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Across the American right, talk of demons, “spiritual warfare,” and apocalyptic politics is becoming increasingly common...
01/22/2026

Across the American right, talk of demons, “spiritual warfare,” and apocalyptic politics is becoming increasingly common. At the same time, a quieter transformation is happening within many Christian communities: veterans, pastors, and conservative families are turning to psychedelic therapy to address trauma, grief, and depression.

Writer Erik Davis, the chronicler of California consciousness culture, argues that some Christians are reaching across the ideological divide to acknowledge that these substances can spark sacred encounters and ease suffering.

Author Erik Davis argues that some Christians resist demonizing psychedelics and are reaching across the ideological divide to acknowledge that these substances can spark sacred encounters and ease suffering.

A recent report from Oregon State University found that a range of consumer products labeled as “magic mushroom” edibles...
01/22/2026

A recent report from Oregon State University found that a range of consumer products labeled as “magic mushroom” edibles contained no psilocybin or other psychoactive mushroom compounds. Instead, lab testing revealed h**p extracts, kava compounds, and a class of synthetic psychoactive molecules called “syndelics,” highlighting how unregulated products can mislead consumers and pose unknown safety risks.

These misleading products proliferate on shelves and online and use legal loopholes that encourage evasive labeling. In response, health authorities and watchdog groups are calling for better transparency and regulation in this burgeoning psychedelic market.

Dennis Walker chronicles the “syndelic” saga and how it’s unfolding at the link below.

Consumer products marketed as containing psilocybin or other psychedelics are often mislabeled, and may instead contain potentially harmful synthetic compounds that evade fragmented regulatory frameworks.

U.S. military attacks on alleged drug boats risk being used to justify land invasions and further erosion of civil liber...
12/16/2025

U.S. military attacks on alleged drug boats risk being used to justify land invasions and further erosion of civil liberties at home.

Read the op-ed below.

The U.S. military attacks on alleged drug boats do nothing to address the dangers posed by illegal drugs and are instead being used as a pretext for possible land invasions and the further erosion of civil liberties that could target drug users in the U.S.

In this age of climate disruption, artificial intelligence, and cultural fragmentation, multi-modal digital artist Ken A...
12/02/2025

In this age of climate disruption, artificial intelligence, and cultural fragmentation, multi-modal digital artist Ken Adams believes that art is a survival tool to rewild the imagination.

“Psychedelics and art have always shared a terrain: both are tools for perceiving the invisible, for decoding the symbols woven through the world. When the psychedelic experience reveals its patterns—fractal, interdependent, overflowing with light or shadow—it’s the artist who translates these revelations into forms that can be shared,” writes Adams.

He argues, that art can offer awe and reconnection, not to escape Earth, but to enchant it anew. Read more below.

In this age of climate disruption and cultural fragmentation, multi-modal digital artist Ken Adams believes that art is a survival tool to rewild the imagination and offer awe and reconnection not to escape Earth, but to enchant it anew.

A new book by Graham St John honors Terence McKenna’s complexity without collapsing into myth. The 500-plus-page book is...
11/18/2025

A new book by Graham St John honors Terence McKenna’s complexity without collapsing into myth.

The 500-plus-page book is divided into two main parts. The first is an extraordinary biography of McKenna’s life, and the second provides an overview of his major ideas.

The writing is richly layered, blending academic rigor with a storyteller’s flair, reminding readers that the boundary between genius and delusion is often as porous as the one between waking and dreaming.

To read more about St John’s examination of McKenna’s life, click the link below!

A new book by Graham St John honors Terence McKenna’s complexity without collapsing into myth.

After an extensive history of psychedelic research in the 1960s and 70s, scientists in the Czech Republic are now invest...
11/13/2025

After an extensive history of psychedelic research in the 1960s and 70s, scientists in the Czech Republic are now investigating a range of different psychedelics and their therapeutic applications, supported by new legislation legalizing the medical use of psilocybin.

This is in no small part due to the efforts of the Czech Psychedelic Society, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. The group has organized hundreds of educational lectures and events, helping to generate and maintain the favorable climate for psychedelics to thrive in the Czech Republic.

After an extensive history of psychedelic research in the 1960s and '70s, scientists in the Czech Republic are now investigating a range of different psychedelics and their therapeutic applications supported by new legislation legalizing the medical use of psilocybin.

After decades shaping end-of-life law, attorney Kathryn Tucker is taking on federal bureaucracy to make psilocybin a leg...
11/10/2025

After decades shaping end-of-life law, attorney Kathryn Tucker is taking on federal bureaucracy to make psilocybin a legal medicine for those with no time to wait.

After decades shaping end-of-life law, attorney Kathryn Tucker is taking on federal bureaucracy to make psilocybin a legal medicine for those with no time to wait.

Speakers for The Pearl's annual fundraiser featured pioneers who have devoted their lives to exploring the therapeutic p...
11/07/2025

Speakers for The Pearl's annual fundraiser featured pioneers who have devoted their lives to exploring the therapeutic potential of these medicines, among them: Rick Doblin, founder of MAPS, Michael Mithoefer, the psychiatrist who led MAPS’ earliest clinical trials of MDMA-assisted therapy, and W. Bryan Hubbard, CEO of Americans for Ibogaine.

The Pearl Institute, located in Asheville, NC, was one of two sites in the nation chosen in 2020 for the Food and Drug Administration’s expanded access program for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Read more below.

A gathering to support the Pearl Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, highlights the potential for southern-style psychedelic healing and unity in a fractured age.

Currently, 16 states are considering legislation to reform laws regulating psychedelics, including in New York, Connecti...
11/05/2025

Currently, 16 states are considering legislation to reform laws regulating psychedelics, including in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. To be successful, these campaigns require passionate advocates, campaign staff, and money. The failed Massachusetts Yes On 4 campaign had all three, so why did it fail, and what can these new campaigns do differently?

Read about the seven lessons these new campaign efforts can learn from the failure of last year’s Question 4 ballot initiative.

As new psychedelic reform bills and ballot initiatives sweep the nation, the failure of the Question 4 ballot initiative in Massachusetts last year offers an instructive case study.

A proposed bill, now being considered by the New York State Assembly, would reform criminal penalties against psilocybin...
11/04/2025

A proposed bill, now being considered by the New York State Assembly, would reform criminal penalties against psilocybin and create a regulated public-health framework for dispensing psilocybin for medical use.

“The committee is very interested in hearing testimony to understand what we can do to make psilocybin legal and appropriate for medical providers to dispense. Many clinicians already acknowledge its success for patients, but in New York, they have no legal way to prescribe it,” said Assemblymember Amy Paulin. Read more below.

A proposed bill now being considered by the New York State Assembly would reform criminal penalties against psilocybin under state law and create a regulated public-health framework for dispensing psilocybin to adults by licensed providers for medical use.

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