Deanne Adamson on Ibogaine for Addiction Recovery and the Importance of Conscious Conversation
Deanne Adamson is an addiction recovery coach and founder of Being True to You, a recovery coaching business that specializes in assisting people before, during, and after ibogaine treatment. Being True to You is on the front lines of filling a vital gap in...
Being True to You: Recovery Coach Deanne Adamson Talks Ibogaine Treatment
Deanne Adamson is an addiction recovery coach and founder of Being True to You, a recovery coaching business that specializes in assisting people before, during, and after ibogaine treatment. Being True to You is on the front lines of filling a vital gap in...
Giving Psychedelic Meaning: 5 Fascinating Things About Humphry Osmond, The Man Who Coined “Psychedelic”
Dr. Humphry Osmond is probably the most influential person in psychedelics you've never heard of. Osmond was a respected British psychiatrist who was among the first people to study psychedelics in the 1950s before they were banned. His research with LSD and mescaline...
Esalen’s Psychedelic Legacy: 9 Psychedelic Pioneers Who Taught at the Esalen Institute
The narrative about the psychedelic revolution of the 60s is that it burst out like wildfire for a brief period and then disappeared. But in reality, rather than completely disappear, the investigation of psychedelics for medicine, psychology, and self-improvement...
As Canada Marijuana Laws Look Up, Drug Policy Surrounding Ibogaine Under Fire
It's both an exciting and challenging time for advocates of therapeutic psychedelic plants in Canada. Known as one of the more progressive countries in the world when it comes to drug policy, Canada has allowed medical marijuana use for over a decade and is famously...
Facing a Growing Heroin Epidemic: Vermont Considers Ibogaine Pilot Program to Treat Opiate Addiction
While the debate surrounding drug legalization in the US mostly centers around cannabis these days, one US state is considering testing the political waters with another highly medicinal psychoactive substance — ibogaine. Derived from the root bark of the African...
Interview with Global Ibogaine Therapy Alliance Executive Director Jonathan Dickinson
Jonathan Dickinson is a longtime ibogaine advocate, with experience that ranges from working in ibogaine clinics in Mexico to being initiated in the Bwiti tradition in Gabon where iboga use originated. Today, Jonathan is the Executive Director of the Global Ibogaine...
Two Studies Affirm That Psychedelics Improve Mental Health Rather Than Harm It
When it comes to psychedelic substances like LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, and mescaline, one stigma that's hard to shake is that anyone who tries them is at risk of some degree of permanent brain damage. For those who have never tried psychedelics or who have heard only...
Johns Hopkins Seeks Clergy Members for New Psilocybin Research
Many people who take psychedelics like ayahuasca, ibogaine, LSD, and psilocybin mushrooms report their experiences to be among the most profound and spiritually significant of their lives. Under the consciousness-expanding effects of entheogens, many describe deep...
The Search for Soma, The Ancient Indian Psychedelic
One of the most compelling mysteries surrounding the ancient use of psychedelics revolves around the ritual concoction known as soma. Celebrated in both Hindu and Zoroastrian traditions and scripture, this beverage — which is talked about at length in spiritual texts...