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Five Psychedelic Books You Need to Read

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Quick answer: The five essential psychedelic books to read are Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind, Aldous Huxley’s The Doors of Perception, Stanislav Grof’s LSD: Doorway to the Numinous, Terence McKenna’s Food of the Gods, and Julian Vayne’s Getting Higher. Together they cover the history, science, therapeutic use, and ceremonial practice of psychedelics — […]

Best Psychedelic Journey Kits for Conscious Exploration: Portalbox & Ceremonybox by Portier

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Quick answer: The Portalbox and Ceremonybox by Portier are premium, thoughtfully designed psychedelic journey kits created by psychonauts Koen and Sebastian. Inspired by Japanese tea ceremonies, they hold sacred tools, a milligram scale, and an educational guidebook to support safe, intentional use. This post is an interview covering what inspired the kits, their sustainable materials, […]

Sacred Mushrooms and Mental Illness

Quick answer: This article reviews emerging research on psilocybin mushrooms and mental health, including studies suggesting microdosing may help with anxiety, depression, and stress, and the FDA’s “breakthrough therapy” designation for psilocybin in treatment-resistant depression. It stresses that microdosing is a tool rather than a cure, that caution and quality sourcing matter, and that anyone […]

The Psychedelic Closet: How to Get Out

Quick answer: The easiest way to talk to family about psychedelics is to connect the topic to something they already care about. This post offers angles for breaking the ice, from your own happiness, mental health, and productivity to food, art and music, investing, environmentalism, sports, and support for war veterans. By acknowledging your family’s […]

Fungi Academy: An Introduction to Mycology

Sometimes called the navel of the planet and the most beautiful lake in the world, Lago Atitlan and a community and learning experiment called the Fungi Academy would become the landscape for my questions and wandering nature.