Integrating Huichol and Mazatec Wisdom Without Doing Harm: Interview with Mario Gómez Mayorga
The eagle and condor prophecy is an ancient First Nations tale from South America that describes a situation eerily similar to the world in which we find ourselves today. It was foretold that the Eagle people, who are described as masculine, industrial, and...
Pilot Study Finds MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Significantly Reduces Social Anxiety in Autistic Adults
Experiencing repeated social rejection and abuse from family and friends is a difficult part of childhood for many people, but it’s especially traumatic (and common) for children on the autism spectrum. Many of these children later develop into adults who suffer from...
Get Ready for Your Psychedelic Voyage by Reading Experience Reports
Those of us who are enthusiastic about psychedelics are often referred to as “psychonauts” because we take inward journeys—into our own minds—rather than exploring external space like astronauts. A fondness for this type of activity isn’t necessarily shared by the...
The Origin Story of Con Ciencia Indígena: Interview with Mario Gómez Mayorga
Con Ciencia Indígena is an organization in Mexico that provides workshops and teachings inspired by the Toltec, Huichol, and Mazatec cultures. While these cultures are steeped in wisdom garnered from sacraments such as psilocybin mushrooms and peyote cactus, much of...
The Strange Realm of Salvia Research
Salvia is best known as somewhat of a meme—the goofy, over-the-counter psychedelic prevalent in head shops, notorious for its uncomfortable, short-lived hallucinogenic trip. Pretty much harmless, but a way that many young psychonauts get their toes wet. But the herb...
Awakening the Heart with Plant Medicine: Podcast with Javier Regueiro
Author and ayahuascero Javier Regueiro occupies an important nexus point between indigenous healing traditions and Western culture. Mr. Regueiro is a Spanish national who was raised in Switzerland and moved to Peru in 2004, eventually training under Don Francisco...
Accurately Weigh Your Dose: A Guide on How To Properly and Safely Measure Substances
As someone who has attended my fair share of music festivals and other events where people take psychoactive drugs recreationally and openly, I’ve sometimes seen psychonauts do things that make me cringe with mild anxiety and genuine concern for their safety. For...
Study Explores Religious and Spiritual Roots of Psychedelically-Induced Mystical Experience
Numerous cultures around the world have worked with psychedelics in a religious or spiritual context for thousands of years. Many modern psychonauts believe that cultivating a sense of spirituality can positively impact the psychedelic experience, but this idea...
Reframing the Western Medical Paradigm: Podcast with Dr. Dan Engle
With a background in psychiatric medicine, neurology, advanced ayahuasca dietas, psychedelic integration, and neurocognitive restoration, Dr. Dan Engle is one of the most unique and important voices in the psychedelic movement today. As founder of Full Spectrum...
Study Investigates Near-Death Experiences and Dimethyltryptamine
A new study published earlier this month in Frontiers of Psychology explored the similarities and differences between the strange phenomenon of near-death experiences and the psychedelic state induced by the consumption of DMT, finding that there is a significant...
