An interesting analogy I heard for psychedelics: Your brain is like a snowy hill. As you ride a sled down it, you develop ruts/grooves in the snow. Eventuall

An interesting analogy I heard for psychedelics: Your brain is like a snowy hill. As you ride a sled down it, you develop ruts/grooves in the snow. Eventually, no matter where you start sledding from, you'll end up at one of only a few locations at the bottom of the hill. Psychedelics are like a fresh coat of powder, they let the brain reset some of the ruts, so certain starting conditions will end up in new resulting locations.