Subscribe to Psychedelics Today
iTunes | Stitcher | Google Podcast

Update on the Fight for Religious Liberties in Oregon
By Jon Dennis, Esq. A progress update on the Oregon Health Authority, Measure 109, and religious liberty. It turns out ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelics Today Has Hit 3 Million Downloads!
By Victoria Dekker and Mike Alexander This week, we celebrated a humbling achievement at Psychedelics Today: three million unique downloads ...
Read More
Read More

Could the Sonoran Desert Toad Cure Narcissism?
By Erica Rex The continued exploitation of this fragile species for its DMT encapsulates narcissism itself. Until recently, the Sonoran ...
Read More
Read More

Canada’s SAP Expansion Signals a Step Forward for Psychedelics
By Dr. Rakesh Jetly Health Canada’s recent SAP revision brings a new opportunity for patients and a clear responsibility for ...
Read More
Read More

How Can We Apply Harm Reduction to HPPD?
By Ed Prideaux In last week's blog, Ed Prideaux told us everything we know (and don't) about Hallucinogen Persisting Perception ...
Read More
Read More

HPPD and Flashbacks: Everything You Need To Know – And What We Don’t Know, Too
By Ed Prideaux Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder, or HPPD, is among the more mysterious, debilitating, and under-researched possibilities of psychedelic ...
Read More
Read More

The Need for an International Psychedelic Religious Survey
By Gary Michael Smith, Esq. With the emergence of more and more psychedelic religions, many people are finding themselves in ...
Read More
Read More

Reclaiming Ownership of Your Body With Psychedelics
By Jessika Lagarde Prolonged negative body image will often lead to depression and anxiety, and unfortunately for many people, can ...
Read More
Read More

Trauma and Vulnerability to Suggestion: Redefining How We Understand Consent
By Michelle Anne Hobart, MA, SEC, AMFT With the power dynamics inevitably involved in psychedelic therapies and underground facilitation, can ...
Read More
Read More

Religious Practice Under Oregon Measure 109
By Jon Dennis, Esq. Jon Dennis, Esq. looks closely at what Oregon's Measure 109 really says, and provides a possible ...
Read More
Read More

Introducing Vital: Immersive, Inclusive, and Personal Psychedelic Training for Professionals
By the Psychedelics Today team "Education is not the filling of a pot, but the lighting of a fire." – ...
Read More
Read More

Horizons: Grounds for Collective Effervescence
By Jessica (Jaz) Cadoch, MA Gathering as professionals in psychedelics has taken on new meaning. It’s more – a lot ...
Read More
Read More

The Wild World of 19th Century Psychedelics
By Zeus Tipado Our understanding of the brain in the 1800s was quite different from what we know today – ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelic Bypassing: When Avoidance is Mistaken for Healing
by Sean Lawlor Psychedelic Bypassing: The many ways the mind can excuse abuse, ignore the darker sides of ourselves, categorize ...
Read More
Read More

Addressing Abuse in Psychedelic Spaces
By Joe Moore Some commentary on recent events and long-standing issues in psychedelia. The psychedelic world had a major shake-up ...
Read More
Read More

Anima Mundi: Psychedelics and The Ensouled Earth
By Simon Yugler Original Illustration by Martin Clarke What is the 'Anima Mundi' and how can it help us understand ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelics and Pregnancy: A Look Into the Safety, Research and Legality
By Rebecca Kronman Illustration by Amalia Rompoulias for Plant Parenthood Psychedelics and pregnancy is a highly controversial and often unspoken ...
Read More
Read More

Meet Microdosing TikTok—And Why the Community Matters
By Olivia Alexander Original Illustration by Martin Clarke Microdosing TikTok is a vibrant community of everyday people researching and experimenting ...
Read More
Read More

Understanding ‘Spiritual Emergency’ in the Context of Psychedelics
By Jasmine Virdi Understanding what spiritual emergence and spiritual emergency are, how they differ from psychosis, and how to integrate ...
Read More
Read More

