Lessons from ~4,500 LSD Sessions and Beyond | Stan Grof | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Stanislav Grof, M.D., (stanislavgrof.com) is a psychiatrist with more than 60 years of experience in research of “holotropic” states of consciousness, a large and important subgroup of non-ordinary states that have healing, transformative, and evolutionary potential. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://bit.ly/2rYjUBr Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: http://bit.ly/17jDHw3 Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/1avYUxq Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/17d94TE Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J Start [00:00] Initial interest in psychedelics [8:32] LSD's potential to change psychiatry and psychology [13:18] First experience with LSD [18:45] Why words fail us when describing psychedelic experiences [21:40] How does Stan view consciousness? [25:22] Other non-ordinary states of consciousness [28:26] On 5-MeO-DMT + "the most powerful psychedelic experience” he’s ever had [37:43] On the potential of psychedelic compounds [44:42] Ideal psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy [56:10] Holotropic breathing [56:57] Psychedelic assistance under Stan’s guidance [58:52] The neglect of etiology in modern psychology [1:03:30] Differences in psychedelic experiences [1:08:47] Stan's experience with Swami Muktananda. [1:18:07] The reasons Stan wrote When the Impossible Happens [1:25:17] On out of body experiences [1:36:32] Comparing holotropic breathwork to psychedelics [1:44:34] The experience of encountering entities [1:45:49] Microdosing [1:51:18] "Spiritual emergencies” + Can any good come from a bad trip? [1:55:15] Treatment for someone experiencing a psychotic break [1:59:25] Stan’s concept of the inner world [2:04:36] Unexplainable experiences [2:08:42] If Stan were a young scientist starting out today [2:16:33] How Stan stays sharper at 87 than a lot of people in their 20s? [2:23:34] What does Stan think humanity needs most of all right now? [2:27:46] One final story: a lesson in forgiveness [2:31:16] Parting thoughts [2:40:59]