Psychedelics and the Coming Singularity

Conversations with Duncan Trussell, Rupert Sheldrake, Hamilton Morris, Graham Hancock, Grant Morrison, and Others

David Jay Brown

• Publisher: Park Street Press
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN:
  9781644117996
• Subtopic: Evolutionary Psychology

• Includes conversations with Duncan Trussell, Graham Hancock, Grant Morrison, Hamilton Morris, Erik Davis, Julia Mossbridge, Rupert Sheldrake, and others

• Explores the possibility of human extinction, Simulation Theory, Virtual Reality and lucid dreaming, space migration, DMT research, and advanced robotics

• Delves deep into the relationship between psychedelics and ecological awareness

Between war, inequality, biosphere collapse, climate change, and destabilizing advances in technology like AI, humankind is confronted with an almost insurmountable array of challenges. Yet many brilliant experts are working on outside-the-box solutions, looking to psychedelic-inspired visions of the future to lead humanity through these crises.

In a series of conversations with leading minds in consciousness studies, psychedelic culture, anthropology, chemistry, and other disciplines, author David Jay Brown elicits answers to some of the most thought-provoking questions about our origins, our present situation, and the future of humanity and the Earth. Brown and these luminaries explore topics as diverse as potential human extinction, the relationship between psychedelics and ecological consciousness, simulation theory, virtual reality and lucid dreaming, the consciousness-altering effects of the pandemic, space migration and contact with alien intelligence, and DMT research and advanced robotics.

Whether he’s speaking to podcaster Duncan Trussell about the Singularity, comic book author Grant Morrison about magick and the occult, or neuroscientist Julia Mossbridge about psychic phenomena, Brown’s spirited interview approach helps draw profound insights from these cutting-edge thinkers. What, he asks, are the implications of our understanding of consciousness, particularly altered states—and how might entheogens help raise ecological awareness to impact the future of our species? In this curated colletion of interviews, Brown seeks to find out.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Title
• Copyright & Permission
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 Singing the Midnight Gospel: An Interview with Duncan Trussell
• 2 Superheroes, Supergods, and Superminds: An Interview with Grant Morrison
• 3 Exploring the Mind on the Frontiers of Chemistry: An Interview with Hamilton Morris
• 4 Exploring the Interface between Technological Evolution, Mythopoetic Perspectives, and High Weirdness: An Interview with Erik Davis
• 5 Transcending Minds and Unconditionally Loving Robots: An Interview with Julia Mossbridge
• 6 The Quest for the Origin of Life and a Way Forward into Our Collective Future: An Interview with Bruce Damer
• 7 Neuroscience, Comedy, and Psychonautic Adventures: An Interview with Shane Mauss
• 8 Radical Creativity, Immersive Art Environments, and Meow Wolf: An Interview with Vince Kadlubek
• 9 Underground Cultural Forces in the Mainstream: An Interview with George DiCaprio
• 10 Radical Mysticism and the Secret History of Religions: An Interview with Jeffrey Kripal
• 11 Exploring What Is Real in Virtual Worlds: An Interview with David Chalmers
• 12 Going Beyond: An Interview with Rupert Sheldrake
• 13 Exploring Ancient Civilizations and Supernatural Beings: An Interview with Graham Hancock
• 14 Psychedelics, Psychic Phenomena, and Encounters with Non-human Entities: An Interview with David Luke
• 15 Extended State DMT and Alien Information Theory: An Interview with Andrew Gallimore
• 16 Delving into DMTx An Interview with Carl Hayden Smith
• About the Author
• Books of Related Interest
• About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
• Backcover