Posted on 07/30/2026 1:50:46 PM PDT by fruser1
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The "Shawshank Redemption" star said he turned to the Amazonian psychedelic brew with one goal in mind — to stop being "consumed" by outrage over what he sees as the unraveling of modern society.
Robbins said his psychedelic experience was an intense spiritual journey that included what he described as an encounter with his late mother.
"What she said was, 'You're injured. You're a warrior, and you're injured and you need to rest, but the fight's not over,'" Robbins recalled.
"I was battling my frustration with the dissolution of society, people being angry at each other over ridiculous things, long friendships being affected, people being canceled for expressing their opinion, all this stuff," he said. "And I wanted out. I wanted to be absolved of that. I didn't want to be engaged in it."
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Dang. All those hangovers just like that. Even the robe part. But no trip. I got gyp’d.
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