Hamilton Morris
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Podcast Appearances
idea that people's visual distortions or hallucinations under the influence of mescaline appear to have certain themes like a honeycomb pattern or a spider web type pattern or like a sort of tube type pattern or whatever. And now you hear people describing often seeing Alex Gray type imagery. Is that because many people who are interested in psychedelics have been exposed to Alex Gray imagery?
idea that people's visual distortions or hallucinations under the influence of mescaline appear to have certain themes like a honeycomb pattern or a spider web type pattern or like a sort of tube type pattern or whatever. And now you hear people describing often seeing Alex Gray type imagery. Is that because many people who are interested in psychedelics have been exposed to Alex Gray imagery?
idea that people's visual distortions or hallucinations under the influence of mescaline appear to have certain themes like a honeycomb pattern or a spider web type pattern or like a sort of tube type pattern or whatever. And now you hear people describing often seeing Alex Gray type imagery. Is that because many people who are interested in psychedelics have been exposed to Alex Gray imagery?
Is it because alex gray was able to capture some kind of some kind of characteristic that is maybe just present in the psychedelic experience because we have similar central nervous systems and and other visionary people i mean one thing about alex gray is that he's using a lot of motifs that have also been explored in religious
Is it because alex gray was able to capture some kind of some kind of characteristic that is maybe just present in the psychedelic experience because we have similar central nervous systems and and other visionary people i mean one thing about alex gray is that he's using a lot of motifs that have also been explored in religious
Is it because alex gray was able to capture some kind of some kind of characteristic that is maybe just present in the psychedelic experience because we have similar central nervous systems and and other visionary people i mean one thing about alex gray is that he's using a lot of motifs that have also been explored in religious
artwork as well so it's not as if he's the the only person to um ever explore these types of images they do obviously have a a particular resonance with people that use psychedelics but i think that there's this interplay between human biology and psychology and art where yeah it's all yeah it's all yeah it's all interwoven yeah
artwork as well so it's not as if he's the the only person to um ever explore these types of images they do obviously have a a particular resonance with people that use psychedelics but i think that there's this interplay between human biology and psychology and art where yeah it's all yeah it's all yeah it's all interwoven yeah
artwork as well so it's not as if he's the the only person to um ever explore these types of images they do obviously have a a particular resonance with people that use psychedelics but i think that there's this interplay between human biology and psychology and art where yeah it's all yeah it's all yeah it's all interwoven yeah
I would definitely bet against that. That would be, you know, that would be the last explanation that I would go for, which is not to say that it's impossible. But, when you're kind of creating the flowchart of possibility, it's usually good to start at the most likely scenario. And then if you can't explain something with the most likely scenario, you then go to the next most likely scenario.
I would definitely bet against that. That would be, you know, that would be the last explanation that I would go for, which is not to say that it's impossible. But, when you're kind of creating the flowchart of possibility, it's usually good to start at the most likely scenario. And then if you can't explain something with the most likely scenario, you then go to the next most likely scenario.
I would definitely bet against that. That would be, you know, that would be the last explanation that I would go for, which is not to say that it's impossible. But, when you're kind of creating the flowchart of possibility, it's usually good to start at the most likely scenario. And then if you can't explain something with the most likely scenario, you then go to the next most likely scenario.
So the most likely scenario in this situation is that a combination of suggestion, expectation, and the visual hallucinations that are produced by DMT are causing people to see characters that they are interpreting as being similar, but they can't really say that with certainty because nobody's able to take a snapshot of whatever it is that they're seeing.
So the most likely scenario in this situation is that a combination of suggestion, expectation, and the visual hallucinations that are produced by DMT are causing people to see characters that they are interpreting as being similar, but they can't really say that with certainty because nobody's able to take a snapshot of whatever it is that they're seeing.
So the most likely scenario in this situation is that a combination of suggestion, expectation, and the visual hallucinations that are produced by DMT are causing people to see characters that they are interpreting as being similar, but they can't really say that with certainty because nobody's able to take a snapshot of whatever it is that they're seeing.
And it's obviously a better story and it would feel better if you saw the same thing as someone else than something that was subtly different or totally different. And what even are these characters? If you draw them, are we really totally sure? The very fact that they're unrecognizable and not in a language that we speak gives them a lot of latitude to be different.
And it's obviously a better story and it would feel better if you saw the same thing as someone else than something that was subtly different or totally different. And what even are these characters? If you draw them, are we really totally sure? The very fact that they're unrecognizable and not in a language that we speak gives them a lot of latitude to be different.
And it's obviously a better story and it would feel better if you saw the same thing as someone else than something that was subtly different or totally different. And what even are these characters? If you draw them, are we really totally sure? The very fact that they're unrecognizable and not in a language that we speak gives them a lot of latitude to be different.
And then there's also just the kind of language that we use to describe things that are unfamiliar. You know, if you see something that is weird, what do you say about it? If you see lights in the sky, do you say that's a UFO? Do you say that it's gods?
And then there's also just the kind of language that we use to describe things that are unfamiliar. You know, if you see something that is weird, what do you say about it? If you see lights in the sky, do you say that's a UFO? Do you say that it's gods?