Are psychedelics an antidote to pessimism?
Research indicates that psychedelic therapy can improve mental health outcomes by addressing the pessimism bias.
Read moreIndigenous Cultures and the Psychedelic Movement
The connection between the psychedelic movement and Indigenous medicine is complex and multifaceted.
Indigenous-led Medicine conservation is biocultural conservation.
It is NOT an effort to simply preserve these medicines (and supply chains) – or their constituent molecules and/or specific habitat – but the entire ecological, social and cultural milieus within which they exist, and from which they cannot be separated without compromising the system as a whole.
Read moreBook Review: Tripping on Utopia
Here’s a great write up on historian Benjamin Breen’s new book, “Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science”.
Read moreAn Inside Look at One of the First Magic Mushroom Schools in the US
At a forest facility in Oregon, the first US state to allow supervised use of the drug, students work toward becoming licensed trip facilitators.
Read moreDid You Have a "Meh" Experience on Psychedelics?
A lot can come into play here, including set and setting, dosage, purity and quality of the psychedelic, and integration and intentions.
MDMA, Trauma, Addictions and Psychedelics
Dr. Ben Sessa discusses his latest research here.
The Importance of Indigenous Voices
Some indigenous leaders spoke out at the Psychedelic Science 2023 Conference.
And at the same conference, an anthropologist questioned why indigenous voices get excluded in the psychedelic sector.
Read morePsychedelics and Conspirituality
Here’s a great breakdown of the overlap of psychedelics, spirituality, New Age ideas and conspiracy theories.
Read moreMargaret Mead and Psychedelics
Here’s a great podcast on how Margaret Mead’s research into utopias helped usher in the psychedelic era.
Read morePsychedelics, Research and the Brain
VA to Fund Studies on Psychedelics for Mental Health
The Department of Veterans Affairs issued a request for applications (RFA) for proposals from its network of VA researchers (in collaboration with academic institutions) to study the use of certain psychedelic compounds in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.
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