READ: Black Scholars and Healers Use Psychedelics to Treat Race-Based Trauma ColorLines magazine
A look at the history of hallucinogenic substances in Black communities, and the current efforts to employ them for healing.
Month: October 2018
Study: Microdoses Of Psychedelic ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Enhance Creativity Study Finds
A new study finds that minute measurements of psychedelic mushrooms may boost a person’s creativity without inducing the sometimes frightening …
Descent into darkness CBC.ca
Sebastian Woodroffe frequently went to Peru, where he took part in healing ceremonies involving the potent hallucinogen ayahuasca. In April 2018, he and his …
The impermanence of wonder and whales High Country News
A writer comes to grips with the plight of the Puget Sound orca.
Psilocybin Study Shows Beneficial Effects of Microdosing Magic Mushrooms Inverse
In a study published Thursday in “Pharmacology” scientists evaluated people who microdosed on trip truffles, which are like magic mushrooms. They found that …
The active ingredient that makes magic mushrooms so magic—the psychedelic drug psilocybin—is one step closer to becoming a legal treatment for difficult …
Lavender’s Lovely Smell Soothes Anxious Behavior in Mice Smithsonian.com
In mice, at least, lavender may also be as effective at combating anxiety as commonly-prescribed medications.
Psilocybin: FDA Grants “Breakthrough Therapy” Status for Magic Mushrooms Inverse
The US Food and Drug Administration has given a group of psychiatrists its blessing to dose patients with magic mushrooms in therapy sessions. This week, the …
Super Typhoon Yutu, one of the strongest storms ever, hits Saipan Axios
Super Typhoon Yutu, the strongest storm on Earth in 2018, slammed into the Northern Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. The storm …
‘Cancer-causing’ weed killer found in DOZENS more breakfast cereals Daily Mail
A report from the Environmental Working Group found that 26 of 28 oat-based cereal products that were tested had levels of the chemical glyphosate that it …