Aldous Huxley is one of the many authors when we want to mention the most renowned authors.
Many people love his unique writing style and philosophy, including Alexander Shulgin, Terence McKenna, and several other scientific researchers who often mentioned his name and works.
But exactly what attracts the hallucinogen community to him?
Read more here!
What was Aldous Huxley’s Influence on Psychedelic Culture? Read More »
This week, we talked with Michael from Laguna Meth.
After his first experience with a Bart Simpson tab, his way of viewing the world switched, and so did his stance on these compounds.
What he thought were substances for the weak changed his life by allowing him to see the facade forced into his mind by the media and schools since birth and pursue something more powerful.
Music.
Read more here!
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For the past year, I’ve been covering the stories of people in this realm about how they entered the community and what led them to encounter these compounds. However, I’ve never told my story of how these compounds entered my life.
I found this Halloween to be something fitting, considering this story isn’t what you’d read to your kids at night despite the happy ending. In hopes of switching some opinions in regard to what the human mind can bring to you and how sometimes these compounds can be an escape from what we believe to be a living hell.
A horror story of the mind Read More »
Join us this week to read a wonderful conversation with Terence McKenna.
“Uh, it’s actually UnTerry McCanny and The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo.”
We spoke about art, philosophy, puppetry, teaching about hallucinogens humorously, the influence of Terence McKenna in his life, McKenna Monday at Psychedelic Assembly’s library in Manhattan (P.S. They have pizza), the importance of philosophy in the psychedelic space, and what UnTerry McCanny would ask Terence if they could communicate. We also discussed the possibility of bringing new puppets to life!
We found that Michaelangelo is currently accepting donations for a William Burroughs puppet! (It’s just a secret between us, but I must say that the impersonation is immaculate!)
Since the first specimens on earth, one predominant trait has a heavy presence today. The will to gain power and to be at the top.
These behavioral patterns continued throughout time and interspecies, and even today, demonstration of physical strength, financial power, or influence amuses us.
Such traits have led to an addiction to following today’s currency, which is influence, leading to addiction to social media and change in our neurochemistry.
Read more to understand the power of psychedelics on breaking habits such as constantly checking our phones, being attracted to productive capitalist ideology, and being a part of the system or the matrix.
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Without a doubt, one of the first things that comes to our minds🧠 when thinking about psych*delics is the distortion of our vision, followed by visual and auditory hallucinations. To most, these hallucinations are mere imagery or part of our hallucinations generated by our brain, but how would someone with an artistic vein perceive such changes in their sensory and neural sites?
To understand more how these compounds may influence and inspire someone’s art, we spoke to EDM music producer Sylocin🍄
Psychedelics inspiring artists: A conversation with Sylocin Read More »
Celebrate Women’s History Month with us!
Join us in honoring the incredible contributions of female authors in the realm of psychedelics.
We’re excited to showcase a diverse array of voices, each bringing unique perspectives, captivating stories, and groundbreaking research.
Dive into the fascinating world of psychedelics with our curated selection of newly released books. From personal journeys to scientific exploration, these books offer profound insights and thought-provoking narratives that enrich your understanding of psychedelics and their potential.
Support female writers and their invaluable contributions to the psychedelic discourse by adding these remarkable books to your collection.
Women Authors in Psychedelics: Celebrating Women’s History Month Read More »
Have you ever wondered who on earth invented chemistry?
You might have answered Antoine Lavoisier in your mind, but what concepts existed before those who invented modern chemistry, and what are the primordials of what we now call chemistry?
To understand this, we dive into Ancient civilizations known for the origins of Alchemy, Mathematics, Geometry, and Medicine. We uncover the Hermetic philosophies and doctrines behind these civilizations, the reigning question of who was Hermes Trismegistus, and the origins of alchemy.
Alchemy: The primordial of chemistry Read More »
Fungi are all around the world, paving Earth through mycelial networks. Some fungi remain obscure due to their rare nature. Meanwhile, some became nurtured by our society and vividly present in our culture and traditions as well as a representative of the mushroom kingdom. We are talking about the unique and fascinating Amanita Muscaria.
The historical use of Amanita still roams slightly on the mysterious side, as R. Gordon Wasson theorizes that the Soma drink mentioned in the Vedic Sanskrit hymn Rig Veda might be Amanita Muscaria. If this theory is correct, this would mean that the mushroom has been used for around 4000 years.
Unfortunately, we still lack evidence, leaving us with the only historically accurate use of this mushroom amongst the Fino-Ungarians in Siberia.
Amanita Muscaria would soon expand and become engrained in our culture until today, being present in children’s books, playgrounds, cartoons, riddles, and video games.
Amanita’s cultural impact goes even beyond when Jonathan Ott linked this mushroom and Christmas, relating the red and white pattern of Amanita with the clothing pattern of Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) and the flying reindeer with ingesting the reindeer urine after they had eaten the mushroom by tribes in Siberia. Flying reindeer could also represent the reindeer that ate the mushroom.
James Arthur marked these links even further in his book Mushrooms and Mankind, linking the Christmas tree and gifts wrapped in red and white below the tree to the symbiosis between the roots of coniferous trees and the mycelial networks of the Amanita Muscaria shroom.
Regardless of its continuous presence in Children’s tales, don’t be mistaken. This mushroom is no child’s play.
Throughout time, the discussion regarding the toxicity of Amanita Muscaria has been continuous. Some believe that the fungus is poisonous due to containing the neurotoxin ibotenic acid. Meanwhile, others say that the mushroom is safe after being prepared correctly, and some go further and say that eating the mushroom without any preparation is safe.
Contrary to popular belief, Amanita Muscaria has no resemblance to other magic mushrooms and works in a completely different way.
Unlike the psilocybe genus, the fly agaric doesn’t have psilocybin or any serotonergic compound. Instead, the mushroom contains muscarine and muscimol.
Muscimol, also known as agarin or pantherine, works very differently from classic psychedelics. The compound is a potent GABA-A agonist, acting as an oneirogen (sedative/hypnotic), subjectively similar to the hypnotic drug Ambien (Zolpidem).
Amanita Muscaria In a nutshell: The cultural impact of the fly agaric Read More »
Cannabis has been a part of our society for ages. With the legalization of the plant in various states, the words Terpenes, Cannabinoids, and Cannabis have been louder than ever, raising questions about various topics, one of them exercise.
Athletes and workout enthusiasts have recently entered the world of Cannabis to benefit from the muscle relaxation and pain relief effects of the plant. Unfortunately, to those who compete at a professional level, smoking is often not possible. So we might question ourselves, how can I consume Cannabis without smoking it?
To figure out various forms of consumption of the plant and how Cannabis can help athletes or during exercise, tips on how to implement working out into your routine, and what CBD is, we spoke to the molecular biologist and weight-lifter Suat Neven.
Cannabis and exercise: Interview with Molecular Biologist Suat Neven Read More »
