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Psychedelic drugs: 'It’s like therapy on steroids' 17 March 2021 1:40 PM Psilocybin Share This: They are not addictive or toxic and show much promise in treating depression and other mental health issues, says Leonie Joubert. People have probably used plants containing “psychedelic” drugs in spiritual practice for thousands of years. This consciousness-altering class of drugs includes psilocybin (found in “magic mushrooms”), mescaline (found in cacti such as peyote and San Pedro) and LSD (a drug invented by chemist Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman ...

Vito Corleone/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images We’re in the middle of a psychedelic renaissance. Mainstream books like Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind (2018) and a wave of promising research on the therapeutic potential of psychedelics have produced a ton of interest in a class of drugs once considered taboo. But a new book, The Immortality Key, has opened up a fascinating discussion about the historical role of psychedelics in the Western world, going all the way back to ancient Greece. The best way I can describe it is to say it’s an old-fashioned detective story, l...

by Charles J. March III / January 3rd, 2021 The somewhat mind-expanding origins of this story started on April 19th, otherwise known as “Bicycle Day.” It was on that date in 1943 when Albert Hoffman first discovered the psychedelic properties of LSD and, this year—the year of perfect vision—is when my roommate, Paul, discovered an ad by a philanthropic-based bike shop in San Juan Capistrano, CA, called Buy My Bikes, which is owned and operated by a friendly hippie named Jim. Once he saw it, he had an epiphany on how he could best help hundreds of people, including his family, friends,...

RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE Religious experiences can be had by many methods; meditation, fasting, feats of endurance, the list goes on.  One method in particular, however, has proven consistently reliable – psychedelics.  In the 60s, a generation of young people were gifted direct religious experiences thanks to the discovery of LSD.  This led to a fascination with Eastern religions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, that had maps for such experiences.  Many uncovered the mystic strands in the faiths of their culture of origin.  Many questions arose.  Why did these substances evoke religious...

Posted on December 23, 2020 | Views: 955 cwebb2020-12-23T03:11:07-08:00 by Dr. James Cooke: Religious experiences can be had by many methods; meditation, fasting, feats of endurance, the list goes on… One method in particular, however, has proven consistently reliable – psychedelics.  In the 60s, a generation of young people were gifted direct religious experiences thanks to the discovery of LSD.  This led to a fascination with Eastern religions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, that had maps for such experiences.  Many uncovered the mystic strands in the faiths of their cultu...