Journeys to the Edge of Consciousness (2019)
Overview
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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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.672 |
Directed By
Rob Harper
Crew
Rob Harper
TOP CAST
Amanda Feilding
Herself
Graham Hancock
Himself
Rick Doblin
Himself
Christopher Kent
Alan Watts
William Roberts
Timothy Leary
Ian Swann
Aldous Huxley
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