This article originally appeared on VICE Germany. A sunny day outdoors, good friends, and an afternoon of funny, mind-expanding experiences—that’s how everyone hopes their psychedelic trip will go. Unfortunately, things don’t always turn out that way. Even if you’re an experienced drug user, chances are you might have a bad trip someday, a negative experience […]
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California Assembly Passes Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelic Drugs
The Democrat-controlled California state assembly passed a bill that will decriminalize psychedelic drugs for personal use. Source Views: 0
Psychedelic plant compound ibogaine helping people overcome addition
(NaturalNews) (Natural News) Another natural herb that currently sits on the United States’ Schedule I “controlled substances” list along with cannabis and peyote is helping people overcome the damage caused to them by pharmaceutical drugs.Ibogaine, which comes from a powerful Gabonese plant, is a natural substance that people with drug addiction … [Read More…] Source […]
Psychedelic treatment linked to substantial reduction in alcohol misuse and PTSD symptoms in US Special Operations Forces Veterans
Psychedelic treatment linked to substantial reduction in alcohol misuse and PTSD symptoms in US Special Operations Forces Veterans by Vladimir Hedrih March 31, 2023 in Mental Health, Psychedelic Drugs A study of U.S. Special Operations Forces Veterans participating in an ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT treatment in Mexico showed that participants treated with these psychedelic substances showed […]
Psychedelic-Induced Mystical Experiences Throughout History
Since time immemorial, psychedelic mind-altering experiences have been common among humankind’s shamanic journeys. All is one. That is one of the feelings contemporary users of mind-altering plants describe. Read more Section: News Premium Preview Read Later Source Views: 0
‘Chemical Enlightenment?’, Can Psychedelic Substances Bring Personal Transformation?
HIGH SOCIETY: ‘Chemical Enlightenment?’, Can Psychedelic Substances Bring Personal Transformation? – By Steve Taylor, Ph.D SM Source – wakeup-world.com ‘…Why spend years meditating and practising self-denial when you can just alter your brain chemistry directly, by taking psychedelics? It soon became apparent that this was naive, and that regular LSD usage was much more likely to generate […]
Magic Mushroom Psychedelic Relieves Severe Depression in Largest Trial Yet
Magic Mushroom Psychedelic Relieves Severe Depression in Largest Trial Yet Health04 November 2022 By David Nield (Yarygin/iStock/Getty Images Plus) For some years now, scientists have been investigating how psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, can ease the symptoms of depression. More evidence of the link has arrived with a phase 2, double-blind […]
Trophy Head Shows Child Victim Consumed Psychedelic San Pedro in Peru
Psychoactive substances and child sacrifice seem to come together more often than not when it comes to examining the Mesoamerican cultures and their history. Read more Section: News History & Archaeology Read Later Source Views: 0
The Undercover Dream Lovers are Penning Psychedelic Love Songs for a Melancholy Summer
For the wishful hearts dancing in dive bars and backyards this summer, The Undercover Dream Lovers are laying sweet, sticky melodies over glittery synth-pop songs. LA-based musician Matt Koenig has created an ethereal jukebox sound with his project The Undercover Dream Lovers, using a palette of groovy bass lines and reverb-soaked guitars. Koenig has a […]
Burning Man? Klaus Schwab Opens Doors In Davos To Psychedelic Shamans
In 2022, Davos elites will have an opportunity to celebrate “oneness” and “connectedness” with magic mushrooms, administered in part by psychedelic shamans of Burning Man. What could go wrong with global leaders tripping out while deciding the future of the whole world? Views: 0
Teotlnanácatl: In Search of the Aztec ‘God’s Flesh’ Psychedelic Mushroom
Magic mushrooms, Shrooms, and the ever-famous Liberty Cap are all familiar terms for the same groovy fungus. Popularized in the western world in the late 50s, psychedelic mushrooms have been used for centuries. Read more Section: News Human Origins Religions Ancient Places Americas Read Later Source Views: 0
Psychedelic drug in clinical trial to help stroke victims recover by rewiring brain
Image Credit: MIT Technology Review Dimethyltryptamine, a psychedelic drug also known as “the spirit molecule,” is in the first clinical trial of its kind. Algernon Pharmaceuticals, a Canadian-based company, began its study this week in which stroke participants will be given a microdose of DMT with the hope of minimizing damage and maximizing recovery. The […]
Examining how Psychedelic Medicine can help Mental Health
February 17, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement Read on for article Sydney’s Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins will lead a health discussion on trials now also underway for dementia, OCD and eating disorders examining the evidence for psychedelic-assisted therapy and investigate the potential applications of this novel therapy. Tania de Jong Our mental health epidemic […]
Psychedelic Therapy and the Democratization of Psychoactive Experience
December 4th, 2020 By Sergey Baranov Contributing writer for Wake Up World This title came to me during the last Huachuma (San Pedro) ceremony while I was lying on the ground, observing a tango between eucalyptus trees and the wind. The moment of clarity seemed to stretch in time and afforded me a deeper look into a […]
Yiddish psychedelic rock band Forshpil brings electric guitar to the shtetl
WEIMAR, Germany (JTA) — What if the Yiddish-speaking poets and songwriters had electric guitars and amps in the shtetl? That’s the question Sasha Lurje and her Forshpil bandmates asked themselves a decade ago in Latvia when they began their shift from traditional klezmer music to psychedelic rock. “When people see a Jewish or Yiddish band, […]
What Nobody Is Considering About The Modern-Day Psychedelic Movement
Next Story This may be controversial in some perceptions, but authentic truth is so important to me that I had to share this for deeper reflection. It’s especially important in a time where psychedelic substances like mushrooms, ayahuasca, peyote and so forth are becoming quite popular. I believe we are losing sight of what they actually […]
Did Psychedelic Mushrooms Play a Role in Inspiring Christian Tradition?
Phillip Schneider, Staff WriterWaking Times Was early Christian tradition inspired by psychedelics? This is the question which Julie and Jerry Brown set out to answer in their new book The Psychedelic Gospels. According to their research, there is a wealth of evidence suggesting that both psilocybin-containing Cubensis as well as Amanita Muscaria mushrooms did […]
The Psychedelic Experience and Its Potential for Healing
December 12th, 2017 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Psychedelic drugs are a controversial topic, but despite decades of negative press, science suggests these plants may actually have psychiatric benefits worth exploring. According to data from the National Institute of Mental Health, the prevalence of anxiety disorders in the U.S. may be as […]
Psychedelic Renaissance is Bringing an Era of Incredible Natural Medicine
It’s hard to argue. Mental illness has reached crisis proportions, yet we still have no clear links between psychiatric diagnoses and what’s going on in the brain — and no effective new classes of drugs. There is one group of compounds that shows promise. They seem to be capable of alleviating symptoms for long periods, […]
Scientists Show What Meditation Does To The Brain Compared To The Psychedelic Drug, Ayahuasca
Next Story Ailments — physical, emotional, mental, spiritual — are often cured in the modern day world with outside help. Big Pharma’s stranglehold on our health, along with the restrictions on field experts, can hinder us, as individuals, from seeking within to heal from the inside out. That is not to say that some modern medical practices […]