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Episode Synopsis
Guest speaker: Erik Davis
PROGRAM NOTES:
“The whole history of Buddhism in the West, the whole thing in the post war period as Buddhism starts to become really popular, is inextricable from psychedelics.” -Erik Davis
Today's podcast features a talk that was given by Erik Davis in which he unravels the history of both the Tibetan Book of the Dead and its psychedelic sister, the Psychedelic Experience, that was written by Leary, Alpert, and Metzner during their infamous Harvard years. Erik Davis, who holds a Ph.D. from Rice University's Gnosticism, Esotericism and Mysticism program, is a well known author and lecturer who has written books such as Techgnosis and Led Zeppelin IV.
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Erik Davis' Website
The Expanding Mind Podcast with Erik Davis
Erik Davis on Twitter
@erik_davis
The Psychedelic Experience:
A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
by Timothy Leary
PROGRAM NOTES:
“The whole history of Buddhism in the West, the whole thing in the post war period as Buddhism starts to become really popular, is inextricable from psychedelics.” -Erik Davis
Today's podcast features a talk that was given by Erik Davis in which he unravels the history of both the Tibetan Book of the Dead and its psychedelic sister, the Psychedelic Experience, that was written by Leary, Alpert, and Metzner during their infamous Harvard years. Erik Davis, who holds a Ph.D. from Rice University's Gnosticism, Esotericism and Mysticism program, is a well known author and lecturer who has written books such as Techgnosis and Led Zeppelin IV.
Download
MP3
PCs – Right click, select option
Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option
Erik Davis' Website
The Expanding Mind Podcast with Erik Davis
Erik Davis on Twitter
@erik_davis
The Psychedelic Experience:
A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
by Timothy Leary
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