Welcome to the long awaited second episode of What is Real?! We’ve located the long lost tape! We found the recording of our latest patient. It wasn’t my fault I smashed the tape to pieces! Just be happy that I was able to recover the audio at all.

In this recording we speak with Mario Gibney. We learn from his experience with psychedelics and get his insight into best practices with their usage.

Psychedelics have been used for centuries across many different cultures for various reasons. They are extremely powerful pathways to radical self discovery and change. We explore the basics of psychedelic usage and the pitfalls involved.

We invite you to do your own research. There are mental health ramifications associated with psychedelic usage. These drugs are serious business and should not be taken carelessly.

Check your local laws before taking any psychedelics. We are not going to tell you to break the law. Make your own calculations and take your own risks. We aren’t your parents though.

Links are listed below to get you started on that research rabbithole!

0:00 - Start

2:32 - Defining “Drugs”

4:54 - Legality in Canada

6:08 - Mario’s Intro to “Drugs”

10:10 - Defining Ayahuasca

13:15 - Ayahuasca Experience

16:24 - Mushroom Experience, Ego Death

18:09 - Harm Reduction Tips

22:22 - Set and Setting

23:59 - Meditation

27:29 - Mario’s Biggest Insight

28:43 - Is there a bad age to start?

30:14 - MDMA

32:45 - Ketamine in Medicine

34:40 - Drug Decriminalization

39:44 - Who weed for?

41:01 - Edibles

41:50 - Microdosing

42:56 - Caveats

43:41- The Lighting Network Tangent

46:36 - Teachers and Teaching/Learning

49:30 - Why Bitcoiner’s Bitcoin

50:54 - Future hype

Mario’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mario_Gibney

Unhashed Podcast: https://twitter.com/UnhashedPodcast

What is Real’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisRealPod

What is Real’s Website: https://whatisreal.monster/

What is Real’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ZSLdz488JX9Np4zD2djeQ

Further Research:

Chasing the Scream - Mario’s Recommended Book: https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Scream-Opposite-Addiction-Connection/dp/1620408910

Resource for Education on various psychoactive substances - https://www.erowid.org/

Dr. Gabor Maté, Recommended Reading - https://drgabormate.com/

Recommended Twitter - https://twitter.com/ramez

MDMA/Psychedelic Research - https://maps.org/

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