by Contributing Author | Ayahuasca, Psychedelics, Safety & Harm Reduction
Around 40 police officers intervened in a healing ceremony in a home on Nieuwstraat in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, on Wednesday evening. A few weeks ago a 31-year-old man from Hungary died after participating in a similar ceremony. Four people were arrested on Wednesday,...
by Contributing Author | Psychedelics, Science
Classic psychedelics, which include LSD, mescaline and psilocybin, have been used by humans for millennia, and there is a rather extensive body of scientific knowledge surrounding these substances and their effects. Recently, new drugs referred to as novel...
by Contributing Author | Psilocybin, Psychedelics, Psychedelics & Health
Download the FREE eBook Now Psychedelics such as Magic Mushrooms are prohibited in many countries across the world, completely ignoring the potential benefits they hold. For thousands of years, cultures worldwide have been using hallucinogens. There are even cave...
by Contributing Author | DMT, Psilocybin, Psychedelics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A newly discovered species of lichen from the rainforests of Ecuador proves that you don’t have to be a magic mushroom to contain psilocybin and DMT. It is the first and only lichen known to incorporate these substances. Ask any...
by Contributing Author | Ibogaine, Other, Psychedelics, Psychedelics & Health
We have been fortunate enough recently to come across a great organisation, namely ‘Ibogaine Thailand’, who assist people looking into cost-effective and safe Ibogaine treatments. Below is a short excerpt from their Article titled ‘The Cost: Why is...
by Contributing Author | LSD, Other, Psilocybin, Psychedelics, Science
It’s easy to explain the appeal of drugs like heroin and cocaine, which directly stimulate the brain’s reward centres. What’s less easy to explain is the appeal of psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin that produce altered states of consciousness. After all,...
by Contributing Author | Psilocybin, Psychedelics, Psychedelics & Health, Science, Spirituality
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New research out of London suggests psychedelics, specifically psilocybin the active component of magic mushrooms, can have similar effects on the brain to meditation. More importantly, the two states of mind each generates may one...
by Contributing Author | Ayahuasca, Psychedelics, Psychedelics & Health, Science
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our collaborator Dr Jordi Riba presented these ground-breaking results at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelics Research last week in Amsterdam. The results are, as yet, unpublished but you can have a sneak peek at the...
by Contributing Author | DMT, Psychedelics, Science
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]DMT or Dimethyltryptamine is a chemical compound produced naturally in the pineal gland inside your brain that belongs to the tryptamine family. This naturally occurring substance is produced and excreted by the pineal gland during...
by Contributing Author | Cannabis, Psychedelics, Psychedelics & Health
For years, many caregivers and patients have been using cannabis extracts to directly treat cancer and dramatically reduce the side effects of chemotherapy. Despite the steady increase in remarkable success stories, the mainstream media has generally been reluctant to...
by Contributing Author | LSD, Psychedelics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Since its 60s counterculture heyday, LSD has been closely associated with music. But it’s not just artistic proclivities that link them: Researchers have found that listening to music can actually affect the LSD experience on a...
by Contributing Author | Other, Psychedelics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/64459868″ align=”center”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] A Note on Safety As we repeatedly stress on HighExistence, psychedelics must be approached with reverence and caution....
by Contributing Author | Cannabis, Psychedelics
Chips, chicken wings, perhaps some White Castle? We already know that activating the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R) contributes to that uncontrollable urge to snack. And now, according to a new study published in Nature this week, the munchies are partly driven by...
by Contributing Author | LSD, Psychedelics
The drug, which was favoured in the 1960s and 1970s and again in the 1990s, is seeing another resurgence. Despite recent trends for cocaine and MDMA, LSD usage is becoming more common in recent years. LSD – which abbreviates the chemical name lysergic acid...
by Contributing Author | Psilocybin, Psychedelics, Science
Psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin have been of interest to psychologists due to their ability to induce altered states of intense well-being and profound personal significance. A recent study asked people, some who were psilocybin users and others who were not,...
by Contributing Author | LSD, Psilocybin, Psychedelics, Science, Spirituality
Psychedelic drugs, including LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline, have long had an association with spiritual pursuits. For example, psychedelic plants, such as psilocybe mushrooms, peyote, and ayahuasca have long been used in shamanic traditions in the Americas (Lerner...