Mushrooms Aren’t Magic: How everyday rituals drive the plant medicine journey
Mushrooms aren’t magic. They don’t hold the secrets of the universe. They simply offer us another way to consider reality and our roles in it. They do reorder the cosmos, but only at the expense of our rigid and static worlds we’ve inherited. Likewise, they don’t sprinkle fairy dust on our deepest wounds. They uncover fundamental concepts and expose raw nerves that we’ve sealed up because they cause us so much anxiety and pain…
The Home of the Brave—Thoughts on Veteran’s Day and Psychedelic Therapy
Many of today’s tributes will focus on serving our country and protecting our freedoms, and how duty compels them to bases all over the world and far away from their friends and families. And all of that is absolutely valid. However, I wanted to encourage us to consider their sacrifice on a granular human level. How has that human transformed? How does their time in the service change how they see the world, how they think, how they define community and experience happiness?
The Strength of the Wolf is the Pack: How Group Psychedelic Journeys Can Ignite Inner Healing
It was the kind of gray day in the Pacific Northwest when the rain can’t be bothered to fall; everything—the sidewalk, the windows, the pigeons, even the air—was already made of water. On another afternoon, I may have found refuge in a coffee shop or hacked away at my memoir in my basement, but today was different. I had scheduled my first legal, above-ground psilocybin session, several floors up within a sprawling ballroom in the cosmopolitan heart of Portland, OR USA.
The Elephant in the Administration Room: What’s So Great About Legal Psilocybin Therapy?
You might be muttering to yourself right now: “I can do my own work with friends and wander into the woods for a true plant medicine experience.” And sure, you can. But building a container for such a vulnerable and introspective journey isn’t as simple as it sounds…
No Oregon, No Problem: How Psilocybin Therapy Works for Folks from Out of State
One common misconception about psilocybin therapy is that it's only available to Oregon residents. In reality, this groundbreaking form of treatment is open to anyone, regardless of where they live.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Trip: Perception vs. Reality in Psilocybin Therapy
Plenty of people, myself included, have stories where a mushroom experience had spiraled into a mess of dark thoughts and even included a looping phase. However, the overwhelming majority of these anecdotes will reveal that the medicine was often ingested without ritual, without appropriate guidance and within chaotic or hostile settings.
The Mushroom Halftime Speech
Cue the disney music. And the incoherent chalkboard scribbles. We can do this. We just need to trust each other. We may be down at halftime, but we’ve worked too hard for this moment to run away from it. Cue the comeback montage. The victory lap. The trophy.
Understanding the Entropic Brain Theory in Psilocybin Therapy
If you've ever wondered what psilocybin does to the brain, you're in for an interesting journey. One of the most compelling frameworks to emerge in recent years is the Entropic Brain Theory ...
Exploring the Promise of Psilocybin Therapy
Let's dive into some of the most promising studies that are making headlines and changing lives.
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