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.

Some scientists argue we’re living through a psychedelic hype bubble, but are the claims of ground-breaking cure-alls starting to fade? If you listen to psychedelic advocates there’s practically no mood disorder that psychedelics can’t cure. We’ve heard that psychedelics will “ revolutionize mental health” and bring new treatments for anxiety…

From Holotropic Breathwork to the Wim Hof Method, discover the intriguing and powerful effects of the breath. — “I had to somatically experience breathwork to believe it. And so it was that an introverted English woman lay on the floor with a bunch of strangers and sobbed. I was more grounded and more free in that moment than I have ever been.” - Vanessa Potter, Finding My Right Mind…

Integration is a fundamental part of psychedelic therapy, and new scientific research has found a way to measure this process. — A recent paper has been published with the first ever validated scales for measuring psychedelic integration. Published in Frontiers in Psychology, the paper represents a step forward in the way that clinicians may apply and measure integration throughout psychedelic therapy.

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…