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2025-09-05 DoubleBlind Magazine

Wixárika Pilgrimage Route Earns UNESCO World Heritage Status

This is a massive win for the Wixiárika and other Indigenous communities across the Americas. [...] Read More... The post Wixárika Pilgrimage Route Earns UNESCO World Heritage Status appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.

2025-09-05 MAPS

MAPS Statement on FDA’s Public Release of Complete Response Letter for MDMA-assisted Therapy

San Jose, CA; September 4, 2025 — In August 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) to Lykos Therapeutics, declining to approve MDMA-assisted therapy for Posttraumatic...

2025-09-05 Psychedelic Overground

Skin in the Game: Why Psychedelic Therapists Should Share Patient Risks

Plenty of ink has been spilled over whether psychedelic therapists should have their own psychedelic experiences. I’m not going to rehash existing arguments, but sketch an idea that I don’t think has gotten enough ...

2025-09-04 Psychedelic Press (Substack)

Mind Gardens

On the Propensity for Psychedelic-Induced Nature-Connectedness and the Demand for New Sacred Spaces

2025-09-03 DoubleBlind Magazine

Are Psilocybin Mushrooms As Old As the Dinosaurs?

Psilocybin fungi clearly have potent (and ancient) survival strategies. [...] Read More... The post Are Psilocybin Mushrooms As Old As the Dinosaurs? appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.

2025-09-02 ScienceDaily Psychedelics

Scientists reveal how breathwork unlocks psychedelic bliss in the brain

High-ventilation breathwork with music can evoke psychedelic-like states, shifting blood flow in the brain and reducing negative emotions. Participants experienced unity and bliss, pointing to a natural therapeutic to...

2025-09-01 Psychedelics Today

Bridging Worlds: Psychedelics, Community, and the Work of Our Time

In 2025, the psychedelic landscape is rich with possibility, and yet often fragmented. Psychedelic gatherings can feel like isolated islands, each with its own language, lineage, and loyalties. While there is beauty i...

2025-09-01 DoubleBlind Magazine

The Military Is About to Start Drug Testing for Mushrooms

PLUS, the origins of the Lizard King mushroom strain, psychedelics and VR, and a Wixárika victory. [...] Read More... The post The Military Is About to Start Drug Testing for Mushrooms appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.

2025-08-27 DoubleBlind Magazine

Party to Alan Watts? Justin Boreta’s New Album Says Yes.

Formerly of The Glitch Mob, Justin Boreta samples psychedelic thinkers' spiritual wisdom into transcendent dance music. [...] Read More... The post Party to Alan Watts? Justin Boreta’s New Album Says Yes. appeared fir...

2025-08-27 MAPS

MAPS Partners with Changemark to Advance Cannabis PTSD Research for Veterans

August 27, 2025 — The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) announced today that it has selected Changemark Research + Evaluation (Changemark) as its contract research organization (CRO) for MJP...

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2025-08-26 Psychedelics Today

Matt Xavier -The Psychedelic DJ

From the Rave Scene to Psychedelic Therapy In this episode, Kyle Buller speaks with Matt Xavier, DJ, therapist, and author of The Psychedelic DJ. The conversation took place live at Psychedelic Science. Matt recalls h...

2025-08-26 DoubleBlind Magazine

Church Expels Reverend After Psychedelic Study

PLUS Eliza Dushku is a psychedelic therapist, how ayahuasca songs imprint on water, and so much more. [...] Read More... The post Church Expels Reverend After Psychedelic Study appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.

2025-08-23 Breaking Convention (Substack)

The films of this year's talks are online! 🎉😍

Breaking Convention 2025 talks are now available!!!

2025-08-22 MAPS

Remembering long-time California cannabis activist, Richard Lee

Richard Lee, a pioneering activist who dedicated his life to ending the war on cannabis and to creating opportunities for dignity, education, and freedom, passed away on July 27 in Houston, Texas, from complications o...

2025-08-22 DoubleBlind Magazine

Inside the Ketamine Spoon Economy at Raves

Wearing a ketamine spoon around your neck will get you further at raves than a VIP pass. [...] Read More... The post Inside the Ketamine Spoon Economy at Raves appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.