo Rovelli (https://www.amazon.com/Reality-Not-What-Seems-Journey/dp/0735213925)
– ‘The Order of Time’ by Carlo Rovelli (https://www.amazon.com/Order-Time-Carlo-Rovelli/dp/073521610X)

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