One meme left over from the psychedelic 60’s is the idea of the “bad trip,” a psychedelic experience gone awry that is freaky, terrifying, and might even make you act psychotic. While it’s true that all of these things are technically possible, there are numerous ways to totally avoid or greatly mitigate these risks with […]

Integration is a buzzword in the plant medicine community, and an integral piece of the journey when working with psychedelics. Intentional and responsible use, without a shadow of a doubt, includes focused time and energy following a ceremony to integrate the experience. But what does this really mean? As advocates for a deeper understanding of […]

By Contributing Author: Kevin Garcia To preface, I’d like to talk a bit about the lack of clinical interest in cognitive enhancement. The primary argument against substances like nootropics and psychedelics is that they are not yet FDA approved nor considered safe and effective by FDA standards. Regarding microdosed psychedelics, they cannot be patented, therefore […]

Spirituality is a charged subject in our culture, especially when related to things like martial arts or psychedelics. Yet, despite our culture’s uneasy relationship with “spiritual” subjects, there is a veritable gold mine of insights one can draw from when relating these intense practices to what it means to be alive, and how to grow, […]

Few figures in psychedelic history have been as inflammatory and influential as Timothy Leary. As a pioneer in early psychedelic research he was among the first to scientifically validate the transformational power of the psychedelic experience, but as an outspoken “LSD guru” who challenged authority, he manifested a heavy-handed crackdown on psychedelics that persisted for […]

We’ve long known about the profound visual effects that humans can experience when under the influence of psychedelic substances, but until now we haven’t had much insight into how they affect those of us without vision. However, a new case report published in this month’s issue of the scientific journal Consciousness and Cognition has expanded […]