Category: Entheogens

Psychopharmacology Emotional breakthroughs during psychedelic experiences linked to future increases in mental well-being ∞ Eric W. Dolan

Entheogens

New research highlights the importance of emotional breakthroughs on subsequent psychological outcomes after a psychedelic experience. The study, which was published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, sheds new light on the psychological mechanisms behind psychedelic-assisted therapy. “Most of the papers that discuss current psychedelic therapy mention the mystical-type or peak experience as a mediator of […]

09/09/2019

‘Microdosers’ of LSD and Magic Mushrooms are Wiser and More Creative ∞ Thomas Anderson

Entheogens, New Science

By Thomas Anderson, The Conversation, Waking Times We just ran the first ever pre-registered scientific study on the microdosing of psychedelics and found some very promising results. We compared people who microdose — that is, who take a psychedelic substance such as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) or “magic” mushrooms (psilocybin) in very small quantities — with those […]

17/08/2019

The First Supper: Entheogens and the Origin of Religion

Ancient Science, Books, Entheogens, Recommended

  The following is excerpted from the new book Mushrooms, Myths & Mithras: The Drug Cult that Civilized Europe by Carl Ruck, Mark Alwin Hoffman, José Alfredo González Celdrán published by City Lights. Our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness, provided madness is given us by way of divine gift. –Socrates, Phaedrus Various traditions recall the events of a “First Supper.” […]

11/12/2018

Dr. Stanislav Grof – The Cosmic Game

Books, Entheogens, New Science, Recommended, Videos

The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness by Stanislav Grof Reviewed by Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. and Christopher Ryan Stanislav Grof is renowned as a pioneer in the world of psychedelic psychotherapy and research. During more than four decades of exploration in the field of consciousness studies, Grof has accumulated data on some […]

30/11/2018

Entheogen’s & Existential Intelligence: The Use of “Plant Teachers” as Cognitive Tools

Ancient Science, Entheogens

  In light of recent specific liberalizations in drug laws in some countries, this article investigates the potential of entheogens (i.e. psychoactive plants used as spiritual sacraments) as tools to facilitate existential intelligence. “Plant teachers” from the Americas such as ayahuasca, psilocybin mushrooms, peyote, and the Indo-Aryan soma of Eurasia are examples of both past- […]

04/04/2018

33 Amazing and Proven Benefits of CBD Oil

Entheogens

  By Paul Lenda Guest writer for Wake Up World The non-psychoactive part of the cannabis plant is actually one of the most beneficial health supplements to become available to the masses in recent history. We’re talking about CBD oil, or cannabidiol oil, which is an extract from the hemp plant containing a cannabinoid that research has […]

04/04/2018

Altered States of Entrapment: The Plant Medicine Manipulation

Entheogens

By Bernhard Guenther, February 24, 2018 Over the past two years, I’ve hosted a total of four Time of Transition retreats in the Peruvian high jungle alongside my good friend Fred Clarke Alvarez. Our retreat program takes a very different approach in comparison to many other retreats that people organize and participate in. We provide an eclectic program […]

03/03/2018

Psychopharmacology Magic mushroom compound might treat depression by reviving emotional responsiveness in the brain

Entheogens

art by Cameron Grey By Eric W. Dolan New research suggests that psilocybin-assisted therapy helps alleviate treatment-resistant depression by reviving emotional responsiveness in the brain. Psilocybin is the primary mind-altering substance in psychedelic “magic” mushrooms. The drug can profoundly alter the way a person experiences the world by producing changes in mood, sensory perception, time […]

20/01/2018

The Promise of LSD Microdoses and Other Psychedelic “Medicines”

Entheogens

Psychiatrist John Halpern discusses the psychotherapeutic potential of peyote, ayahuasca, psilocybin, MDMA and other psychedelics By John Horgan on July 10, 2017 I first met psychedelic expert John H. Halpern, M.D., in 1999 at a conference on altered states in Basel, Switzerland (where I also interviewed Albert Hofmann, LSD’s discoverer, and tripped on magic mushrooms). […]

16/07/2017