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Dolphins, LSD, and floating tanks : 5 Questions for filmmaker Courtney Stephens
Stephens discusses her documentary on the controversial scientist John C. Lilly.
Should You Microdose Alone or With a Guide?
PLUS, $1000 trip sitters, new psychedelic mushroom species, and blue lotus flower. [...] Read More... The post Should You Microdose Alone or With a Guide? appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.
The Moment I Realized My Life Was Pre-Written
This week’s Sunday Insider: The morning after a Psychedelic journey, I became convinced my life had been written before I ever lived it.
Opening the Heart with San Pedro
Oli Genn-Bash describes his first San Pedro cactus ceremony in Cusco, Peru, as a gentle yet transformative psychedelic experience that, despite its subtlety, facilitated deep emotional release and long-lasting insight...
Psilocybin seems to help tobacco smokers quit; Scientists discover a new species of psychedelic mushroom in Africa
Plus: Minnesota lawmakers advance psilocybin-assisted therapy bill and Mississippi lawmakers approve ibogaine research bill; Psychedelics with exercise to treat major depressive disorder?
Life Gives You a Menu. Psychedelics Make You Ask Who Wrote It.
Welcome to the Psychedelic Blog. I write about the impact of Psychedelics on Grieving, Relationships, Culture & Death.
Inside a Johns Hopkins Study Giving Psilocybin to Lyme Patients
Here's what researchers found after chronic Lyme patients received two doses of psilocybin. [...] Read More... The post Inside a Johns Hopkins Study Giving Psilocybin to Lyme Patients appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.
Quit Smoking: Psilocybin Found To Be 6 Times More Effective Than Nicotine Patches
A new clinical trial has found that psilocybin-assisted therapy may be better at helping people stop smoking than standard nicotine replacement treatment. The post Quit Smoking: Psilocybin Found To Be 6 Times More Eff...
How psychedelics push your brain to dream while awake – new study
How psychedelics induce intense visuals.
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Marcuse on Psychedelics and Revolutionary Consciousness
Herbert Marcuse argued that Western capitalism has conditioned people to desire consumerist “false needs” and proposed a radical “Great Refusal” and shift in consciousness – potentially aided by psychedelics – as a pa...
Pα+ Psychedelic Bulletin #221: Helus Reports Murky Phase 2a Results; AtaiBeckley Says R-MDMA Met Safety Goal in SAD, Details Phase 3 Design for 5-MeO-DMT in TRD; Psilocybin for Smoking Cessation Study Published
Policy Round-Up: State Momentum, Congressional Signals, and Colorado’s Data Build-Out • RAND Survey: Americans Divided on Psilocybin Legalisation • Helus’ Phase 2a Study of Intravenous DMT in MDD Published in Nat...
MAPS, in Partnership with the Shulgin Foundation, Launches Music Is the Bridge Video Series; First Episode Features Reggie Watts and Hamilton Morris
Lafayette, CA (March, XX, 2026) — The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing research, education, and advocacy around psychedelics and cannabis, announced a colla...
Where in the World Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal?
A look at where psychedelic-assisted therapy is actually legal around the world. [...] Read More... The post Where in the World Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal? appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.
Ten Years of Legal Support for Traditional Plant Practices
Over the past decade, ICEERS has supported 448 legal cases in 49 countries involving traditional plant practices — revealing global patterns of criminalization and emerging challenges for communities worldwide. In 201...