--- title: "11 Psychedelic Experiences Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 11 Psychedelic Experiences quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Psychedelic Experiences sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/kary-mullis-13943_has-beens_i-think-i-might-have-been-stupid-in-some_1301967.png" --- > [I think I might have been stupid in some respects, it if weren't for my psychedelic experiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kary-mullis/i-think-i-might-have-been-stupid-in-some-respects-it-if-weren-t-for/) [Kary Mullis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kary-mullis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/kary-mullis-13943_has-beens_i-think-i-might-have-been-stupid-in-some_1301967.png) > [Psychedelic experiences and dreams are chemical cousins; they are only different in degree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/psychedelic-experiences-and-dreams-are-chemical-cousins-they-are-only/) [Terence McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-mckenna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/terence-mckenna-287_chemicals_psychedelic-experiences-and-dreams-are-c_3066106.png) > [All of you who have been through high dose psychedelic experiences know that it's very hard to carry stupid baggage through that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/all-of-you-who-have-been-through-high-dose-psychedelic-experiences/) [Terence McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-mckenna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/terence-mckenna-287_baggage_all-of-you-who-have-been-through-high-do_1381120.jpg) > [LSD is a unique and powerful tool for the exploration of the human mind and human nature. Psychedelic experiences mediate access to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/lsd-is-a-unique-and-powerful-tool-for-the-exploration-of-the-human/) [Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/stanislav-grof-7540_access_lsd-is-a-unique-and-powerful-tool-for-th_765517.png) > [I found that the breakthroughs for me, as I went through school, came through sexuality, explorations of consciousness, reading, loving, friends, time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/i-found-that-the-breakthroughs-for-me-as-i-went-through-school-came/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/135/frederick-lenz-8_breakthrough_i-found-that-the-breakthroughs-for-me-as_798446.jpg) > [Hearing is a subjective experience, but I never really understood that it's the same with seeing as well. I always thought that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn/hearing-is-a-subjective-experience-but-i-never-really-understood-that/) [Robyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/421/robyn-8002_everything_hearing-is-a-subjective-experience-but-i_2436478.jpg) > [Psychedelic experiences are beyond the reach of cultural manipulation, and discovering this and exploring it is somehow the frontier of maturity. Culture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/psychedelic-experiences-are-beyond-the-reach-of-cultural-manipulation/) [Terence McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-mckenna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/terence-mckenna-287_cultural_psychedelic-experiences-are-beyond-the-r_1513800.png) > [Nobody stopped thinking about those psychedelic experiences. Once you've been to some of those places, you think, 'How can I get back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-garcia/nobody-stopped-thinking-about-those-psychedelic-experiences-once-you/) [Jerry Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-garcia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/jerry-garcia-2346_drug_nobody-stopped-thinking-about-those-psyc_3093534.jpg) > [The first art in caves were really psychedelic experiences, and the reason that they were is because the tribal encyclopedia, the amount…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-rheingold/the-first-art-in-caves-were-really-psychedelic-experiences-and-the/) [Howard Rheingold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-rheingold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/howard-rheingold-2794_amount_the-first-art-in-caves-were-really-psych_2319328.jpg) > [“The renaissance of interest in Eastern spiritual philosophies, various mystical traditions, meditation, ancient and aboriginal wisdom, as well as the widespread psychedelic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/the-renaissance-of-interest-in-eastern-spiritual-philosophies-various/) [Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a04/stanislav-grof-7540_cosmic-consciousness_the-renaissance-of-interest-in-eastern-s_2650926.jpg) > [I've always been curious about people's psychedelic experiences, and I kind of had this assumption that I was going to have some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larkin-grimm/i-ve-always-been-curious-about-people-s-psychedelic-experiences-and-i/) [Larkin Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larkin-grimm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/larkin-grimm-21078_assumption_i-ve-always-been-curious-about-people-s_1308743.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/psychedelic-experiences/#itemlist", "name": "Psychedelic Experiences Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think I might have been stupid in some respects, it if weren't for my psychedelic experiences.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kary Mullis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kary-mullis/i-think-i-might-have-been-stupid-in-some-respects-it-if-weren-t-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/kary-mullis-13943_has-beens_i-think-i-might-have-been-stupid-in-some_1301967.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/kary-mullis-13943_has-beens_i-think-i-might-have-been-stupid-in-some_1301967.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/kary-mullis-13943_has-beens_i-think-i-might-have-been-stupid-in-some_1301967.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think I might have been stupid in some respects, it if weren't for my psychedelic experiences.” — Kary Mullis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Psychedelic experiences and dreams are chemical cousins; they are only different in degree.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Terence McKenna" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/psychedelic-experiences-and-dreams-are-chemical-cousins-they-are-only/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/terence-mckenna-287_chemicals_psychedelic-experiences-and-dreams-are-c_3066106.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/terence-mckenna-287_chemicals_psychedelic-experiences-and-dreams-are-c_3066106.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/terence-mckenna-287_chemicals_psychedelic-experiences-and-dreams-are-c_3066106.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Psychedelic experiences and dreams are chemical cousins; they are only different in degree.” — Terence McKenna", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All of you who have been through high dose psychedelic experiences know that it's very hard to carry stupid baggage through that keyhole. 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