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Ep.120 — Dennis McKenna—Rebooting Yourself with Psychedelics

Dennis McKenna is the founder of the McKenna Academy and has conducted research in ethnopharmacology for over 40 years. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute, and was a key investigator on the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca. Important Links: McKenna Academy: [https://mckenna.academy/] ESPD 55 (Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs): [https://espd55.com/] Twitter: [  / dennismckenna4  ] ICEERS (International Center for Ethno-botanical Education, Research, and Service): [https://www.iceers.org/] Show Notes: 00:00 - Start 02:20 - Main Podcast 04:22 - ESPD 55 conference 08:51 - How psychedelics affect our relationship with nature 13:09 - Bridging the gap between ancestral and moderns scientific knowledge 20:33 - Nixon’s war against drugs 22:11 - Psychedelics on the safety scale 24:35 - LSD being really responsible for the birth of modern neuroscience 36:15 - DMT reopening the door to clinical research 42:36 - Psychedelics are not just “band-aids” 50:15 - Reality hallucination 58:08 - Future of psychedelic research 01:01:44 - Protecting endangered plants Goals of the McKenna Academy Fear of persecution in the medical community Using psilocybin for end of life applications Dissipation of knowledge among indigenous tribes Therapeutic utility of psychedelics Making psychedelics more accessible Forming alliances with indigenous communities Books Mentioned: The Immortality Key; by Brian Muraresku How to Change Your Mind; by Michael Pollan Psychology and Alchemy; by Carl Jung