Michael Pollan

They give you very specific advice when things get very dark, because I think we should not underplay the fact that these experiences can be very challenging. And that can be productive. But in the process, you can encounter demons.

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That's right. And the guides know exactly what to tell you to get through that. I mean, they're very specific. They call them flight instructions. And they'll tell you, if you see a monster, don't turn and run away. Go right up to it and say, what do you have to teach me? Why are you in my mind? And you will pass through that dark into a lighter place.

That's right. And the guides know exactly what to tell you to get through that. I mean, they're very specific. They call them flight instructions. And they'll tell you, if you see a monster, don't turn and run away. Go right up to it and say, what do you have to teach me? Why are you in my mind? And you will pass through that dark into a lighter place.

That's right. And the guides know exactly what to tell you to get through that. I mean, they're very specific. They call them flight instructions. And they'll tell you, if you see a monster, don't turn and run away. Go right up to it and say, what do you have to teach me? Why are you in my mind? And you will pass through that dark into a lighter place.

And that attitude of curiosity rather than fear and anxiety changes everything.

And that attitude of curiosity rather than fear and anxiety changes everything.

And that attitude of curiosity rather than fear and anxiety changes everything.

Yeah, right. In and through is the other thing guides are always saying. In and through.

Yeah, right. In and through is the other thing guides are always saying. In and through.

Yeah, right. In and through is the other thing guides are always saying. In and through.

So microdosing is a very different approach to using psychedelics. It's not guided. It's a very tiny dose. It's like... a 10% of a normal dose. And people do it not every single day, they'll do it a couple of days and then a day off because you build up a tolerance. And many people report relief from depression from it. There is not a lot of science yet on it.

So microdosing is a very different approach to using psychedelics. It's not guided. It's a very tiny dose. It's like... a 10% of a normal dose. And people do it not every single day, they'll do it a couple of days and then a day off because you build up a tolerance. And many people report relief from depression from it. There is not a lot of science yet on it.

So microdosing is a very different approach to using psychedelics. It's not guided. It's a very tiny dose. It's like... a 10% of a normal dose. And people do it not every single day, they'll do it a couple of days and then a day off because you build up a tolerance. And many people report relief from depression from it. There is not a lot of science yet on it.

It's very hard to study because no university institutional review board is gonna let you give any amount of LSD to somebody and let them drive off in their car. It's a dose that you don't even feel. It's sub perceptual. Where is everybody getting this stuff anyway? Well, that's a good question. I don't know. I don't know that. Okay.

It's very hard to study because no university institutional review board is gonna let you give any amount of LSD to somebody and let them drive off in their car. It's a dose that you don't even feel. It's sub perceptual. Where is everybody getting this stuff anyway? Well, that's a good question. I don't know. I don't know that. Okay.

It's very hard to study because no university institutional review board is gonna let you give any amount of LSD to somebody and let them drive off in their car. It's a dose that you don't even feel. It's sub perceptual. Where is everybody getting this stuff anyway? Well, that's a good question. I don't know. I don't know that. Okay.

But it's around and people are selling gummies with psilocybin, even though it's not legal. They're around, they're on the internet. So- Microdosing may be a placebo effect. It may be, and the placebo effect is real. Make no mistake, people get better. If you have back trouble and I hand you a sugar pill, you will feel better. It's a very powerful effect.