Phantom pain and psilocybin are a growing area of research.
Psilocybin may be a treatment for this debilitating condition in the future.
Read moreDeathbed Visions
Deathbed visions can teach us about living.
Researchers are documenting a phenomenon that seems to help the dying, as well as those they leave behind.
Read moreVideo: The Global Psychedelic Survey, Primary Outcomes
The Importance of Therapy!
A study published recently in PLOS One suggests that therapy may, in fact, play an important role in psilocybin-assisted therapy for major depressive disorder.
In a study of 24 participants with MDD, those who reported stronger alliance, or “sense of collaboration between patient and client,” with their therapist were more likely to show improvements in their depression scores after two psilocybin dosing sessions.
Stronger ratings of therapeutic alliance during the study’s final preparation session were correlated with improved depression scores for 12 months after the study.
Read moreOn Death and Dying
This article asks- is a “good death” a good idea?
Read morePersonality Traits and Psychedelic Experiences
This article looks at how personality traits can influence psychedelic experiences.
Read morePsychedelics and Ego Tripping
This article looks at why do psychedelics "enlighten" some people — and make others giant narcissists?
A must read!
Read moreCeremonial Psychedelic Use at Ancient Biblical Site in Israel
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that psychoactive plants were ceremonially ingested at Philistine temples in the ancient biblical city of Gath, within what is now the state of Israel.
They discovered remnants of the entheogenic plant poison darnel and other non-psychoactive plants that are mainly known to be connected with the worship of female Greek deities.
Read morePsilocybin for Anxiety
Also the trial’s rate of full remission, or a full cessation of symptoms, was five times greater than the placebo group, a marked and compelling difference in treatment outcomes.
Read moreHistory of Psychedelics
Here’s an excerpt from the book Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science about the origins of psychedelic science in 1930s through 1960s.
Read moreSerotonin Toxicity, Psilocybin and Anti-depressants
In a case report published in the journal Primary Care Companion to Central Nervous System Disorders, three Penn State clinicians describe a patient who experienced serotonin toxicity after combining antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications and psilocybin.
Serotonin toxicity, or serotonin syndrome, occurs when high levels of serotonin build up on the body; the condition can be fatal.
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