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 | 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 The results are, as yet, unpublished but you can have a sneak peek at the...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 Spirit Molecule | Ayahuasca, Psychedelics, Psychedelics & Health, Science
Ten years ago, Mark Pischea, then a 42-year-old political consultant and father of five from Williamston, Michigan, was rushed to the hospital with severe stomach pain. Pischea was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a chronic autoimmune condition that can cause...
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...
by Spirit Molecule | Ayahuasca, Psychedelics, Psychedelics & Health, Science
MAPS supports research into the safety and effectiveness of ayahuasca-assisted treatment for drug addiction. We also support conferences, meetings, and publications about the scientific, therapeutic, sustainable, and spiritual uses of ayahuasca. We also serve as a...
by Contributing Author | Psychedelics, Science
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Psychedelics, in particular, are nothing new to human history and have served as catalysts and vehicles of consciousness in many cultures and societies. Walsh (2003) lists various examples in his article, Entheogens: True or False?...
by Contributing Author | Psilocybin, Psychedelics, Psychedelics & Health, Science
The mushroom-derived hallucinogen, called psilocybin, is known to trigger transformative spiritual states, but at high doses, it can also result in “bad trips” marked by terror and panic. The trick is to get the dose just right, which the Johns Hopkins researchers...
by Contributing Author | LSD, Psychedelics, Science
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The first controlled LSD study in over 40 years was recently published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. The study consisted of 12 participants who suffer from “anxiety, depression, as well as unresolved family and...
by Spirit Molecule | Other, Psychedelics, Science
Psychedelics have recently reemerged in mainstream culture, with novel scientific research and major media outlets making a strong case for changes in the prohibitive policies currently impeding further progress in the field of psychedelic research. Researchers at...
by Spirit Molecule | LSD, Psychedelics, Science
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris has boldly gone where no man has gone in over 40 years: he is the first person in the UK to have legally administered doses of LSD to human volunteers since the Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971. Dr....
by Spirit Molecule | Psychedelics, Psychedelics & Health, Science
Before my bed, the moon is shining bright, I think that it is frost upon the ground. I raise my head and look at the bright moon, I lower my head and think of home. In the last few years a large amount of research and studies have been engaged on by scientists all...
by Spirit Molecule | LSD, Psilocybin, Psychedelics, Science
Researchers say the drugs are much less harmful than alcohol, and banning them is a human rights issue because of their “spiritual” links. The Norwegian researchers also claim there is no link between LSD and magic mushrooms and mental health problems....