
The Bigger Picture
How Psychedelics Can Help Us Make Sense of the World
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Narrated by:
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Alexander Beiner
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Alexander Beiner
About this listen
Can psychedelic drugs help us tackle the biggest problems we face globally? Can they heal the cultural, spiritual, and political wounds we’re wrestling with?
Psychedelics have hit the mainstream as powerful new mental health treatments. But as clinicians explore what these molecules can do for our individual minds, The Bigger Picture goes further to illuminate how psychedelics can help us find new ways to make sense of and come through the crises we face around the world.
Drawing on the latest research, as well as his unique experience as a participant in a ground-breaking clinical trial investigating the potent psychedelic DMT, Alexander Beiner reveals:
- the role of psychedelics in addressing global issues such as global warming, geopolitical instability, and political polarization
- the dark side of the ‘psychedelic renaissance’ and ‘psychedelic capitalism’
- what it takes to elicit huge personal and cultural transformation through psychedelics
Embark on a journey into The Bigger Picture – a new era of science and spirituality with the potential to radically transform our perceptions of ourselves, one another, and our life on this planet.
©2023 Alexander Beiner (P)2023 Hay HouseCritic reviews
‘Although they will perhaps always remain mysterious, psychedelics have also always invited us – and our ancestors – to heed the teachings they have to offer, to reconsider our place in the universe, and to recognize the enigma of our own existence. The Bigger Picture adds substantial new information to our understanding of psychedelics and their potentially momentous significance to the world today. I highly recommend this carefully and convincingly argued, deeply thought-provoking and beautifully written book.’ –Graham Hancock
‘The Bigger Picture is an entertaining, insightful, and timely book. Beiner draws on the latest psychedelic science to explain how what we’re learning about these molecules can help us make sense of our social and political challenges in new ways, and he ties together research from a variety of different fields to present a compelling and nuanced argument as to why psychedelic science could change the world for the better.’ –Robin Carhart-Harris, Founder of the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, and Director of Psychedelics Division, Neuroscape, UCSF
‘Beiner is a wise and entertaining guide through the jungle of contemporary psychedelics, bringing much-needed critical thinking to the field’. –Jules Evans, author of Philosophy for Life and Director of the Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project
Excellent guide to changing your perspective
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Great book
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There is a wealth of research tied in to his points in relevant and intelligent ways. His sources are wide ranging, scientists, psychology experts , philosophers and teachers, both alive now and in recent history to ancient sources and religious practices.
His fascination grew over me as I listened through. I actually took a break half way to integrate some of the welling wonder inside myself, taking long walks in nature and through my mind.
I could trust very well what he was saying , at no point did he force his experiences or views in to solid certainty. When many aspects of what he described resonated with things I already knew, and some things I felt I knew but hadn't touched with my mind yet or at least not for a long time.
My concluding sentiment was gratitude. This work turns me on to the wider universe out there and simultaneously in myself.
calm, comprehensive, compelling
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Superb crafting and informative
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I want everyone to read this book
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Elegant and engaging, AB asks all the right questions!
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transcendent and transformative!
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5 stars
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