No, VR Will Not Give You A Psychedelic Trip
By Zeus Tipado Psychedelic VR—or virtual reality claiming to give users a psychedelic trip—is here, but is there any truth ...
Read More
Read More

What Is the ‘Collective Unconscious’ and How Can It Help Us Understand Psychedelic Experiences?
By Simon Yugler Original Illustration by Martin Clarke Everything you need to know about Carl Jung's theory of the collective ...
Read More
Read More

Microdosing LSD Makes Me a Better Mom
By Amy Hogan Raising children requires a lot of patience, compassion and energy, which is why parents like me turn ...
Read More
Read More

How PCP Became A Weapon of Police Propaganda [Part 2]
By Troy Farah Original Illustration by Riayn Grey Phencyclidine or “angel dust” is a misrepresented psychedelic intertwined with a history ...
Read More
Read More

Why Does The Psychedelic Scene Ignore PCP? [Part 1]
By Troy Farah Original illustration by Riayn Grey Stigma against PCP or “angel dust” contradicts the science of this misunderstood ...
Read More
Read More

Modernization of Sacred Plant Medicine Traditions: At What Cost?
By Jessika Lagarde Sacred psychedelic plant medicines are increasingly entering the Western mainstream, but is it cultural appropriation? From the ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelics, Religion, and the DEA’s Quest for Soul
By Gary Michael Smith Esq. Our regular legal contributor explains why the DEA denied the ayahuasca church Soul Quest's religious ...
Read More
Read More

What Is Depth Psychology and How Does It Relate to Psychedelics?
By Simon Yugler Original Illustration by Martin Clarke “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and ...
Read More
Read More

Dissociation as Medicine? Exploring Dissociation & Dissociative Psychedelics like Ketamine
By Rebecca Martinez How do you draw the line between a healthy escape and a dissociative disorder? And could dissociative ...
Read More
Read More

Q & A with Keeno Ahmed-Jones: Dismantling the Echo Chamber of the Psychedelic Renaissance
By Sean Lawlor Keeno Ahmed-Jones shares her experience trying to instill anti-racism values at a major psychedelics institution, and how ...
Read More
Read More

What Is Transpersonal Psychology and How Does It Relate to Psychedelics?
By Jasmine Virdi Defining transpersonal psychology, exploring its history, and examining how it relates to psychedelic experiences. Transpersonal psychology, the ...
Read More
Read More

Book Review: Alexander Shulgin’s The Nature of Drugs
By Lex Pelger A review of The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact (Synergetic Press, 2021), a collection ...
Read More
Read More

Psilocybin for Depression: A Q&A between Robin Carhart-Harris & a Psilocybin Study Participant
By Court Wing Leading psychedelic researcher, Robin Carhart-Harris, speaks with a participant in a psilocybin for depression trial on the ...
Read More
Read More

Accountability & Transformative Justice in the Psychedelic Space: A Roadmap for Change
By Rebecca Martinez The psychedelic space has an abuse problem, but how do we resolve it? Community accountability and transformative ...
Read More
Read More

Can Psychedelics Help Heal Moral Injury?
By Amanda J. Khan, PhD What is "moral injury" and how might psychedelics help? Moral injury refers to the biopsychosocial-spiritual ...
Read More
Read More

Healing Trip Tales: One Vet’s Ibogaine & 5-MeO-DMT Experience for PTSD and TBI
By JL A former NAVY SEAL struggling with PTS and TBI is granted ibogaine and 5-MeO treatment in Mexico by ...
Read More
Read More

What Is Sacred Reciprocity?
By Rebecca Martinez Defining sacred reciprocity, exploring the historical use of psychedelics, and establishing ways to give back to the ...
Read More
Read More

Exploring Oregon’s Measure 110 and The Future of Drug Policy Reform
By Rebecca Martinez Taking a deep look at what Measure 110 did and didn’t do in Oregon, and speaking with ...
Read More
Read More

Can Psychedelics Provide Relief for Autistic Individuals?
By Jasmine Virdi There is a growing community of neurodivergent and autistic folks using psychedelics, but how does it help ...
Read More
Read More

