Here’s an article looking at the dark night of the soul, the descent into darkness and the discovery of meaning.
Read moreInitiations
This article discusses initiations, rituals, trauma.
Read moreIs Time Real?
A British physicist working in solitude has produced work that challenges everything we thought we knew about time.
Julian Barbour, based in Oxfordshire, has spent over five decades developing a theory that redefines the nature of reality.
Read moreInterview with Peter Kingsley
Interview with author and philosopher Peter Kingsley, remembering what we have forgotten.
Read morePsilocybin and the Brain
Research results, which appear in the journal Nature, suggest that psychedelic drugs work by disrupting certain brain networks, especially one that helps people form a sense of space, time and self.
Read moreHave Gratitude!
Counting our blessings is an age-old piece of advice – but it turns out that writing lists of good things that happen to us actually does help improve our mood.
Read moreThe Future of MDMA Research
Ethnobotany and Healing
Here’s a fantastic podcast with ethnobotanist Dr. Glenn Shephard, a leading expert in plant medicine.
We explore how ethnobotany exemplifies the holistic, interdisciplinary approach to health that many aspire to create. Dr. Shepard shares his insights into the deep connection between plants and people, as well as the wisdom of indigenous cultures, where health is viewed as a balance of mind, body, and spirit. We also explore the importance of how storytelling can serve as a powerful catalyst for personal and collective healing.
Read moreAn Anthropological View of Ayahuasca
It is an open question why many global psychedelic therapies focus on the past, especially the traumatic past, as the royal road to healing and spiritually flourishing with ayahuasca and other psychedelics.
Read moreHallucinogenics in Ancient Rituals
Psychedelics and Psychiatry
The controversies have related to social, political, and legal challenges.
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