Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, PhD | Psychedelics & Consciousness | York Drug Society | Aug. 14, 2025

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Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author best known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance. At Cambridge University, as a Fellow of Clare College, he was Director of Studies in biochemistry and cell biology.

As the Rosenheim Research Fellow of the Royal Society, he carried out research on the development of plants and the ageing of cells, and together with Philip Rubery discovered the mechanism of polar auxin transport.

In India, he was Principal Plant Physiologist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, where he helped develop new cropping systems now widely used by farmers.

He is the author of more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and his research contributions have been widely recognized by the academic community, earning him a notable h-index for numerous citations. On ResearchGate his Research Interest Score puts him among the top 4% of scientists.

Rick Strassman | Psychedelics and Spirituality (4K Reboot) | July 3, 2025

Source: New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove youtube, rickstrassman.com 

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Rick Strassman, MD, is an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. He is author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule -- A Doctor's Revolutionary Research Into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences, Inner Paths to Outer Space: Journeys to Alien Worlds Through Psychedelics and Other Spiritual Technologies, and DMT and the Soul of Prophecy: a New Science of Spiritual Revelation in the Hebrew Bible. He has also authored a novel titled Joseph Levy Escapes Death.

In this interview, rebooted from 2019, he describes how he was an active Buddhist meditator for twenty years while he was also engaged in DMT research. Eventually he left Buddhist practice, and began a deep study of the Hebrew bible. Initially, he thought that the DMT "spirit molecule" might be responsible for spiritual experiences. In retrospect, he now believes that DMT serves as a placebo to amplify that which is already in the mind. He has developed the concept of "theoneurology" -- suggesting that the divine acts upon human imagination that then inspires the rational intellect.

(Recorded on September 27, 2019)

Chris Bache | Psychedelics and the Cosmic Mind | Mar. 19, 2025

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Chris Bache, PhD, is professor emeritus in the department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State University in Ohio where he taught for 33 years. He is also adjunct faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Emeritus Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and on the Advisory Council of Grof Legacy Training. Chris is the author of Lifecycles: Reincarnation and the Web of Life; Dark Night, Early Dawn; The Living Classroom: Teaching and Collective Consciousness; and LSD and the Mind of the Universe: Diamonds from Heaven. His website is chrisbache.com.

Chris delves into profound insights gained from his 73 LSD sessions spanning 20 years from 1979-1999. He discusses the shifting perception of psychedelics in society, the need for rigorous and safe protocols, and their potential for transformative, therapeutic, and spiritual uses. He explores themes of cosmic consciousness, the evolution of the collective psyche, and the future of humanity. Ultimately, he asserts that we are part of the divine as a unified single entity, contributing to a larger cosmic project.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:06 Renaissance of psychedelics
00:08:11 Sessions – set and setting
00:15:32 Meditation and contemplative practices
00:24:39 Cycle of death and rebirth
00:27:16 Pain, suffering, and letting go
00:33:28 Death, rebirth, and purification
00:40:10 What is dying?
00:59:17 Diamond Luminosity
01:05:35 The Beloved
01:19:59 Birth of the future human
01:29:11 Stopping LSD sessions
01:33:31 Trusting psychedelic experiences
01:40:19 Conclusion