Should Society Legalize Psychedelics? A Breakdown of the Intelligence Squared Debate
By Mike Alexander Rick Doblin and Bia Labate debated Jeffery Lieberman and Keven Sabet on whether or not psychedelics should ...
Read More
Read More

Op-Ed: Re-evaluating the Results of the Recent Trial of Psilocybin vs Escitalopram for Depression
By Court Wing Taking a deep look at the trial’s Supplementary Appendix, the response from the psychedelic science community, and ...
Read More
Read More

How To Talk With Your Kids About Psychedelics
By Rebecca Martinez A safe and sensitive way to speak with your children about psychedelics, explained. We are living through ...
Read More
Read More

The “Equity Elephant”: Why Psychedelic Mutualism and Cooperatives are Crucial for an Accessible Future
By Colin Pugh Paradigm-shifting tools don't fit into paradigmatically static ways of doing things Psychedelics. Maybe you’ve heard. They’re having ...
Read More
Read More

4 Ways to Help Destigmatize Psychedelic Therapy in the Black Community
By Robin Divine Many in the Black community are weary of psychedelic therapy because of stigma rooted in the racist ...
Read More
Read More

COVID-19 and Psychedelic Group Work: It’s Still Too Soon
By Joe Moore & Kyle Buller An open letter to the Psychedelics Today audience Dear Psychedelic Community, We know this ...
Read More
Read More

Working with Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy and Psychedelics: Everything You Need to Know
By Simon Yugler Understanding what Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is, and how it could compliment psychedelic-assisted therapy and integration ...
Read More
Read More

9 Women of Color Creating A More Inclusive Psychedelic Movement
By Rebecca Martinez Nine women of color who are working hard to ensure their communities have access and representation in ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelic Capitalism and Other Myths: Is the Joke On Us?
By Simon Yugler Is psychedelic capitalism a myth? The week I am writing this, author and psychedelic philanthropist Tim Ferriss ...
Read More
Read More

Group Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy: Practice and Promise of a New Frontier
By Sean Lawlor Could taking and integrating ketamine in groups make psychedelic therapy more accessible? As psychedelic-assisted therapy continues marching ...
Read More
Read More

Online Psychedelic Community Options to Ride Out the Rest of Covid-19
By Michelle Janikian From virtual psychedelic integration circles to conferences, book clubs, and classes, we’ve rounded up the best of ...
Read More
Read More

Religious Use of Psychedelics in the United States
Science has demonstrated that psychedelic compounds “can occasion mystical-type experiences having substantial and sustained personal meaning and spiritual significance.” Scientific surveys ...
Read More
Read More

The Farmer and The Cowman Should Be Friends: Why the Pharmaceutical Industry and Grassroots Reformists Should Join Forces
By Gary Michael Smith Esq. Our regular contributor on legal matters explains how the nascent psychedelic pharmaceutical industry and grassroots ...
Read More
Read More

Comparing 18-MC vs. Ibogaine for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder
By Jeff Kronenfeld Could 18-MC, a synthetic derivative of Ibogaine, make treatment safer without the psychedelic trip? With COVID-19 still ...
Read More
Read More

The Plant Spirit Summit
Can psychedelics heal humanity’s global mental health crisis? If so, when will it be legal and accessible to all? Mental ...
Read More
Read More

Light Years – Film Screening and Panel Discussion
We are hosting a panel discussion about the film Light Years. We will be joined by the filmmakers to have ...
Read More
Read More

What do Alien Abduction and Psychedelic Experiences have in Common? Let Dr. John E. Mack’s Work Explain
By Michelle Janikian The story of John Mack, the Harvard psychiatrist who wanted to believe—and ended up introducing the entire ...
Read More
Read More

Uniform Model Law on Plants and Fungi Medicines: A Better Path to Reregulation
By Gary Michael Smith Esq. Wittingly or not, pharmaceutical companies are clearing the path to the next populist revolution in ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelic Guide Abuse: High-Control Group Dynamics and Complicity in the Perpetuation of Harm
By Michelle Anne Hobart, MA, SEC, AMFT If we do not face the issue of medicine guide abuse with as ...
Read More
Read More

