The World Is Rediscovering the Medical Benefits Of Psychedelic Plants
Steven Maxwell – Where pharmaceuticals are failing, exotic plant-based psychedelics seem to be succeeding.
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5 Powerful Psychedelics That Reorganize the Brain and Elevate Consciousness
Michael Forrester – Psychoactive plants and hallucinogens have given us the opportunity to see life through different perspectives for thousands of years.
Tracing the Occult Origins of Christmas
Makia Freeman – Is Christmas really magic mushroom, sun and Saturn worship in disguise?
Study of 3 Psychedelics Finds They Do No Harm but Actually Improve Mental Health
Phillip Schneider – “Overall, it is difficult to see how prohibition of psychedelics can be justified as a public health measure.”
5 Reasons The Most Dangerous Drug Is Not Illegal
Marco Torres – Hundreds of millions of people indulge in one of the most dangerous drugs which is sold right over the counter.
Psychoactive Plants in the Bible
Kevin Loftis – Jesus used a number of psychoactive plants to heal and convert his followers.
Transcending Time in Egoless States of Consciousness
Steve Taylor – Our sense of time passing is a function of the ego.
Psychedelic Plant Teachers and the Limits of Normal Perception
Jose A. Arvide – If life wasn’t real, it would be the craziest psychedelic trip ever…
Animals and their Appetite for Psychedelic Plants
Video –Two interesting clips are borrowed from the BBC’s series “Weird Nature” about certain animals’ appetite for psychedelic plants.
Ten Surprising Twists in the History of Hallucinogens
Keri Blakinger – LSD lore may have peaked in the ’60s, but hallucinogenic compounds have taken humans—from our prehistoric ancestors to Cary Grant—on a far longer trip.
What is the Difference Between Entheogens and Drugs?
James Oroc – The more a compound disrupts the Ego, the physically safer it is, while the more a ‘drug’ reinforces and inflates the sense of Ego, the more toxic it will be…
3 Common Mental Health Issues Treatable with Psychedelics
Anna Hunt, Staff Writer Waking Times Despite the complicated social perspective regarding psychedelics, more research and attention is being given to the use of psychedelic substances such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin mushrooms, and plants such as ayahuasca to treat mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety, alcoholism and drug addiction. Psychedelics interact with serotonin receptors …
The Truth About What Psychedelics Do to Your Brain
Tom McKay, PolicyMic Waking Times Scientists Studied What Psychedelics Do to the Brain, and It’s Not What You’ve Been Told It turns out that psychedelics aren’t just good for turning into an elf and jousting a car. Psychiatrists, psychologists and specialists in addiction and recovery from traumatic experiences have been investigating the use of hallucinogens in …
6 Amazing Things Scientists Have Discovered About Psychedelics
April M. Short, AlterNet Waking Times Psychedelics have the potential to treat cancers, addiction and psychological traumas. Despite the fact that the U.S. government deems many hallucinogenic or psychedelic substances to be dangerous, classifying them as Schedule I drugs with “no currently accepted medical use,” various scientists have dared to study their effects. What they’ve …
The Psychedelic Secrets of Santa Claus
Dana Larsen, Cannabis Culture Waking Times Although most people see Christmas as a Christian holiday, many of the symbols and icons we associate with Christmas celebrations are actually derived from the shamanistic traditions of the tribal peoples of pre-Christian Northern Europe. The sacred mushroom of these people was the red and white amanita muscaria mushroom, …
The Consciousness Revolution
Graham Hancock, GrahamHancock.com Waking Times Here’s the full text of the article Russell Brand kindly invited me to contribute to last week’s issue of the New Statesman. The article, entitled The War on Consciousness, had to be shortened to fit the space available in the magazine, but I reproduce the complete unedited text here. Consciousness is …
Brain Scans Show The Real Impact Love Has On A Child’s Brain
Prevent Disease Waking Times You comfort them over a skinned knee in the playground, and coax them to sleep with a soothing lullaby. But being a nurturing mother is not just about emotional care – it pays dividends by determining the size of your child’s brain, scientists say. Both of these images are brain scans …
Synesthesia: A Multidimensional Blur of the Senses
Christina Sarich – Imagine biting into an apple and seeing the color purple, or smelling the salt of the ocean as the touch of a lover’s hand on the small of your back.
Waking From Sleep: The Causes of Higher States of Consciousness
Steve Taylor, New Dawn Waking Times Higher states of consciousness (HSCs) – or awakening experiences, as I prefer to call them – are moments of revelation, when we perceive reality at a heightened intensity. The world around us comes to life, and is filled with an atmosphere of harmony and meaning. A spirit-force seems to …
The Second Coming of Psychedelics
Don Lattin, Spirituality & Health Waking Times Ric Godfrey had the shakes. At night, his body temperature would drop and he’d start to tremble. During the day, he was jumpy. He was always looking around, always on edge. His vibe scared the people around him. He couldn’t hang on to a job. He started drinking …