James Fadiman || Psychedelics and the Founding of Transpersonal Psychology

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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James Fadiman is a Harvard-trained psychologist and writer, who is known for his extensive work in the field of psychedelic research. He co-founded, along with Robert Frager, the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, which later became Sofia University, where he was a lecturer in psychedelic studies. Fadiman is author of The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys. In this episode, we discuss: - Why he decided to scientifically study the positive effects of LSD - Why the psychedelic experience is so transformative for so many people - How the psychedelic experience evaporates boundaries - The limitations of science - Fadiman’s experience with Abraham Maslow on an airplane - The founding of transpersonal psychology - The potential benefits of "psychedelic therapy" - How one can have enlightenment without compassion ("false enlightenment") - The importance of the Bodhisattva Path - How accepting our multiple selves can increase understanding and compassion --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Hello and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in.
0:13.7	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:17.2	If you like what you hear today, please add a rating and review in iTunes.
0:20.8	Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast. James Fateman on the podcast.
0:44.0	James is an American psychologist and writer known for his extensive work in the field of psychedelic research.
0:49.0	He co-founded along with Robert Freger, the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, which later became
0:54.2	Sophia University where he was a lecture in psychedelic studies.
0:58.0	Fatimen is author of the book The Psychology Explorers Guide, Safe, Therape therapeutic, and sacred journeys.
1:03.2	Dude, thank you so much for chatting with me today.
1:06.2	Very happy to be with you.
1:08.9	I've never referred to one of my guests I do before, but it somehow felt appropriate.
1:12.8	All right.
1:15.8	Well, you are such a legend in the field,
1:19.4	one of the founders of transpersonal psychology.
1:25.1	Right there, you know, late 60s. So there was a time when psychedelic research was respected,
1:28.6	is that right?
1:29.8	There was a time when LSD was the most researched psychiatric drug in the world.
1:37.0	And what happened?
1:39.0	And when I first entered the field in the late 60s I wrote Sandos and said is there any research I got two
1:47.4	volumes only of abstracts so yes it was quite respectable.
1:53.0	Why don't we trace your history a little bit?
1:56.0	Why did you decide to get into that topic and you know like where did you go to college?
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