Middle East Science Diplomacy Focused on Psychedelics Could Generate Peace Dividends
By Thomas Buonomo In February 2020, Israel treated its first PTSD patients in Phase 3 trials with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy. The ...
Read More
Read More

Keys for Integrating Psychedelic Experiences
By Denis Dubouchet and Rosine Fiévet Working in psychotherapy with substances such as LSD, MDMA, and psilocybin in order to ...
Read More
Read More

Recapping the Biggest Wins in Drug Laws and Policies in the 2020 U.S. Elections
By Sean Lawlor The 2020 U.S. election has brought several significant wins for proponents of drug policy. Presidential and pandemic ...
Read More
Read More

Reexamining Cultural Beliefs Around Children and Psychedelics
By Jasmine Virdi For decades, the subject of children and psychedelics has been one of great contention. The mere thought ...
Read More
Read More

The World of Claudio Naranjo
By Allan Badiner Claudio Naranjo was a Chilean-born shaman of Moorish, Spanish, and Jewish descent. He was also a psychotherapist, ...
Read More
Read More

Therapeutic Approaches for Lasting Change in Psychedelic Therapy
By Sean Lawlor The role of therapy in psychedelic therapy has been underexplored in mainstream articles that focus more on ...
Read More
Read More

Indigenous Voices in Peyote Conservation: Preserving Medicine for Future Generations
By Jasmine Virdi Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a small, spineless cactus endemic to North America, growing in the vast desert ...
Read More
Read More

Does Salvia Divinorum Have Therapeutic Potential?
By Michelle Janikian Is Salvia divinorum more than just a crazy trip? And what would salvia therapy or spirituality even ...
Read More
Read More

What is Psychedelic Therapy? Common Trends, Practices, and Foundations in the Field
By Sean Lawlor Now that millions of dollars are being invested in psychedelics and platforms ranging from Fox News to ...
Read More
Read More

Selecting Music for Psychedelic Therapy
By Pierre Bouchard, LPC As a professional DJ and full-time psychotherapist offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions, I love selecting music for ...
Read More
Read More

The Second Pandemic: Is Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy the Answer to the Mental Health Crisis Caused by COVID-19?
By Jeff Kronenfeld Mental health has become one of the central themes of 2020 thanks to COVID-19 and the resulting ...
Read More
Read More

Not All Ayahuasca is Made Equal
By Jasmine Virdi As the use of ayahuasca becomes increasingly widespread, the Amazonian vine has extended its roots beyond the ...
Read More
Read More

Black Lives Matter: A Note from our Team on a Matter of Oppression
Psychedelics Today stands in solidarity. As a media company at the forefront of many tough psychedelic conversations, we are looking ...
Read More
Read More

Mystical Experience and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: Insights from Guided-Imagery Therapy with Cancer Patients
By Jerry B. Brown and Julie M. Brown "There is something about the core of this experience that opens people ...
Read More
Read More

Everything You Need To Know About Psychedelic Integration
By Jasmine Virdi Undoubtedly, psychedelics are valuable tools for self-understanding, transformation, and healing, enabling us to peer into our inner ...
Read More
Read More

Musings Around Psychedelic Integration Therapy
By Debbie Kadagian, LCSW, HHC Throughout my twenties, I spent a lot of time wondering what the meaning of my ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelic Cannabis: Using the Plant for Healing Trauma
When we think of psychedelics, we don’t often think of cannabis. But in an era when people are turning to ...
Read More
Read More

Bipolar and Psychedelics: An Investigation into the Potential and Risks
Is there more to the issue of psychedelics and bipolar disorder than the psychedelic science community would make us think? ...
Read More
Read More

Stanislav Grof’s new Training program
Some interesting developments today in the world of Holotropic Breathwork & Dr. Stanislav Grof. Stan and his wife Brigitte issued ...
Read More
Read More

