Ep. 54 - Psychedelic Experience: Ayahuasca | The World Wanderers
Patterson in Pursuit
English - April 23, 2017 21:34 - 1 hour - 77.7 MB - ★★★★ - 105 ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality god islam libertarian mathematics religion science skeptic anarchism anarchist atheism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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For thousands of years, people have ingested psychedelic drugs in order to alter their consciousness. They report having profound experiences - many of which are life-changing. But is this just simple delusion? Can you really learn important truths while on drugs? I think it's a grave mistake to dismiss the possibility out of hand.
To help me answer, I'm joined by the World Wanderers: Ryan Ferguson and Amanda Kingsmith, who have traveled to more than 45 countries together. While in Peru, they both had an ayahuasca experience that they consider to be life-changing in a positive way.
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