#39 – What if psychedelics show us MORE of reality?

Do psychedelics distort reality, or do they loosen the filters that normally shape what we perceive? In this episode, we explore the neuroscience of consciousness, predictive processing, psychedelic perception, DMT entity experiences, mystical and traditional altered states, and the limits of ordinary waking awareness. We also follow the stranger historical side of consciousness research, including MKULTRA, remote viewing, the Gateway Process, and declassified U.S. government experiments. Along the way, we separate established neuroscience from theory and speculation to ask a much bigger question: how much of reality are our brains actually capable of seeing? The full episode transcript, study citations and companion guide is available on Substack. For more from me beyond the podcast, come hang out on Between Mind & Body on Substack, where I share full podcast transcripts and deeper companion content, essays, physician-created guides, emerging research, and the questions medicine has not quite answered yet. Substack: Between Mind & Body Instagram: @drmaryella LinkedIn: Mary Ella Wood, DO, ABOIM If you enjoyed this episode, subscribing, sharing it with a friend, or leaving a review helps more than you know.