Alexander Beiner is a writer and podcaster. He’s one of the executive directors of Breaking Convention, and the author of the book The Bigger Picture: How Psychedelics can help us make sense of the world.

In 2018, he co-founded Rebel Wisdom, an alternative media and events platform that grew to a quarter of a million subscribers, and became an influential node in the systems change, personal growth and sense-making communities. His work explores how psychedelics can be used to elicit sustainable cultural change, the complexities of psychedelic capitalism and mainstreaming, and how differing beliefs and value systems affect psychedelic culture.

Ali Beiner discusses his book "The Bigger Picture," which explores the intersection of psychedelics and systems change. He emphasizes the transformative power of psychedelics, noting their role in enhancing complexity tolerance and fostering a deeper connection to the world. Beiner highlights the importance of an "ecology of practices," including meditation, therapy, and psychedelics, to address the meta crisis. He also discusses the need for collective integration of psychedelic insights into governance, economics, and education. Beiner advocates for a psychedelic way of thinking to drive systemic change, encouraging curiosity and experimentation.

https://www.alexanderbeiner.com

https://beiner.substack.com

https://beiner.substack.com/p/leviathan-full-documentary

Here are the key references mentioned during the conversation:

Authors/Thinkers:

Timothy Morton (concept of meta crisis)

Ken Wilber (integral studies)

John Vervaeke (cognitive science)

Terence McKenna (psychedelic philosopher)

Timothy Leary (psychedelic researcher)

Ram Dass (spiritual teacher)

Daniel Schwackenburger

Bruce Dahmer (scientist who had an Ayahuasca insight)

Books/Concepts:

"The Bigger Picture" (the speaker's book)

4E Cognitive Science

Exaptation (evolutionary concept)

WEIRD model (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic)

Specific Research/Studies:

Johns Hopkins psychedelic studies

Rick Strassman's DMT study

NASA's origins of life research

Psychedelic Communities/Conferences:

Breaking Convention conference

Minds (non-profit focused on psychedelic innovation)

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