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As Psychedelics Revival Rolls On, Don't Downplay Bad Trips

By John Horgan — 2015

I'm no psychedelic prude. I reported on, and applauded, the resurgence of research into psychedelics in my 2003 book Rational Mysticism. I participated in a peyote ceremony of the Native American Church, and I advocated legalization of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes. But the enthusiasm with which some journalists are now touting psychedelics makes me a bit uneasy.

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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

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Paul Stamets at the Psilocybin Summit 2020 - Psilocybin Mushrooms & Their Emergent Medicines

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Robert Jesse: “Psychedelics: The Uncertain Paths from Re-emergence to Renaissance”

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Robert Jesse: Psilocybin Occasions Mystical Experiences Having Sustained Spiritual Significance

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The Psychedelic Renaissance | Stephen Bright | TEDxUniMelb

Psychedelic drugs: a dangerous and illegal scourge; a harmless way to “turn on, tune in, drop out” – or a valuable treatment for mental illness? Research is showing that substances like MDMA and magic mushrooms, long banished to society’s fringes, are proving effective in treating...

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