Inspiring Words From Psychedelic Pioneers
by MADELINE FERGUSON
The days are short, the weather is cold and it honestly feels like we are in those days of winter when we are just trying to survive. Maybe this sounds familiar or maybe it doesn’t, but either way who couldn’t use a little positivity or inspiration in their lives?
It seems as though the world is finally coming around to the power of psychedelics and their ability to heal wounds once deemed permanent. This also means psychedelic pioneers and advocates are looked back on for their wisdom and outside-the-box thinking.
To give you a little mood lift, here are some wise, weird or thoughtful words from psychedelic leaders to get you thinking or provide some positive affirmation for your day.
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Michael Pollan - Author (How To Change Your Mind, This Is Your Mind On Plants)
“But that’s the challenge, to change the system more than it changes you.”
“This is part of human nature, the desire to change consciousness.”
“Forgetting is vastly underrated as a mental operation.”
Alan Watts - Philosopher & Psychonaut
“We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.”
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
“One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious, and the same may be said of guilt.”
Jerry Garcia - Musician (The Grateful Dead)
“To get really high is to forget yourself. And to forget yourself is to see everything else. And to see everything else is to become an understanding molecule in evolution, a conscious tool of the universe.”
“Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.”
Timothy Leary - Psychologist
“You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind.”
“Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time.”
And finally… a classic and good one for when you need to check in with yourself and chill.
“Turn on, Tune in and Drop out.”
Hopefully, you are feeling a little more inspired. If you find that psychedelics and their healing properties spike your curiosity, The Utah Bee has countless resources explaining different substances and personal anecdotes from people who have experienced them first hand.
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