Are some of these effects really negative?
I offer a new perspective: perhaps modern society is so far removed from the natural origins of our dna, that, from birth, were conditioned to survive according to a very awkward set of social rules and artificial physical constructs. Perhaps what we think are many "negative" effects of psychedelic drug use, are really a human being shedding their conditioning, and attempting to return to the natural state that their dna is actually designed for.
The conflict arises when this "natural state" no longer exists, and such an attempt to return fails as the same awkward set of social rules and artificial physical constructs disallow humans to simply be themselves.
Its sort of like, someone coming closer to total enlightenment, but not completely all the way, and being stuck in a state where modern reality pulls them one direction and their natural inclination towards total harmony with the universe pulls another direction.
Perhaps in many cases, there isnt anything wrong at all with the "burnt out hippy" stereotype - theyre doing what their body, their environment, and their place in the universe dictates to them. Perhaps its the society around them that is flawed.
I offer a new perspective: perhaps modern society is so far removed from the natural origins of our dna, that, from birth, were conditioned to survive according to a very awkward set of social rules and artificial physical constructs. Perhaps what we think are many "negative" effects of psychedelic drug use, are really a human being shedding their conditioning, and attempting to return to the natural state that their dna is actually designed for.
The conflict arises when this "natural state" no longer exists, and such an attempt to return fails as the same awkward set of social rules and artificial physical constructs disallow humans to simply be themselves.
Its sort of like, someone coming closer to total enlightenment, but not completely all the way, and being stuck in a state where modern reality pulls them one direction and their natural inclination towards total harmony with the universe pulls another direction.
Perhaps in many cases, there isnt anything wrong at all with the "burnt out hippy" stereotype - theyre doing what their body, their environment, and their place in the universe dictates to them. Perhaps its the society around them that is flawed.
