NOW SERVING Psychedelic Culture

Search Results for: realized

Parenting and psychedelics

“But What Will People Say?”: Mom & trauma survivor says taking psychedelics was the right choice

I have not been much of a substance user in my lifetime, sans an addiction to Diet Coke. I was raised during the peak of the War on Drugs, and the message that controlled substances were wrong and harmful was effectively drilled into my head.  I have spent a lifetime feeling disconnected from other people. …

“But What Will People Say?”: Mom & trauma survivor says taking psychedelics was the right choice Read More »

harm reduction

In Pursuit of Safer Highs: Harm Reduction with DanceSafe’s Rachel Clark

Since at least prohibition, anxiety has governed America’s disastrous relationship with substance use. As the 20th century increasingly saw anti-drug sentiment used to fuel moral crusades from “saving the children” to quashing perceived threats against whiteness, “Just Say No” became the mantra of a culture that neither understood addiction nor possessed the language to interrogate …

In Pursuit of Safer Highs: Harm Reduction with DanceSafe’s Rachel Clark Read More »

trip or treat

Trip or Treat?

One of the best parts of a trip is reflecting on the experience. Sometimes it’s enlightening, sometimes it’s terrifying and other times it’s just straight-up hilarious. But one thing that is certain — it’s almost always an entertaining story afterward. Here are some personal trip stories from fellow psychonauts that are worth a read: u/40footstretch …

Trip or Treat? Read More »

the cosmic giggle laughter and psychedelics

The Cosmic Giggle: Laughter and Psychedelics

Some psychedelic experiences feel sacred and profound while others leave us howling with laughter. Laughter is a common experience on psychedelics, from psilocybin mushrooms to cannabis.  Why is this?  Why are these mind-altering substances capable of tickling us in this way?  And is there a link between the profound metaphysical insights that psychedelics can occasion …

The Cosmic Giggle: Laughter and Psychedelics Read More »