One of the consequences of the homo reliquiae theory is that human evolution can no longer be considered valid. As the result of microevolution, humans are not a “species better adapted to harsh conditions”. On the contrary, they are a group of…
Psychedelic substances have an incredibly long but primarily ignored history. In the course of that history, psychedelics have not been only enjoyment or recreation, nor have they lead anyone towards “superhumanity”. Instead, they have indicated rediscovering untapped potential. Undoubtedly, they are a…
The great scientist Albert Hofmann should be taken seriously — much more seriously than is being done today. Hofmann clearly understood that LSD or psychedelics, in general, carry a great mystery. Psychedelics are not just medicine for the mentally anxious and distressed,…
Quite a few years ago, I accidentally was drawn from philosophy into the sphere of human evolution, mysticism and psychedelics. It all started with a single remark. I was stuck with the psychic world of the Neanderthal man in a science documentary,…
Psychedelics (mescaline, LSD, psilocybin, DMT…) act on the serotonin receptors in the nervous system and shape sensory perceptions and thinking. They resemble serotonin which is the brain’s neurotransmitter in chemical structure. As a result, they produce a so-called altered state of consciousness.…
Sometimes, very rarely, though, it happens that unexpectedly our mind behaves strangely and, for a while, we experience something called a mystical experience. However, our consciousness does not expand or rise to a higher level, even though it may seem so. On…
The article argues that consciousness is an intermediary stage between childhood and adulthood, meant to protect and guide our growth but should eventually disappear. However, due to the rebellion of our defective ancestors against their extinction, consciousness remains and prevents us from…
Modern neuroscience has come to realise a curious thing: the complex human nervous system creates an artificial reality in the human mind. Anil Seth, a British professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, rightly questions the human concept…
What makes us human? Is it consciousness? Is it our ability to reach reality? And specifically better than other species? Do we have a purpose? Are we closer to the gods because of that? Because humans represent such a radical break with…
Meanwhile, in Africa Dry and cracked land where nothing grows anymore. Africa probably looked like this after more than 200,000 years of the Saale glaciation about 130.000 years ago. Ice age caused an extended drought during its existence and drove the local…