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Pioneers in Psychedelic Research: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (1998)

By Zalman Schachter-Shalomi — 2020

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (1924-2014) interviewed on his life and early psychedelic research, in his first home in Boulder, Colorado, 1998. Produced in conjunction with the Fetzer Institute and the Gathering of Elders Conference.

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Study Suggests Cannabis Can Induce a Psychedelic-Like “Oceanic” Experience

Psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin and LSD can induce an experience known as oceanic boundlessness, which is characterized by a feeling of oneness with the world and a sense of awe.

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Eric W. Dolan
2021
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A Psychotherapeutic View on the Therapeutic Effects of Ritual Ayahuasca Use in the Treatment of Addiction

In an appropriate context, ayahuasca can be a valuable therapeutic tool and can act as a catalyst that can render psychotherapeutic processes more effective in less time, and sometimes allow for critical interventions when several other therapeutic strategies have been unsuccessful.

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Anja Loizaga-Velder
2013
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Can Holotropic Breathwork Mimic a Psychedelic Experience?: A Q&A with Stacia Butterfield

We talked to Stacia Butterfield, a Holotropic Breathwork facilitator with nearly two decades of experience through Grof Transpersonal Training, to learn what goes into a Holotropic Breathwork workshop and what people can expect to get out of the technique.

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Stacia Butterfield
2021
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The Trip Treatment

Research into psychedelics, shut down for decades, is now yielding exciting results.

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Michael Pollan
2015
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The Return of Psychedelics to Counseling: Are We Ready?

Those of us who are professional counselors are perhaps most likely to recognize psychedelic drugs by their recreational or street names — acid, magic mushrooms, ecstasy — and to consider them to be drugs of abuse that may be dangerous to our clients.

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Benjamin Hearn
2020
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Experiences of ‘Ultimate Reality’ or ‘God’ Confer Lasting Benefits to Mental Health

In a survey of thousands of people who reported having experienced personal encounters with God, researchers report that more than two-thirds of self-identified atheists shed that label after their encounter, regardless of whether it was spontaneous or while taking a psychedelic.

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Johns Hopkins Medicine
2019
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Roland Griffiths: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Roland Griffiths is a Johns Hopkins University professor, researcher and expert in the field of pharmacology. He is best known for his research into the beneficial effects psilocybin on cancer patients.

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Alyssa Choiniere
2019
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Psilocybin Studies and the Religious Experience: An Interview with Roland Griffiths, Ph.D.

We spoke about his research with psilocybin, his interest in spiritual experiences, and how psychedelics may provide help for people who are dying.

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David Jay Brown with Louise Reitman
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William James on Consciousness and the Four Features of Transcendent Experiences

Our normal waking consciousness . . . is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different.

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Maria Popova
2018
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The Psychedelic Future of the Mind: How Entheogens Are Enhancing Cognition, Boosting Intelligence, and Raising Values

Exploring the bright future of psychedelics, Thomas B. Roberts, Ph.D., reveals how new uses for entheogens will enrich individuals as well as society as a whole. With contributions from Charles Grob, M.D., and Roger N. Walsh, M.D., Ph.D.

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Thomas B. Roberts
2013
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