Tag: Psychedelic

The 1970s and 1980s were transformative decades, marked by radical shifts in culture, technology, and music. At the heart of this transformation were influential figures like John Lennon and The Beatles, Steve Jobs, and Freddie Mercury of Queen. Their explorations into the realms of psychedelics, sp...

Once, an adventurer and his crew got lost in a thick jungle. Armed with only a dull machete, he spent his days hacking through broad vines and thick vegetation. Nettles stung as they slapped against his bare shins. Barbs and thorns sliced his forearms as perspiration dripped down the small of his ba...

Though psychedelics have always been a prevalent topic, they’ve gained quite a bit of traction in recent years. In fact, psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in magic mushrooms, was decriminalized and legalized in Oregon via a statewide ballot just this past November. And for good reason, too...

This is an expansion on an earlier article I wrote several years ago. I’ve since had a lot more experience in the medicine world and after a rough count, I estimate I’ve witnessed around 2000 individual processes in a wide variety of people from all walks of life, mostly with A...

The seamless integration of everything from psychiatric diagnoses to intricate chemical compounds that reside deep within the brain into our everyday conversations. As cool as this is, I think it’s possibly doing more harm than good. Pop psychology has spread its wings so wide that a zoo...

I had never tried a psychedelic in my life. And I wasn’t doing it for the thrill. Copious scientific and anecdotal reports of their potential became too powerful to ignore. Where would I get them? Who would support me? What if something went wrong? It was during the pandemic — I had t...

When it comes to psychedelics, “set and setting” are the most commonly used buzzwords — for good reason. They illuminate a key question: How can we prepare and set up experiences in a way that maximizes benefits while minimizing risks? I’ve noticed over and over that ho...

I’m not a huge proponent of Valentine's Day, where fixed ideas about love are intrusively shoved in our faces. February has a habit of sneaking up on our moods just when we think we’ve emerged from the thick of winter. Add to the cold (and gray if you’re in the PNW like me) the...