A psychedelic experience may be a temporary state of being, but if we integrate it into our lives, it can become an important stage in our development. Alexander Beiner, author of The Bigger Picture: How Psychedelics Can Help Us Make Sense of the World, was inspired after participating in a dose-finding study of DMT at Imperial College in London. In this discussion with Matteo Pistono, he asks: How can we apply what we learn about ourselves from psychedelics to help us solve the larger problems of the world, such as climate change and political polarization? And, he shares what he’s learned about preparation, different drugs and their doses, and clinical versus ceremonial settings to integrate a psychedelic experience and transform our lives.  

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