Psychedelics Were My Best Teacher

Brooks Park
2 min readDec 15, 2023

When I first began ingesting psychedelics I was, to say the least, both irresponsible with them and ignorant of the vast expanse of their immense power. Not to say that this did not lead to profound insight, unprecedented introspection, as well as joyous elation and some of the best times I’ve ever experienced….all those experiences were frequent.

However, my lack of knowledge and lack of caution resulted in some dire outcomes. One undesirable outcome was the psychological discomfort of an inner void. Ego defenses, unexamined assumptions, habitual responses and…

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Brooks Park

Mystical Hedonist; Drug Geek; Psychonaut. Prone to irreverent social commentary.