essentially a kind of ethnobotanical mid-wifery… “Ask not what soil can do for you, ask what you can do for soil. From the mind-body connection to bio-remediation of the land… …plants and fungi hold the keys to helping heal humans and this planet if we seek to invoke the wonders of science, instead of it’s terrors.” -An…
Now 20 international policymakers and stakeholders from 10 countries have outlined a number of further reforms to ensure the policy platform can work as an even better template for other countries to follow … Compulsory treatment and measures such as coerced urine testing and forced abstinence should be avoided as they adversely impact patient outcomes…
Psychedelics [temporarily] disarm what’s called the Default Mode Network in your brain, the part of it that keeps you alert to danger, performing tasks, scanning the future, remembering the lessons of the past, doing, doing, doing. [Over-activity of which may contribute to depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, sexual addictions, etc.] Some argue that this is the…
“It’s still a Schedule One drug,” he says. “It’s right up there with heroin and angel dust, and it’s designed to get the brown guy in jail, the poor person in jail, so that companies can charge the government $15 for an inmate’s sandwich.” -Henry Rollins Getting into the marijuana business shouldn’t be just about…
…psychedelics are controversial in Buddhist circles. But she has found that entheogens like ayahuasca function as spiritual accelerants and can actually reduce addiction to intoxicants. “I’m still a Buddhist,” Washam [who combines Buddhist mindfulness techniques with indigenous shamanic ayahuasca ceremonies] said, describing ayahuasca ceremonies as a type of “ultimate meditation” that can enhance Buddhist practice and provide personal insights…
Researchers from Imperial College London set out to look at the similarities between the DMT experience and reports of NDEs.. Their findings [were] published [in August 2018] in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, reveal a large overlap between those who have had NDEs and healthy volunteers administered DMT. Following each dosing session, the 13 healthy volunteers…
Roca, 67, flew to Moscow from Lisbon at the invitation of other scholars for a tour of lectures throughout Europe. Russian customs officials, acting on a tip from the Moscow airport’s drug enforcement detail, searched Roca’s luggage upon his arrival and found four bottles of ayahuasca. Roca explained that he was carrying the brew for meditation…
If this passes next May (2019), the police will ignore anyone with up to one ounce of dried mushrooms. If you have more than one ounce, they will take away any amount over an ounce. Growing and cultivating at home will also be allowed.Psilocybin, the compound or “drug” in magic mushrooms, has already shown promise…
“ECfES : a non-profit charitable and educational .org” -An ECfES Board Member The Eugene Center for Ethnobotanical Studies has dedicated itself to saving, collecting and organizing some of the important descriptions and understandings from the use of ethnobotanicals and related tools and techniques. …important source of organized, responsible and effective access to information …allow healers, spiritual leaders, scientists, researchers and others to…
Toward the end of [Michael Pollan’s] book, he reports on a psychedelic-research meeting attended by Thomas Insel, former head of the National Institute of Mental Health. Insel was impressed by evidence of psychedelics’ mental-health benefits but warned researchers, “Don’t screw it up!” Pollan seems to have taken this message to heart. He could have derailed…
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