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MAKE WAY FOR THE Cyberdelies

Full disclaimer: I’m usually the type of person who’d rather pluck my leg hairs out one by one than meditate – or anything remotely similar. So, nobody was more surprised than me that I was brought to tears while taking a “trip” on an app, after having a vision of a friend who’d passed away.

I’m always trying to find ways to gain more clarity on what my life path should be, so I was trying out some new “cyberdelic” apps designed to offer mind-expanding experiences. No magic mushrooms required.

These downloads follow the ongoing global research into actual psychedelic drugs. Trials by the likes of Imperial College London have

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