TrynaBeTurquoise

Yes, precisely. If you care about more research being done about microdosing. If you feel like that is violating your privacy, don't do it. Also dont put your fingerprint in your iphone and also be sure to cover your computer and phone cameras with tape.

Please. The only information you provided, as per your posts, was that your BS detector was going off because he tells personal stories, sells things, and has appeared "multiple times" on the podcast (twice) as opposed to other guests appearing 10+ times. All you cited was a google search featuring a couple of reddit threads ("Paul giving me a weird vibe"/ "paul is a fraud because he supports organizations without real academic backing") and didn't make any sufficient points whatsoever as to how he is a scammer. Provide some solid evidence he is a scammer please other than your own gut feeling. Sure, I am biased towards him, lets say for kicks. Why do I support him? Because of the progress hes making in furthering the progress of the implementation of psychedelics in society and further understanding the properties of medicinal mushrooms. Hes pushing society forward in one of the most important aspects in raising the consciousness and improving the health of humanity. Lets say he is partially scamming people, which I don't believe, but I am open to the idea of. His research and understanding about biology could come in handy under a biological warfare waged by some country, specifically referring to how he could develop natural antidotes based on his unique body of knowledge. I bet you wouldnt care whether or not he was scamming you then if he could potentially contribute into saving hundreds of millions of lives perhaps including your own if an epidemic like that happened. So again, provide some solid evidence he is scamming.

I havent done mescaline/San Pedro but from what the accounts Ive seen it seems to be the most gentle and grounding. The tricky part is getting the right dose of mescaline from the cacti. As far as research chemicals, in the video Leo made about AL-LAD that seems to be a very good beginner psychedelic. And from my own experience a low to moderate dose of psilocybin mushrooms is very warm and friendly. I wouldnt go past 1.5g. Even though my first trip was 2.7g, and my heart opened up so much, it was the most amazing feeling of being content in my own skin, i was on a beach doing them with my girlfriend, we were the only ones on the beach.

Talks a lot about holistic, integrative medicine, epigenetics, how our society needs to change health-wise. Other topics include psychedelic plant medicines, the power of the mind-body connection, power of laughter, how to fear/trauma of the animals we eat can be transferred to us through food, ect. Dr. Weil is one of the best recourses for health and nutrition without a doubt. I would also check out his podcast appearance on Joe Rogan.

The egg on my face tastes better than what that insecurity about body fat feels like on your ego.

No ones getting defensive, and thats just your own judgement of him, not actuality. If you don't want to listen to him no one is forcing you or to comment in this thread. Your notion of health is extremely simplistic and misguided.

Yes, just because someone is a little chunky (not grossly overweight by any means) especially for a man his age (77 years old) doesn't mean they aren't in great health mentally and physically.

That is a lot of speculation and judgement about one of the main pioneers of integrative medicine. I'm pretty sure he has his health basics covered.

So what exactly makes him a scammer? Because some guy on reddit had a bad customer service experience or thinks his products are inferior? And some guy is skeptical of his experience of entering the "multiverse" on psilocybin? lol Sounds like a collective ego backlash to what he is doing.

He isnt a fitness coach, hes a Dr. of Integrative Medicine, lol. Belly or not, his body is probably healthier than the vast majority of males his age. If you listen to the podcast his resting heart rate is exceptionally low. How about Aubrey who is half the conversation, an extremely physically fit guy. *facepalm*

Get a personal trainer or coach to help you with exercise technique/selection/programming if you can afford one. It will saves you tons of time, wasted effort, potential injury, ect.

Its okay i dont think you got feisty. I feel my ego is still wrapped up in defending psychedelics because of how much they mean to me emotionally.

@Consilience There is a difference with what you and me are saying, I don't agree. Without the psychedelic trip itself, there wouldn't be the "embodiment" that happens afterwards or the opportunity for it to happen in a given case. The psychedelic catalyzes change. Moreover, you are not going to be able to "embody" a psychedelic journey into oneness. The notion that you really can is also false. Its showing you a glimpse of whats behind the proverbial curtain of reality in a way nothing else can. So the "horrible for embodiment" is a non sequitur.

@pluto lmao thank you for that laugh Was it the commercials that did it for you? Even when I enjoy a TV program now and then the commercial breaks are so mind-numbing to me. Probably my biggest beef with television, how all the marketing is warping your value system trying to sell happiness with material objects.

Also, a lot of the anti psychedelic mindset stems from people expecting them to do the work for you. Thus "horrible for embodiment". Yes, the substance is going to have zero effect after it has left your body on your choice and effort to embody what you've learned. That is absurd, yet people still kind of expect this. You are never going to get around putting in the effort yourself. As a catalyst though, psychedelics are extremely extremely powerful for the person who wants to learn and put the work in themselves.

