Ep. 7 – Drugs: Turning the Head or Turning On

Alan Watts Being in the Way

English - October 29, 2021 21:09 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 576 ratings
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Can you get mysticism in a bottle? Alan Watts explores the drug question, in this psychedelically infused episode of Being in the Way.

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In this talk at San Jose State during the counterculture bloom and LSD peak of the mid-1960s, Alan shares a nuanced and well-rounded approach to the psychedelic experience, sharing personal antidotes of his first two LSD trips, as well as outlining the benefits and pitfalls of taking drugs on both cultural and spiritual levels.

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