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The speaker recently completed an Ibogaine journey and is now undergoing EEG monitoring at 40 Years of Zen to study the experience scientifically. They emphasize the importance of keeping psychedelic experiences private rather than livestreaming them, while promising to share the scientific data from their journey.
Summary
The speaker has just returned from an Ibogaine journey and is currently at 40 Years of Zen facility where they are conducting an EEG to study the neurological effects of their psychedelic experience. They outline their approach to documenting this experience, emphasizing that while they will share scientific insights, they will not livestream or make a spectacle of the actual journey itself. The speaker advocates for conducting psychedelic experiences in appropriate settings - whether in nature with mushrooms or in controlled environments with facilitators - while maintaining privacy and dignity around these profound experiences. They express discomfort with the idea of broadcasting such intimate consciousness-altering experiences online, suggesting there's something inappropriate about turning these journeys into entertainment or content. However, they acknowledge the value of legitimate scientific research in the psychedelics field and commit to sharing the empirical data and findings from their monitored experience, distinguishing betweenrespectable scientific study and sensationalized online content.
Key Insights
- The speaker argues that psychedelic experiences should remain private and not be livestreamed or turned into online spectacles
- The speaker claims there is valuable scientific research currently happening in the field of psychedelics that deserves serious study
- The speaker advocates for conducting psychedelic journeys in appropriate settings with proper facilitators rather than as public entertainment
- The speaker distinguishes between sharing scientific data from psychedelic experiences versus broadcasting the actual journey itself
- The speaker suggests that the 'Consciousness Revolution' should not be televised, implying that authentic spiritual or consciousness work requires privacy and respect
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Transcript
Hey guys, I just got back from doing an Ibogaine journey and I'm here at 40 Years of Zen and I'm doing an EEG. And here's what I am going to do. I'm going to talk to you about my experience doing Ibogaine. I'm not going to live stream it. I'm not going to make a spectacle of it, but I am going to study it. And there's really good science happening in the world of psychedelics. And I just got to say, it's okay to go off and do your mushrooms in a forest. It's okay to have a trip in a quiet room with friends, with facilitators, and to not put it online. There's something that just doesn't…
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