I disagree that they are horrible for embodiment. It depends how seriously you take the lessons learned in your trip and want to change your habits and how you want to approach life. Just like anything else, you could go to a seminar with excellent teachings and one person could really have a mature attitude about it and embody a lot of what they learned and the other person doesnt take it as seriously, doesnt have as much self control, ect and it goes in one ear makes a big difference at first and out the other. Maybe you havent done the right psychedelics with the right dosages in the right set/setting. Or maybe they just arent for you. In which case Leo is directing you to do other practices.

Your BS detector couldn't be more faulty my man. Hes doing an amazing service to humanity with all the developments hes contributing to with medicinal mushrooms and how they can fight disease, save the environment from waste pollution, save animal species, contribute to the progress of psychedelic medicines, ect. Yes he has to make money to support all these things. Hes probably one of the most valuable people to humanity right now. Hard to think of other people playing as crucial role of a role he is playing right now. What does story telling have to do with this? Its his first person experiences.

This is a subject where normal doesnt equate to healthy. If you are below the normal amount of TV watching of the general public that usually means you have better habits that take up your time.

Right off the bat something that kind of baffles me about your thought process is that you cheating on your girlfriend by sleeping with her best friend and her being aware of that, will make it LESS likely that she cheats on you? That is for sure going to backfire on you. It will likely be the exact opposite of that, she will be more likely to cheat on you, if she doesnt leave you first or your relationship doesnt crumble into pieces because of that.

They are still two different levels of reality. But the point is that perceived physicality in a dream is there. You are perceiving things as physical in a realm that you know is not physical once you've exited it. Get it?

In a dream while your sleeping you don't walk through walls most of the time, and you definitely dont fall through the floor/ground/earth during your dreams (unless you were lucid and consciously wanted to) So in that dream you get that same physicality, but its all in the mind realm.

I think this is a pretty minor roomate issue, out of the many other potential roomate issues that could exist. Just ignore it, this basically has nothing to do with you. Maybe this is your shadow, since you work out, that you want to show off your muscles secretly or something and get some recognition for it but suppress that, and you are angry that they are doing the same thing with their smaller muscles lol. Keep in mind they are gay, perhaps much more feminine. Would you be angry if a feminine woman you roomed with was taking beauty selfies and looking at herself in the mirror?

Don't internalize it as something being wrong with you. Just sounds like some immature girls. You can find women who follow through in their 20s even though they are more rare. The better rapport you two have before the date the less chance she should do that to you. Although here and there there could be a genuine reason for a girl flaking on you, like some legit circumstance came up for her, but most of the time that is not the case. Just dont let it discourage you, keep charging forward and you will get success.

Personally, from a male perspective, going up to a random woman and asking what her name is before anything else is a poor beginning. And I've never done pick up or anything like that. You have to lead it off with some other conversational point or reason to connect with the person before you ask for their information/identity with zero context. I can see why thats creepy. In years past when I was generally scared of approaching girls, I actually got an attractive girls number just by approaching her with my contact screen open on my phone, handing it to her where she proceeded to enter her name and number (she was with her friend in a store) and I walked away all without saying a single word or opening my mouth. I was with my own friends and we were just making eachother do dares. And back then I really didn't take care of myself much and had zero game. But goes to show you its counterintuitive and literally something like this can work and asking for a name out of the blue is creepy.

More so than ever before, when I think about humanity on a larger scale, or people who I interact with like friends or family, on a smaller scale, I kind of conceptualize humans in the back of my mind more like animals than being a separate, higher, advanced species. And it intrigues me, its like looking at the exact same reality but everything is drastically recontextualized. This is hard to put into words, so I cant capture the essence of what Im fully saying here, but I get an intuitive gut feeling as to how primitive humans are now compared to how I used to think we were (advanced, the highest form of life on earth, extremely sophisticated relative to animals) Even though that is true in a sense, the magnitude of how powerfully our emotions, instincts, and desires control us, and even the physical features of the human, makes me think of us more like a bunch of apes nowadays. Not equating humans to apes per say, but I feel now like Im living in an ancient world (in a relative sense) compared to the higher potential of life forms in the future, where society has evolved into higher stages of consciousness. I am very grounded in my physical body, so this isnt me looking down on being human or trying to reduce the human form down or disown it, but I feel like this a valuable insight that goes on behind the scenes in my mind, and helps me realize that no matter who you are, how successful, powerful, ect, you are still dealing with the core issue of being a human, or at least identified with being human, and the caveats that come along with that. Anyone else adopt this sort of "monkey lens" that can relate? Or further insights on this topic