Adventures with dokha, and insanely strong Middle Eastern tobacco mix It's a startling sight: a well-kandured gentleman pulls out a one-hitter dokha … [Read more...]
Psychonaut & Altered States: Exploring New Realms of the Mind
Altered states are a key to magical power. A psychonaut is one who explores how to enter and explore altered states and new realms of consciousness, both in the body and the mind. Entheogens, chemognosis, and techniques like holotropic breathwork can open pathways to shamanic experience. But the mind is only one frontier of exploration: The body can be explored too, through diet, biohacking, exercise and many other techniques. (All entheogens here are discussed for informational and educational purposes only.)
Shamboiling: Are Teenagers Getting High by Boiling Shampoo?
According to, uh, rumors from the Internet, teenagers are getting high by boiling shampoo and huffing the steam. Is Shamboiling the new Jenkem? In … [Read more...]
Hallucinogenic Drugs Don’t Harm Mental Health, May Actually Improve It, According to Study
Hallucinogenic drugs like psilocybin mushrooms and LSD not only don't cause mental health problems, they may actually improve mental health, say … [Read more...]
How Visualizing Your Own Heartbeat Can Lead to an Out of Body Experience
Watching a visualization of your own heartbeat can lead to what researchers are calling an "out of body experience," a new study says. Watching a … [Read more...]
Is the Full Moon Keeping You Awake at Night? Here’s Why
Study shows that the full moon may have a dramatic effects on sleep, and even brain chemistry A new study has shown that the moon's cycles have a … [Read more...]
Can Psilocybin Mushrooms Cure PTSD, and Even Grow Brain Cells?
Researchers discover that psilocybin mushrooms can cure PTSD, grow brain cells and even erase conditioned fear responses in mice According to a study … [Read more...]
How to Float in a Sensory Deprivation Tank and Blast Off Into Inner Space
The sensory deprivation tank is one of the most incredible devices ever created for experiencing inner states—here's how to use them to have profound … [Read more...]