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Altered States
The One Ring has its own agency and sentience — and it opens up a wonderful philosophy of things beyond our comprehension.
A brief look at the six-decade challenge to psychiatry.
How the simple act of watching twilight can radically transform our perception of the world and our role within it.
John Templeton Foundation
Why does the DMT experience feel so familiar to some people — even those who are trying the psychedelic for the first time?
If cocaine affects sharks at all, it does so as an anesthetic, not as a stimulant.
There were many similarities, but also some profound differences.
Aiming to unlock the secrets of his unconscious mind, Jung experimented with intensive daydreaming.
Our minds seem both physical and intangible. That paradox has gripped this neuroscientist since childhood.
Neuroscientists and artists alike are making the case that we could transform the world through psychedelics.
Thomas Edison was on to something...
The Source Family, a radical 1970s utopian commune, still impacts what we eat today.
The deep-thinking oddballs of West Coast cycle racing valued mid-ride marijuana over sports science.
The average age of cannabis users is increasing. Weed may fall out of fashion before it becomes legal everywhere.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy utilizes a non-ordinary state of consciousness to heal.
You know that ghostly feeling that someone is nearby even though nobody is? It could be a trick of neural timing.
Tasting sounds and hearing colors.
A new study provides the most detailed look at brains on psychedelics to date.
Psychedelics mess with our prior beliefs, and could help us see what forms these beliefs in the first place.
Brian C. Muraresku, New York Times best-selling author of "The Immortality Key," unpacks ancient evidence for the widespread ritual use of psychoactive plants.
Depression might be similar to dreaming.
"I am an anthropologist, and for years, I have spoken to people who have had these experiences."
John Templeton Foundation
Hundreds of these cannabis-related chemicals now exist, both natural and synthetic, inspiring researchers in search of medical breakthroughs.
Belief in God and the afterlife increased, while belief in superstition decreased.
St Nick had a history of teleporting long before needing to reach all the world's children in one night.
Foster your own moments of mystery.
Paradoxically, some do it for erotic reasons.
Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?
Meditators invert the relationship between the layers of self-processing.
What creates our private, inner universes is still a mystery.