Remembering Kilindi Iyi
By Joe Moore In 2014 I became aware of a gentleman named Kilindi Iyi in Detroit, Michigan. He was doing ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelics and Addiction Recovery: Taking a Deep Look at ‘Sober’ Communities that Use Psychedelics
By Michelle Janikian Could it possibly be safe, ethical or even beneficial for psychedelics to have a role in addiction ...
Read More
Read More

How to Become a Psychedelic Therapist: From Clinical Trials to Integration Therapy and Everything in Between
By Michelle Janikian If you want to learn how to become a psychedelic therapist, we've outlined the five main legal ...
Read More
Read More

Should Breakthrough Psychedelic Research Make Us Question Our Assumptions About Mental Illness?
By Jonathan Dinsmore Since the lifting of the irrational 30-year ban on psychedelic research around the turn of the millennium, ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelic Exceptionalism and Reframing Drug Narratives: An Interview with Dr. Carl Hart
By Sean Lawlor Dr. Carl Hart is neuropsychopharmacologist and Chair of Columbia University’s Department of Psychology. His research, which focuses ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelics and the Default Mode Network
by Jasmine Virdi Modern neuroscience has demonstrated that psychedelics such as LSD, psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, as ...
Read More
Read More

Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze: The Impact of Climate Change, Development, and Psychonauts on the Sonoran Desert Toad
By Jeff Kronenfeld Sonoran Desert toads emerge from earthly tombs every year after the late summer monsoons roll in, which ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelics in Your Neighborhood
By Zoe Moynihan The psychedelic revolution is upon us. After receiving an FDA “Breakthrough Therapy” designation for psilocybin (a hallucinogenic ...
Read More
Read More

Taking a Deep Look at Psilocybin for Depression Research
By Michelle Janikian Psilocybin for depression is becoming a major avenue of clinical research. The Usona Institute out of Madison, ...
Read More
Read More

John B. Cobb – Whitehead and Psychedelics – Part 4
This is the fourth and final blog of a podcast recorded in John Cobb's apartment in Claremont, California. This was ...
Read More
Read More

John B. Cobb – Whitehead and Psychedelics – Part 3
This is part three in a four-part series recorded in John Cobb's apartment in Claremont, California. This was recorded during ...
Read More
Read More

John B. Cobb – Whitehead and Psychedelics – Part 2
This is part two in a four-part series recorded in John Cobb's apartment in Claremont, California. This was recorded during ...
Read More
Read More

John B. Cobb – Whitehead and Psychedelics – Part 1
This is part one in a four-part series. Kyle, Joe and Johanna Hilla were able to spend time recording with ...
Read More
Read More

What’s the Psychedelic Community Talking About? Three Main Takeaways from the 2019 Horizon’s Conference
By Michelle Janikian In the heart of Manhattan’s busy Greenwich Village, the Horizon’s Conference: Perspectives on Psychedelics, graced the Cooper ...
Read More
Read More

Confronting Alcohol Dependence and Depression with Microdosing — One Woman’s Quest for Healing
By Jason Schwab After years of seeking refuge at the bottom of a bottle, Karen Shaw’s experimentation with psilocybin yielded ...
Read More
Read More

Extinction Rebellion Co-Founder Says Psychedelic Disobedience Can Address the Climate Crisis
By Patrick Smith Extinction Rebellion has become the most well-known climate justice movement in history. With over 100,000 members and ...
Read More
Read More

Naropa is doing DMT Research. You can contribute!!
Psychedelics Today is sharing this research project from Naropa in hopes that some with adequate experience may contribute! Below is ...
Read More
Read More

Ayahuasca – The Science of the Vine
By Xavier Francuski Ayahuasca is a psychoactive tea traditionally used by indigenous communities of the Amazon rainforest for its powerful ...
Read More
Read More

Interview with Leading DMT Researcher Dr. Jimo BorjiginChavez]
By John Chavez Originally published here. These are the people who toil away in obscurity for years doing the hard ...
Read More
Read More

