I just wanted to share an article that was published on the Reality Sandwich site roughly 2 months ago. As someone who is currently confronting many of the issues discussed in this article, I think "A Declaration of Psychedelic Studies" by Neşe Lisa Şenol does a great job of making a case for the inclusion of psychedelic studies within the greater setting of academia.
In a time of movement, I must make a trip to the west coast. I am flying into Seattle, with a final destination of Ashland for a week. Then back up to Seattle to fly out. I am seeking to meet evolvers on the west coast anywhere in between these points. Please contact me. I look forward to being with you.
Hello distant relatives,
My name is Miguel.
I am new to the Chicago area. I just moved from a lovely and evergreen place, Olympia Washington. Its paradise.
Why'd I leave? because you cant enjoy heaven when there's still people left to help. So here I am.
Death. It never really struck me that I would one day have a funeral. That I would be in a casket with friends and loved ones looking at me, with smelly, caked up, makeup on my face and a suit with the back cut to shreds with my ass resting gently on the silk lined casket. I have George Carlin of all people to blame for this revelation.
The Ancient Greek aphorism “Know Thy Self” (Greek: γνώθι σεαυτόν or gnothi seauton) was inscribed in shiny gold letters above the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. It is a fundamental concept attributed to a number of philosophers, including Socrates, and an ideal that the human race has been striving towards for 2500 years.
Beliefs and values are the stuff of tribal legend, as they are the glue that bind these systems together. We are conditioned by our early tribes/families in everything from behavior to ideologies, and then we grow up.
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
