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Why the fuck would you even say his name??!

Are there any legal or illegal substances that increase dreaming/dream recall? Obviously we wouldn't want to suggest to do anything unlawful or harmful... but... are there?

Which is quite a bit more healthy than white rice. Heh.

I am very, very sure you greatly improved the health of a lot of people.

I too studied psychology for three years before moving on to do more sensible research (psychophysics)... and holy fuck is it ever a horrible shitshow of misinformation and pseudoscience performed by arrogant know-it-alls. No wonder we're stuck in this primitive and pretentious inhuman mess. Psychiatry and personality psychology hasn't gotten anywhere in ages. Objectivity my ass, your underpowered between-subjects ANOVA isn't going to help anyone. It's better to be subjectively involved and understand the human condition from a place of wisdom than to do bad science. Good science would still be preferable but we're so far away from that.

More on topic: without techniques and/or substances it is nearly impossible to understand "what is really going on". Typical everyday experience is extremely limited. Meditation (e.g. Vipassana) allows you to control your attentional spotlight and become aware of subtle things in your body as an expression of your mind. Philosophy (e.g. Zen and Epistemology) allows you to navigate your supposed rationality and become aware of subtle but important flaws in your thinking. When psychedelics are used on that foundation (as they have been in ancient times) they are far more than "just a trip" or "getting high". They take these tools that you developed and really bring them to fruition. They show you more of what is there. You become aware of your mind and how it is connected to the world on a very, very deep, meaningful, helpful and real way. Not at all the same as dropping a tab at a house party somewhere.