by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 18, 2017 | Psychedelic Medicine
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, a veteran psychonaut and founder of the Jewish renewal movement, once said: “To understand the depth of religion, one needs to have firsthand experience. It can be done with meditation. It can be done with sensory deprivation. It can be...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 18, 2017 | Psychedelic Medicine
Ayahuasca, the psychedelic brew that originated in the Amazon, has become popular among Brooklyn hipsters and Silicon Valley biohackers alike as a recreational drug and ticket to a living room spiritual experience. But this powerful medicine, which contains...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 12, 2017 | Psychedelic Medicine
This article was originally published at www.psymposia.com The decades-long “War on Drugs” has created a situation in which the use of psychedelics is a social justice issue. The existing international moratorium against psychoactives, including psychedelics, is a...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 7, 2017 | Psychedelic Medicine
From Modern Healthcare Once dismissed as recreational drugs for the Grateful Dead set and other children of the ’60s, psychedelic drugs are winning new therapeutic credentials thanks to a New York researcher. Dr. Stephen Ross, a psychiatry professor and director...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Dec 6, 2017 | Psychedelic Medicine
Content From Helathline Researchers say ayahuasca improved participants’ general well-being and was less addictive than other substances. 2345 A hallucinogenic brew created in the villages of the Amazon jungle might soon join a growing wave of psychedelic drugs being...