What is it really like at a high-end psychedelic retreat? — I’ve spent the last two-and-a-half years diving deep into the world of psychedelics. During my master’s degree I spent much of my time writing about the antidepressant effects of psilocybin, which led me to where I am now: disseminating current research in the field. However, despite a fervent fascination with…

Psychedelics are fundamentally changing the way that neuroscientists view the brain, can they help lead the way in the quest to find the basis of self-consciousness? — In September of 1848, a group of construction workers were tamping down blasting powder with 3cm thick iron rods when an accident sent a rod through the skull of the foreman, Phineas Gage. The rod entered the roof of his mouth and exited through his frontal lobe with immense force.

A recent scientific study has found a large number of DMT users’ meet entities during their trip. Can we say they really exist? — If you take a trip to the Amazonian basin, you can find the perennial shrub, Psychotria viridis. While this plant may seem unassuming to the untrained eye, it actually contains the compound N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Dubbed ‘The Spirit Molecule’, DMT is one of the most potent naturally-occurring psychedelics known to…

New research has found that a high dose of psychedelics can radically shift your metaphysical beliefs. — “The man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out.” — Aldous Huxley A recent study, published in Scientific Reports, has found that psychedelics can fundamentally change your core beliefs about the nature of fate, reality, and…

Researchers argue that the microbiological action of psychedelics may help fight brain-based symptoms in early Alzheimer’s patients. — An aging population is a double-edged sword. On one hand, people living longer demonstrates that modern medicine is working and people are generally living healthier lives. On the other hand, an aging population means that conditions like Alzheimer’s disease are more widespread than ever before.

A Promising New Study Lays Groundwork for Future Clinical Trials — Psychedelics are proving to be a wonder drug for applications beyond treating anxiety and depression, and chronic pain may be no exception. A recent publication by Imperial College London has investigated the effects of self-medicating psychedelics for chronic pain. Although the study was not conducted to assess the effectiveness of…

Synthesised by Alexander Shulgin, famous chemist and psychonaut, this substance has a unique profile of psychedelic-like effects. — When you think of psychedelics, substances such as LSD, psilocybin, or perhaps even MDMA, immediately come to mind. The 1970s, however, was a golden age of discovery in the pharmacological world of psychedelics, leading to 2C-B. The substance is unique: it’s understudied, its effects are unlike other psychedelics, and it’s…

New research has revealed how psychedelics could make people more resilient to the stresses of lockdowns — The impact of COVID-19 goes well beyond contracting the illness. Many countries all over the world have had to do the unthinkable and lock their citizens indoors, sometimes for months on end. An inability to exercise, work, or socialize has, of course, had a huge toll on people’s mental health.

A recent study has investigated how the therapeutic use of psychedelics may reduce symptoms of trauma from childhood abuse. — Psychedelics are leading a paradigm shift in the fight against poor mental health. To add to the long list of disorders that these powerful compounds have the potential to treat, a recent study has shown that psychedelics may alleviate symptoms of childhood trauma and shame spurred by abuse and neglect.