Journeys to the Edge of Consciousness

Journeys to the Edge of Consciousness

Journeys to the Edge of Consciousness

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Journeys to the Edge of Consciousness

"A trip inside our minds"

2019

1h 27m

6.5(2 votes)

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Animation

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Take an animated journey into the depths of the human mind, exploring three psychedelic trips that changed Western culture forever. Sixty years later we sit down with twelve leading current thinkers to ask: "What can expanded states of mind teach us about ourselves, the world and our place in it?"

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6 members

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Amanda Feilding

Herself

Amanda Feilding

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Graham Hancock

Himself

Graham Hancock

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Rick Doblin

Himself

Rick Doblin

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Christopher Kent

Alan Watts

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William Roberts

Timothy Leary

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Ian Swann

Aldous Huxley

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