Midwest Real
A podcast & blog with an unquenchable lust for rabbit holes, novelty and open-minded inquiry. Join us as we dig beyond the status quo! Hosted by Michael Phillip EST. 12/21/2012 in Milwaukee.

MAPS (The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) is a non-profit research and educational organization dedicated to developing legal medical applications for psychedelics.  Knee-deep in the FDA approval process for several substances, their research has begun to bear fruit, perhaps most notably in their staggeringly successful use of MDMA to treat PTSD. 

 

Brad and I discuss these studies, as well as the undeniable societal, spiritual and philosophical shifts that would occur, in a world where psychedelics are accepted as valuable, powerful personal medicines that are to be respected, rather than chemical boogiemen that are meant to be avoided at all costs.

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Category:society and culture -- posted at: 5:09pm EDT

024. Alexander Ward, Michael Phillip (Yes, we're back!)

“The game of life is a form of cosmic hide and seek”

-Alan Watts

 

Alexander Ward has spent more time on the road less traveled than some do in an entire lifetime.  He’s shot documentaries on multiple continents, produced visual art across many mediums, participated in numerous Ayahuasca ceremonies and appeared on several podcasts, including London Real.  If there’s anything I learned about him from this conversation, it’s that he’s nowhere close to stopping.

We dove deep into a multitude of subjects ranging from creative process and where art comes from, to our place in the universe and Japanese Animation (yes seriously).

Keep up with the ever busy and evolving Alexander at on his page and on Twitter.

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Until next time.

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Category:society and culture -- posted at: 9:32pm EDT

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