Psychedelic evangelism and the exploitation of sacred plant medicine's. Robert Forte.

The exploitation and commodification of psychedelics. A deeper dive into the true history of psychedelics and some different perspectives about the renaissance.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
09:15 Questioning the Mainstream Narrative
12:09 The Dark Side of Psychedelic Renaissance
38:03 Post-World War II Era and the Formation of the CIA
39:57 Alan Dulles and the Dark Side of American History
40:44 The Influence of Nazi Intelligentsia
44:22 Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
52:13 Weapons of Mass Distraction
58:54 The Education System and Social Engineering
01:05:12 Solomon Ash's Experiments on Conformity
01:09:07 The Power of Individual Influence
01:16:36 Psychedelics and Healing
01:20:08 The Good and Bad of Psychedelic Movements
01:22:00 Integration of Psychedelic Experiences
01:22:49 Psychedelic Evangelism and Criticism
01:23:44 Questioning Authority and Psychedelic History
01:25:22 Negative Aspects of the New Psychedelic Movement
01:26:14 The Narrative of Psychedelic History
01:27:08 Psychedelics and the Anti-War Movement
01:28:00 Psychedelics and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy
01:29:26 Questioning Authority in the Modern Psychedelic Movement
01:30:15 Deployment of MKUltra and its Impact
01:46:14 Appreciating the Miracle of Life
⁠Timothy Leary: Outside Looking In⁠ edited by Robert Forte⁠Entheogens and the Future of Religion⁠ edited by Robert Forte
Robert Forte’s recent appearance on the Kyle Kingsbury Podcast on ⁠UA-cam⁠⁠Michael Pollan⁠ on psychedelics⁠The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries⁠ by R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofman and Carl Ruck⁠The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss: My Life with Terrence McKenna⁠ by Dennis McKennaThe work of ⁠Saint Hildegard of Bingen⁠, ⁠R. Gordon Wasson⁠ and ⁠Alexander Shulgin⁠⁠Dying to Know: Ram Dass and Timothy Leary⁠⁠The Intelligence Agents⁠ by Timothy LearySeeking the Magic Mushrooms, a 1957 photo essay in ⁠Life Magazine⁠
⁠Do Drugs Have Religious Import?⁠ by Huston Smith⁠The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion With No Name⁠ by Brian Muraresku