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SUMMARY:Psychedelics\, Healers\, and CIA Mind Controllers
DESCRIPTION:A live Socratic Stage event\, “Psychedelics\, Healers and the CIA Mind Control” brings together researchers and storytellers to unpack the strange intersection of psychedelic therapy\, underground healers\, and Cold War intelligence experiments. The talk opens with the history of New College and how early campus counterculture helped mainstream LSD\, psilocybin\, and other substances long before today’s “psychedelic renaissance.” From there\, the speakers trace how breakthroughs in consciousness research existed side‑by‑side with darker projects like MK-Ultra\, where the CIA secretly tested psychedelics and mind‑control techniques on unwitting subjects in the 1950s and 1960s. \nThey explore how visionary therapists\, rogue psychiatrists\, and spiritual healers experimented with guided psychedelic sessions to treat trauma\, addiction\, and depression\, contrasting those healing traditions with government abuse and psychological warfare. Along the way\, the conversation connects historic figures\, cult movements\, and infamous cases like Charles Manson to the broader cultural impact of LSD and other mind‑altering drugs. The speakers then fast‑forward to today’s clinical trials\, tech money\, and political battles over legalizing psychedelic‑assisted therapy\, asking whether these powerful tools will be integrated responsibly or exploited again. \nIf you’re interested in psychedelic therapy\, MK-Ultra\, CIA mind‑control experiments\, spiritual healing\, the counterculture\, or the future of mental‑health innovation\, this in‑depth discussion gives you a nuanced\, critical look at how psychedelics moved from fringe to front page—and why their past still shapes their future.
URL:https://www.ncf.edu/event/psychedelics-healers-and-cia-mind-controllers/
LOCATION:Mildred Sainer Pavilion\, 5313 Bay Shore Rd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34243\, United States
CATEGORIES:Socratic Stage
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