Opinion

Local Victories and Legal Battles: Michigan’s Psychedelic Advocates Persist

Michigan psychedelic advocates have scored local victories amidst battles to pass legislation for wider access to entheogenic plants. 

Psychedelic State(s) of America Puts A Spotlight On Texas

When it comes to voting on psychedelics, there’s no messing with Texas. In this first column in the new series “The Psychedelic State(s) of America,” Noah Daly and Jack Gorsline explore the roots of Texas’ fast-moving psychedelic policy reform efforts, what the Texas Ibogaine Initiative aims to accomplish, and the future of psychedelic access in Texas beyond the scope of the state legislature.

Attention is A Martial Art

The writer Erik Davis offers tactics for how to keep it together, navigate the weirdness, access creative capacity and respond to what the moment demands without losing our minds.

Irish Pilgrimage

Paul Ryder returns to his ancestral homelands in the British Isles to connect with the spirits of the land and his warrior heritage.

My Miracle in a Molecule

Back to Beond, to Excavate the Sub-Basement of My Subconscious

Integrating The News

A Psychonaut’s Guide To Staying Sane and Empowered

Why Psychedelics Don’t Fit The “Drug” Paradigm

A PhD candidate in clinical psychology, Josh Lipson, reflects on the perception of psychedelics after the FDA decision, their role in meaning-making and enchantment, and the importance of the sacred frame.

Five Psychedelic Nonprofits to Support this Giving Season

As we approach the end of a year where funding has been tight, consider donating to a nonprofit organization that supports psychedelic healing, education and culture.

A Massachusetts Voter Reflects on the Failure of Psychedelics Ballot Question 4 

Massachusetts voter Scott Edward Anderson reflects on why Ballot Question 4, the Legalization and Regulation of Psychedelic Substances Initiative, failed to pass — and what’s next.

The Case for Religious Use of Psychedelics: Beyond the Medical Model

A minister explores the spiritual and communal dimensions of psychedelics as sacred sacraments, offering a transformative alternative to clinical frameworks.