A statement regarding the misinterpretation and misrepresentation of the study of 5-MeO-DMT
By Malin Vedøy Uthaug A single inhalation of vapor from dried toad secretion containing5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) in a naturalistic setting is ...
Read More
Read More

Call-to-Action for Ethical Space-Holding
By Michelle Anne Hobart, MA, SEC, AMFT With the resurgence of psychedelics and the important research into the many therapeutic ...
Read More
Read More

Sean McAllister speaking about the successful mushroom decriminalization initiative in Denver
On May 8th, the city of Denver, Colorado voted yes on I-301, which decriminalizes the possession and use of psilocybin-containing ...
Read More
Read More

The Future of Medical Ibogaine
Ibogaine is a psychedelic chemical found in the West African shrub Iboga. Bizarre in chemical structure and psychoactive properties, the ...
Read More
Read More

Psychedelic Integration: The Importance of Community and a Daily Practice
This interview was transcribed from our Navigating Psychedelics: Lessons on Self-Care & Integration master class with Elizabeth Gibson of Dreamshadow ...
Read More
Read More

A Brief History of Psychedelics in the Western World
This is an edited transcript from a podcast that was recorded live in Bolten Valley, Vermont for a MAPS Psychedelic ...
Read More
Read More

Statement on MycoMeditations
Psychedelics Today has withdrawn support and endorsement for MycoMeditations, a legal psychedelic retreat company located in Jamaica. We have been ...
Read More
Read More

The Ethical and Ecological Considerations of Inhaling Bufotoxins from Incilius Alvarius
by Malin Vedøy Uthaug The consumption of 5-MeO-DMT by inhaling bufotoxins from the Colorado River toad (lat. Incilius Alvarius), also ...
Read More
Read More

Rapid Depression Remission and the “Therapeutic Bends” with Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
By Dr. Jessica Katzman For the first time in nearly three decades, novel classes of medication are being offered to ...
Read More
Read More

So, You Want To Find a Psychedelic Guide?
Psychedelic science and research has been getting a lot of mainstream media attention over the years and for good reason ...
Read More
Read More

Navigating Your Way Through the Psychedelic Field: How to Get Involved
Psychedelics: A Re-Emerging Field As psychedelic research re-emerges from its dark ages, the world is beginning to learn about their ...
Read More
Read More

Why is Psilocin Orally Active?
By Faan Rossouw Originally published here. This is the third article in a series on psychedelic chemistry, and the ...
Read More
Read More

The Art of Appetizing Aromatics: Part 2 of Psychedelic Chemistry
By Faan Rossouw Originally published here. This is the second article in a series on psychedelic chemistry. In the ...
Read More
Read More

An Introduction to Psychedelic Tryptamine Chemistry
By Faan Rossouw Originally published here. The ensuing series of articles are intended for the general reader that, like myself, ...
Read More
Read More

Ibogaine Treatment: A Psychedelic Answer to Opiate and Heroin Addiction
By Aeden Smith-Ahearn The use of heroin and abuse of opiate pain-relievers has reached an all-time high in the USA ...
Read More
Read More

Tips on Creating Your Own Psychedelic Group
As psychedelic research progresses, people are starting to feel more comfortable talking about their life-changing experiences with psychedelic substances and ...
Read More
Read More

For the Use of Entheogens – Ibogaine
By David Stetson How can we use our mind, intellect, or heart to diffuse or address the origin of our ...
Read More
Read More

MDMA – Confessions of an Underground MDMA Therapist
"Can I use my mind as a tool to help me open a closed heart?" We talked to a 79-year-old ...
Read More
Read More

Interview with Natalie Ginsberg: Global Psychedelic Policy and Advocacy
"Through my lens, so many problems in this world are driven by people acting from a reactionary place of fear ...
Read More
Read More

Interview with Brian Normand: Psymposia Magazine and How to Get Involved
Kyle and Joe chatted with Brian Normand, Co-Founder of Psymposia, about the development of Psymposia and the online magazine that ...
Read More
Read More