Evolution of Psychedelics

Because psychedelics can have profoundly positive effects on people, this has led to the narrative that they exist for our consumption.

Why else would certain plants and mushrooms have evolved compounds that foster better mental health, induce spiritual and transformative experiences, and lead to enhanced connection to others and nature?

However, there is evidence that suggests the opposite (more banal) reality: these compounds have functions that have nothing to do with us.

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UC Berkeley’s Groundbreaking Study on Psilocybin

The UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics has embarked on an unprecedented study to explore why psilocybin, a psychoactive compound found in certain mushrooms, alters visual perception in humans.

This investigation represents the university’s first human trials involving a Schedule I substance, classified by the federal government as having no accepted medical use.

Psilocybin, commonly known as “shrooms” or “magic mushrooms,” can significantly distort users’ sense of time, mood, and reality, often causing hallucinations.

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