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Effing the ineffable
What's it like to be a Platonic Form?
Jun 10
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I hate philosophy
On why tech bros are wholly ill-equipped to speak on machine consciousness. Also why I hate philosophy.
Jun 6
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Psychedelics 101: An Introductory Guide for First-Time Seekers
This is a no bullshit overview to getting the most out of plant medicines (psychedelics, entheogens)
Jan 23
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Psychedelics 101: Essential Guide for First-Time Journeyers with Plant Medicine
I've interviewed dozens of seekers and professionals to synthesize this orientation
Jan 23
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Why is there something rather than nothing?
Whenever people discuss "the hard problem of consciousness" it ultimately boils down to fundamental ontological conversations. Many technologically and…
Dec 26, 2024
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Ayahuasca: How to have a positive, transformative experience - a simple, practical guide
This is not an exhaustive tutorial, just a recap of what worked for me, why it worked, and how to duplicate my experience if it resonates with you. This…
Dec 19, 2024
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Healing the Mother Wound with Mother Ayahuasca
My mother died suddenly at 14, and that's a wound I've been carrying for the last 24 years.
Dec 9, 2024
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What it's like to be Source
An odyssey with Ayahuasca
Dec 8, 2024
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Tech Bros are afraid of the Red Pill
The scene from the Matrix is actually perfect to describe how "intellectuals" are reacting to psychedelics
Nov 16, 2024
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The Trifecta of Psychedelic Safety: Screening, Setting, and Support
"Screening, setting, and support" is the new "set and setting"
Nov 10, 2024
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A Simpler Explanation of Why I "Retired" From AI
TLDR: We got off the extinction/collapse attractor state trajectory, but now we're on the cyberpunk dystopian trajectory. Plus I just love writing.
Oct 25, 2024
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Towards a Fourth Narrative
The decline of religion leaves a gap in our global narratives: psychedelics and alignment could join capitalism, science, and democracy as the fourth…
Sep 8, 2024
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