Ecstasy and psilocybin are shaking up psychiatry! Regulators will soon grapple with how to safely administer powerful psychedelics for treating depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic brew, draws thousands of people each year — including former soldiers — who are seeking healing from trauma.
Read moreDepression and Psilocybin
A study of 27 people found that a treatment featuring the hallucinogen psilocybin worked better than the usual antidepressant medications, a team reported Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Read morePsilocybin and Mystical Experience
Here’s information on psilocybin and mystical experience, discussing the implications for healthy psychological functioning, spirituality, and religion.
Read moreCarl Jung on the Psyche
Here’s a short clip from the film on Carl Jung, Matter of Heart. “The world hangs on a thin thread, and that is the psyche of man.” His words are more timely than ever.
Read moreTED Talk: Psychedelics
Psychedelic researcher Frederick Streeter Barrett believes that music and psychedelics have the potential to open our minds and connect us with our most authentic selves. Watch his TEDMED 2020 Talk "The neuroscience of psychedelic drugs, music and nostalgia," now on TEDMED.com.
Read more2020: Top 10 Research Papers on Psilocybin
Here’s a summary of the top psilocybin research papers of 2020.
Read moreWhy Psychedelics?
The Stanford Psychedelic Science Group shows a list of mental health conditions with significant consequence for individual and public health, and the corresponding evidence suggesting benefit from psychedelic-assisted treatments.
Read moreMicrodose vs. Macrodose
Here’s a look at the benefits and challenges of microdosing or macrodosing.
Read moreCarl Jung's Red Book and Aion
Sharing this incredible article on Carl Jung’s Red Book and Aion. Enjoy!
Read morePodcast
Check out this podcast- Skeptic Check: Shroom with a View.
Magic mushrooms – or psilocybin - may be associated with tripping hippies and Woodstock, but they are now being studied as new treatments for depression and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Is this Age of Aquarius medicine or something that could really work? Plus, the centuries-long use of psychedelics by indigenous peoples, and a discovery in California’s Pinwheel Cave offers new clues about the relationship between hallucinogens and cave art.
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