Can Psychedelics at Raves and Ceremonies Help Heal Childhood Trauma?
When we think of places where deep psychological healing happens, a quiet, sterile therapist’s office or a high-tech clinical research lab usually comes to mind. We don’t typically picture a bass-heavy, neon-lit electronic dance music (EDM) festival or an all-night communal ceremony. Groundbreaking new research suggests that for adults living with the heavy, lingering echoes…
Connectedness & Healing: Psychedelic Groups Offer Hope for Trauma Survivors
Childhood. For many, it’s a time of growth, discovery, and unwavering support. But for others, it can be a period marred by maltreatment. Abuse and neglect cast long shadows into adulthood. The wounds of childhood maltreatment are deep. These wounds often manifest as psychological issues. These include PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) and complex PTSD (CPTSD…
Rave New World: Confessions of a Raving Reporter by Kirk Field
This book Rave New World: Confessions of a Raving Reporter by Kirk Field is the best rave book ever written, I knew that after the first few paragraphs It’s like being shot out of a canon into the history of rave culture in England. Absolutely exciting and incredibly realistic view of the start of the…
A Psychedelics Pioneer Takes the Ultimate Trip
As the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Dr. Roland Griffiths has been a pioneer in investigating the ways in which psychedelics can help treat depression, addiction and, in patients with a life-threatening cancer diagnosis, psychological distress. Some great quotes from the Article: Use events that could be labeled…
Albert Hofmann: Bicycle Day – 19/4/1943 !!
79 years ago, on the 19th of April 1943 the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann was the very first person to intentionally take an LSD. He synthesized LSD-25 already in 1938 as part of a range of lysergamides. At the time Hofmann was working at Sandoz pharmaceuticals in Basel. He asked his assistant (who was aware…
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, by Dr. Carl L. Hart
