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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Eva Césarová is one of the organizers behind Beyond Psychedelics 2018, a premier psychedelic conference in Prague that will feature luminaries such as Amanda Fielding, Rick Doblin, Julian Vayne, and many others. We spoke with Eva recently about her involvement with the Czech Psychedelic Society, the upcoming Beyond Psychedelics conference, and her own personal journey […]
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In our previous interview with Samuel Lee, MD, he discussed his background in psychiatry and his journey with psychedelics such as cannabis, ayahuasca, psilocybin, and iboga that lead him to find his passion in pranayama. In this follow-up interview, Dr. Lee discusses how he sees the future of mental healthcare and the insights that working […]
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Any time someone trained in fields of medicine and psychology comes forward to speak about the benefits of psychedelics, it helps to shift our cultural perspective on the validity of these powerful substances. As such, we were delighted when Samuel Lee, MD reached out to speak with us fresh from a visit to Iboga Wellness […]
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