Is Salvia divinorum more than just a crazy trip? And what would salvia therapy or spirituality even look like? Like many teens in the mid-2000s, I took a bong rip of Salvia divinorum extract in a group of laughing friends, and didn’t feel the need to touch the plant...
Is psychedelic capitalism a myth? The week I am writing this, author and psychedelic philanthropist Tim Ferriss poised a very direct question (via Twitter) to the public and various leaders in the psychedelic community, including Michael Pollan, Rick Doblin, and Robin...
Moral injury refers to the biopsychosocial-spiritual suffering stemming from participating, witnessing, or learning about events that transgress one’s deeply held moral beliefs (Litz et al., 2009; Shay, 2004). Moral injury is not a new construct, and the idea of a...
Defining sacred reciprocity, exploring the historical use of psychedelics, and establishing ways to give back to the communities who have lost the most holding this ancient wisdom. Nature exists in a dynamic balance of interconnected relationships and exchanges. When...
Whether you’re a prospective psychedelic first-timer or an experienced psychonaut, the idea of set and setting probably isn’t new to you. But if it is, a quick summary: The conditions in which you use psychedelics seriously influence the kind of experience you have....
The latest research into psilocybin therapy as a treatment for depression has yielded promising results. Here are the doses they tried. New research lends further credibility to anecdotes that microdosing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or taking too little of the...