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…
Hadra Trance Festival 2024: A Psychedelic Paradise – France
Wow. Just wow. Where do we even begin to describe the mind-blowing experience that was Hadra Trance Festival 2024? From the peaceofmind.link team, let me tell you, this wasn’t just a festival – it was a full-fledged psychedelic journey that left us speechless (and sleep-deprived in the best way possible). Four Days of Pure Bliss…
The Science of the Sensational Light Show: Rethinking Rave & Festival Lighting and Visuals
Finding the Balance Between Dazzling & Disruptive The dazzling spectacle of a rave or festival. Strobes flash, lasers pierce the darkness, and moving lights paint the scene in a kaleidoscope of colors. But lately, there’s a growing sense that the lighting and visuals might have gotten a little out of control. Here’s why we think…
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…
The psychedelic experience is hard to discribe
The psychedelic experience is hard to discribe because it involves subjective and profound alterations in perception, cognition, and emotions. Here are a few reasons why it can be challenging to put the psychedelic experience into words: Despite these challenges, individuals often use metaphors, analogies, and artistic expressions such as music, art, and poetry to convey…
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
