The Art & Science of Macrodosing: The Great Hidden Door with Javier Charme
Microdosing is all the rage these days, and the great advances in psychedelic research by MAPS and other groups center around what could be considered standard or normal single doses of psychedelic substances—enough to cause a real and therapeutic effect, but only...
Dr. Travis Cox on Fear, Laziness and Responsibility in Creating Sustainability
What is preventing the human race from responding appropriately to an unsustainable culture? In the final part of my lengthy conversation with Dr. Travis Cox, chair of Naropa University’s Ecopsychology department, we dive into the big questions. Is it still reasonable...
Ecopsychedelics, Capitalism and the Collective Unconscious: Conversation with Dr. Travis Cox
In Part 1 of my discussion with Dr. Travis Cox, chair of Naropa University’s Ecopsychology department, we discussed whether or not psychedelics are “non-specific amplifiers” as Stan Grof has said, or whether there is an inherent psychedelic worldview that lends itself...
Psychedelics and Sustainability in a Post-Truth World: An Interview with Dr. Travis Cox
During his 2019 commencement speech to Naropa University’s graduating class, which he dedicated to “The Great Mother, Mother Earth,” Dr. Travis Cox wept for the unsustainable state of the world. Soon after, Dr. Cox considered methods to incite the cultural shift we...
The Psychedelic Decriminalization Playbook: Interview with Bob Otis, Co-Founder of Decriminalize Nature Oakland
In our second interview (first interview here) with Bob Otis, member of Chacruna Institute’s Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants, Garden and Community Steward at Sacred Garden Community, co-founding chairperson of the Decriminalize Nature Oakland movement, we...
Psychedelic Liberty and Cultural Diversity: Interview with Bob Otis of Chacruna’s Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants
Bob Otis is a member of Chacruna’s Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants and will be a breakout panel session moderator at the upcoming Psychedelic Liberty Summit [PLS], planned to take place April 25th and 26th in the Bay Area. Among other roles in the...
“The End Is Just the Beginning”: Where Farming Gets Psychedelic
The old saying goes, ‘When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.’ But at the height of the worst recession in nearly a hundred years, a young Benoit Azagoh-Kouadio couldn’t even get lemons. So he started growing them, so to speak. Benoit had dreamed of becoming a...
Integrating Peyote Wisdom with Float Tanks and Mufasa Visions
I’ll start off by letting you know that I’m in my first year of grad school to become a therapist, so I’m not an expert on therapeutic concerns. I’ll also let you know that this piece will not be a scientific inquiry. It will be what folks call an anecdotal report,...
Potentiating Psilocybin: MAOIs and the Entourage Effect
The following article is by guest contributor Dusty Rose Miller Ph.D. At first glance, the psychedelic qualities of Psilocybin species may be attributed solely to psilocybin (the molecule). Psilocybin is enzymatically cleaved in vivo to produce psilocin which acts as...
Why Psychedelics Are Not The Next Cannabis
The following is a guest post by contributing author Trevor Millar of MAPS Canada and Liberty Root Therapy “Uh oh,” I thought. This was over two years ago when I’d been invited to a hip Howe Street corner office in Vancouver’s financial district, where a guy who had...
