Dr. Rick Strassman of the University of New Mexico ran the first federally sanctioned experiments with a psychedelic since the 1970s. He subsequently developed a fascination with what he perceives is an overlap of the psychedelic experience with the states of consciousness described by the Hebrew prophets.  Explore more at https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ 01:49 Do psychedelics unlock reality or illusions? 05:22 Why do psychedelics tend to produce feelings of love and oneness? 08:11 Does God communicate with humans through our brains? 13:06 Do our brains block the ultimate reality? 17:02 Do psychedelics reduce our brain’s block on reality? 18:39 What is closer to the DMT experience: Judaism or Buddhism? 25:53 How do near-death experiences compare to psychedelics? 29:18 Did Ezekiel describe a drug-induced experience? 32:52 Why do people enter a prophetic future-telling state? 39:50 Can an Atheist experience transcendence through psychedelics? 41:46 Do you experiment with psychedelics? 43:31 What did you learn through your own psychedelic experience?