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Working Through Major Life Transitions With Psychedelics

Like it or not, our lives are regularly in a state of transition. Whether its big-ticket items like moving house, marriage, or divorce — or smaller, more everyday things, like changing our eating habits or reaching out to friends more regularly, our lives are rarely stationary. Psychedelics have, historically, been used to both navigate and sometimes even trigger the beginning of life transitions. Today we will explore how to harness psychedelics for this very purpose.

Comparing Psilocybin & Mescaline: What’s the Difference?

When it comes to natural psychedelics, magic mushrooms tend to be the first to spring to mind. But, there is another entheogen that had its moment many years before psilocybin. Today we are exploring mescaline — it’s history, it’s effects, and how to compares to psilocybin.

I’m Already Happy — How Can Psychedelics Benefit Me?

Where once psychedelics were seen as a recreation of the rebellious or a tool of the spiritual, their new reputation as a burgeoning mental health treatment has taken centre stage. With so much emphasis on this, some people may begin to wonder — ‘I feel pretty good — can psychedelics still benefit me?’

Should I Feel My Microdose? The Argument For & Against

Interest in microdosing psilocybin has grown rapidly in recent years, sparking the interest of researchers, mental health professionals, and the wider public. Microdosing, (as you probably know if you’re reading this!) is the practice of taking small sub-hallucinogenic doses of psychedelics like psilocybin (from magic mushrooms or truffles) or LSD, with the aim of reaping the benefits without experiencing the full-blown psychedelic effects.

St. Paddy’s Day: A Secret Psychedelic Holiday?

St. Patrick’s Day — the Irish holiday that has become synonymous with raucous, green-hued merrymaking. Sure, it’s associated with whiskey, beer, and Guinness, but dig a little deeper into Celtic history and things become a little more trippy. To celebrate, we’re asking, just how psychedelic is St. Paddy’s Day?

How Does the Psychedelic Experience Evolve Over Multiple Trips?

Your first true psychedelic trip is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Stepping over the threshold of the unknown, you come face to face with yourself in a way you never did before. However, once you’ve had that first life-changing journey, what comes next? How do our psychedelic experiences evolve over time?

ChatGPT Recommends User Ease Grief with Shrooms; Reddit Agrees

Expecting empathy from a machine might have seemed like total lunacy a few years ago. However, in a post-Large Language Model world, it seems that it is becoming more and more plausible. Initially, LLMs tended to make fools of themselves when answering more nuanced questions, but, though barely older, they seem to have become significantly wiser, even recommending the use of magic mushrooms…

New Fungus That Turns Spiders into ‘Zombies’ Found in Irish Cave

Did you enjoy The Last of Us? Or was the thought of parasitic fungus taking over the world just a bridge too far? If you belong to the latter club, then — trigger warning — parasitic fungus (and spiders) ahead. However, if you’re part of the former, read on for a curious case of life (kind of) imitating art…

Study Finds Psilocybin Increases Empathy in Depressed People

Humans are social animals. In fact, you could easily argue that our sense of empathy and social conscience is directly linked to how civilization as we know it, began. A new study has found that psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, can actually increase empathy in those who are suffering from depression, a condition in which empathy can be compromised.