Psychedelics - Deconstructing Yourself

The intersection of psychedelics and contemplative practice: what these experiences reveal, where they illuminate and where they mislead, and how they relate to meditation and awakening.

The Mystery of Consciousness with Michael Pollan July 16, 2026 - Host Michael Taft talks with bestselling author Michael Pollan about his new book, A World Appears, and the enduring mystery of consciousness. They explore the hidden biases of consciousness researchers,… Read More »

Transgression with Erik Davis December 31, 2023 - Host Michael Taft speaks with author and journalist Erik Davis about the power of partaking in the forbidden and the loss when formerly forbidden things become normalized, particularly in the… Read More »

A Conversation with Sam Harris December 2, 2023 - Host Michael Taft speaks with author, philosopher, and neuroscientist Sam Harris about aspects of meditation, the fusion of vipassana and nondual practice as the “gold standard” for practitioners, insights into… Read More »

A Conversation with Spring Washam March 12, 2021 - Host Michael Taft speaks with meditation teacher and shamanic practitioner Spring Washam about the "dharma of Harriet Tubman," the inner vs. the outer journey of finding liberation, how the "meditation… Read More »

Meditation, Psychedelics, and High Weirdness February 8, 2019 - A Conversation with Erik Davis Note: This is a transcript of a podcast episode. If you find any mistakes, please let me know. Michael: Welcome to Deconstructing Yourself. My name… Read More »

Robert Anton Wilson, High Weirdness, and Buddhist Meditation – with Erik Davis December 14, 2018 - Michael Taft speaks with Erik Davis about author Robert Anton Wilson, anarchism in the 1970s, Terrence McKenna, P.K. Dick, psychedelics, cultures of awakening now and then, Zen practice, and more. … Read More »