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Psychedelic culture. The image features a vibrant and surreal composition with a hand holding an open book from which golden-yellow mushrooms and delicate yellow flowers emerge, glowing as if illuminated from within. The background consists of soft purples and pinks, forming a dreamy, radiating floral-like pattern, adding depth and focus to the central elements. The overall atmosphere is mystical and imaginative, blending natural elements with a sense of wonder and knowledge.

Psychedelic culture. The image features a vibrant and surreal composition with a hand holding an open book from which golden-yellow mushrooms and delicate yellow flowers emerge, glowing as if illuminated from within. The background consists of soft purples and pinks, forming a dreamy, radiating floral-like pattern, adding depth and focus to the central elements. The overall atmosphere is mystical and imaginative, blending natural elements with a sense of wonder and knowledge.

Psychedelics, Culture, and Literature

Aysu Naz Atalay, MSc

Self-Discovery

- December 19, 2024

Nonviolent Communication. The image features a vibrant pink lotus flower in full bloom, positioned against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. The composition includes a creative framing effect, with a white rectangular border overlaying the background, drawing attention to the flower. The sunlight filters through the petals, creating a radiant glow and highlighting the delicate texture and veins of the petals. The green stem provides a contrasting base, adding depth to the image. Overall, the colors are rich and harmonious, with pinks, blues, and greens blending seamlessly into a serene and uplifting composition.

Nonviolent Communication. The image features a vibrant pink lotus flower in full bloom, positioned against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. The composition includes a creative framing effect, with a white rectangular border overlaying the background, drawing attention to the flower. The sunlight filters through the petals, creating a radiant glow and highlighting the delicate texture and veins of the petals. The green stem provides a contrasting base, adding depth to the image. Overall, the colors are rich and harmonious, with pinks, blues, and greens blending seamlessly into a serene and uplifting composition.

From Misunderstanding to Connection: How Sacred Plants Support Nonviolent Communication

Nina Izel

Self-Discovery

- December 13, 2024

Microdosing in Psychotherapy. Left Side: A bowl with ground mushroom powder and whole dried mushrooms, with a capsule in the powder, likely containing mushroom powder or another supplement. The dried mushrooms resemble psilocybin mushrooms, known for their psychoactive properties. Right Side: A person sits casually while someone in the foreground writes notes on a clipboard, suggesting a therapy session. The image may imply a connection between psychedelic-assisted therapy and the use of mushrooms, possibly psilocybin, in mental health treatment or research.

Microdosing in Psychotherapy. Left Side: A bowl with ground mushroom powder and whole dried mushrooms, with a capsule in the powder, likely containing mushroom powder or another supplement. The dried mushrooms resemble psilocybin mushrooms, known for their psychoactive properties. Right Side: A person sits casually while someone in the foreground writes notes on a clipboard, suggesting a therapy session. The image may imply a connection between psychedelic-assisted therapy and the use of mushrooms, possibly psilocybin, in mental health treatment or research.

Clinical Observations on the Role of Microdosing in Psychotherapy

Larry Shapiro, PhD

Self-Discovery

- October 18, 2024

Psychedelic path. The image shows a woman with closed eyes, wearing white headphones, and placing her hand on her chest in a calm pose. She stands against a colorful, vibrant tie-dye background with swirling patterns of red, orange, yellow, and blue, giving the scene a peaceful yet dynamic feel. The composition emphasizes her serene expression against the energetic backdrop.

Psychedelic path. The image shows a woman with closed eyes, wearing white headphones, and placing her hand on her chest in a calm pose. She stands against a colorful, vibrant tie-dye background with swirling patterns of red, orange, yellow, and blue, giving the scene a peaceful yet dynamic feel. The composition emphasizes her serene expression against the energetic backdrop.

A Beginner’s Guide to Psychedelics

Madison Margolin

Self-Discovery

- September 25, 2024

The Narrative Self. A portrait of a woman with glowing purple eyes looking in the mirror, her reflection is obscured, she is holding the mirror up to her face, glowing circles emanating from the mirror, vintage filter.

The Narrative Self. A portrait of a woman with glowing purple eyes looking in the mirror, her reflection is obscured, she is holding the mirror up to her face, glowing circles emanating from the mirror, vintage filter.

Psychedelics and the Narrative Self

Aysu Naz Atalay, MSc

Self-Discovery

- September 16, 2024

Trauma Healing. A steaming glass jar filled with a crimson herbal ayahuasca concoction, surrounded by dried ayahuasca bark and leaves on a rustic wooden table. In the background, a female-presenting person with an afro hairstyle sits on the floor, draped in soft, warm light, their back to the camera, gazing into the distance.

Trauma Healing. A steaming glass jar filled with a crimson herbal ayahuasca concoction, surrounded by dried ayahuasca bark and leaves on a rustic wooden table. In the background, a female-presenting person with an afro hairstyle sits on the floor, draped in soft, warm light, their back to the camera, gazing into the distance.

Trauma Healing with Ayahuasca

Nina Izel

Self-Discovery

- September 5, 2024

Psychedelic experience. A businessman in a suit standing at a fork in the road, he is looking up at glowing rings in the sky, contemplating his future, surreal, dreamlike, hopeful.

Psychedelic experience. A businessman in a suit standing at a fork in the road, he is looking up at glowing rings in the sky, contemplating his future, surreal, dreamlike, hopeful.

The Eternal Sunshine of the Clueless Mind

Lincoln Stoller, PhD, CHT

Self-Discovery

- August 6, 2024

Positive Disintegration. An image of a female presenting person running alongside a concrete wall to the right of the image. They are disintegrating into pixels behind them, and some purple wavy lines flow behind them, too.

Positive Disintegration. An image of a female presenting person running alongside a concrete wall to the right of the image. They are disintegrating into pixels behind them, and some purple wavy lines flow behind them, too.

Dark Contemplations: Positive Disintegration and Psychedelic Integration

Adam Kadmon, LCSW-S

Self-Discovery

- August 5, 2024

Codependency. A graphic of two purple hearts overlapping each other a little, with pinkish-red binding tying them together. Along the top of the hearts are graphics of white outlines of psilocybin mushrooms. This is all on a deep blue background with a pattern of purple concentric lines in the top left and bottom right corners.

Codependency. A graphic of two purple hearts overlapping each other a little, with pinkish-red binding tying them together. Along the top of the hearts are graphics of white outlines of psilocybin mushrooms. This is all on a deep blue background with a pattern of purple concentric lines in the top left and bottom right corners.

Overcoming Codependency With Psilocybin Therapy

Natalie Goldberg

Self-Discovery

- July 15, 2024

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