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Paul Stamets: Psilocybin Mushrooms & The Mycology of Consciousness

By Paul Stamets — 2017

Paul Stamets Psilocybin Mushrooms and The Mycology of Consciousness

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The Ayahuasca Experience: A Sourcebook on the Sacred Vine of Spirits

An exploration of the chemical, biological, psychological, and experiential dimensions of ayahuasca • Details the scientific discovery of ayahuasca’s sophisticated psychoactive delivery system in the brain and body and its potential applications in medicine and psychology • Includes...

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Ralph Metzner (editor)
2014
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Mixing Magic Mushrooms and Meditation Has Long-Term Benefits, Johns Hopkins Study Finds

The benefits of controlled psilocybin use and spiritual practice on people's well-being long outlast the high, researchers find.

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Teodora Zareva
2018
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Why Canada Could Be Next to Allow Psychedelic Therapy (And How It’s Already Changing Lives)

Now, as a handful of patients and more recently doctors and therapists have been granted exemptions to use psilocybin, the nation’s federal health agency is considering making changes to existing policies that could open the door to much more than magic mushrooms.

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Amanda Siebert
2020
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The Return of Psychedelics to Counseling: Are We Ready?

Those of us who are professional counselors are perhaps most likely to recognize psychedelic drugs by their recreational or street names — acid, magic mushrooms, ecstasy — and to consider them to be drugs of abuse that may be dangerous to our clients.

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Benjamin Hearn
2020
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Crash Course in the Nature of Mind

Roland Griffiths' psilocybin experiments have produced striking evidence for therapeutic uses of hallucinogens.

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Julie Scharper
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Are Psychedelics the Answer to Depression and Addiction?

A new generation of research into psilocybin could change how we treat numerous mental health conditions.

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Johann Hari
2018
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‘60 Minutes’ Segment Explores Psychedelics Research at Johns Hopkins

Scientists Roland Griffiths and Matthew Johnson sit down with journalist Anderson Cooper to discuss the promise of psychedelics as a form of treatment for anxiety, depression, addiction, and more.

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60 Minutes
2019
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Psilocybin Studies and the Religious Experience: An Interview with Roland Griffiths, Ph.D.

We spoke about his research with psilocybin, his interest in spiritual experiences, and how psychedelics may provide help for people who are dying.

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David Jay Brown with Louise Reitman
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Scientists Gave Depressed Patients Psilocybin in a First for Psychedelic Therapy

In a recent UK trial, 12 patients with major depression took a pill quite different to commonly prescribed antidepressants: 25mg of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms.

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Victoria Turk
2016
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We Can No Longer Ignore the Potential of Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Depression

At Imperial College we’ve been comparing psilocybin to conventional antidepressants—and the results are likely to be game-changing.

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Robin Carhart-Harris
2020
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