Dennis McKenna, a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute, discusses the notion of cultural appropriation, how to find a reliable shaman, and the need for plant medicine to become affordable and accessible.
Jason LeValley
Heal the World?
The author describes her psychedelic healing journey in three stages and suggests that personal healing is the first step toward healing the world.
Interview: Colin Blunstone of The Zombies
Colin Blunstone discusses the early days of The Zombies, creating the classic Oddessey and Oracle album, his thoughts on being inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, and the band’s van catching on fire in the Arizona desert.
Ayahuasca and Us
Ayahuasca is a powerful plant medicine that is used for healing and personal growth by people worldwide, but the cultural context of the plant should never be forgotten.
The Heroic Dose vs. the Art of Dosing People
The author, who operates a psychedelic healing center in Jamaica, discusses the art of dosing her clients using psilocybin and contemplates the so-called “heroic dose”.
Artist Spotlight: Kati Astraeir
Kati Astraeir is a mystical and visionary artist from Bialystok, Poland, who now resides in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
The Psych Ward: Oddessey and Oracle by The Zombies
We look back at Oddessey and Oracle, the brilliant album whose lack of immediate success tragically broke up one of the great British Invasion bands: The Zombies.
Podcast: Dr. Rachel Harris on Psychedelic Ways of Knowing
Adam Staples, co-founder of the Phoenix Psychedelic Society, interviews author and psychedelic psychotherapist Dr. Rachel Harris. We’ve included an excerpt from her new book Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground.
Interview with Cream Lyricist Pete Brown
RIP: Pete Brown. Brown, who co-wrote songs for Cream and others, dishes on Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce, and explains the meaning behind the classic “SWLABR” in this never-before-published interview from a couple of months ago.
Calm Ya Farm by The Murlocs–Album Review
Australian band The Murlocs, fronted by King Gizzard member Ambrose Kenny-Smith, are set to release an album called Calm Ya Farm on May 19th that’s more Southern rock than psychedelic.