A psychiatrist in London is calling for the reclassification of drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms to treat mental illness. Why we’ve been underestimating psychedelics for decades. A leading psychiatrist has called for the reclassification of magic mushrooms, LSD, and...

At 25, a friend introduced me to “Surfing Finnegans Wake,” in which a nasally man lectures for three hours, ostensibly off-the-cuff, on the psychedelic, boundary-dissolving experience of reading James Joyce. I remember thinking his voice sounded extra-terrestrial. It was Terence...

The following is a review of the book Magic Mushroom Explorer; Psilocybin and the Awakening Earth by Simon G Powell (Park Street Press, 2015). It first appeared in Psychedelic Press UK, here:  The story of the psilocybin-containing ‘magic’ mushroom, of which there are hundreds...

In addition to pioneering exploration of various psychedelics and their effects — which he has reported back on in eloquent detail — Terence Mckenna was in many ways a philosopher. His ability to splice together Western and Eastern philosophies...

Psilocybin mushrooms have helped human beings unlock their egos for centuries. This video, Psychedelic Science: Psilocybin by Reason TV, features interviews with two leading researchers who explain what we know about the magic mushroom effect and how much more...