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Finding Home: Why Community is the Heart of the Psychedelic Journey
It turns out there's solid research backing up what many of us know intuitively: community isn't just nice to have in psychedelic work - it's essential. A groundbreaking 2021 study introduced the world to something they called "psychedelic communitas," and their findings are reshaping how we understand the healing potential of these experiences.
Ancient Wisdom: 15 Sacred Plants From Around the World
Exploring the profound relationships between humanity and our botanical allies.. we take a look at the role of plants as guides and some of the greatest teachers from around the world.
The science of awakening: how your brain constructs reality and what meditation reveals
What if everything you think you're seeing, feeling, and experiencing right now is actually a sophisticated internal simulation created by your brain? A summary of our conversation with Dr Shamil Chandaria on the cutting-edge neuroscience that has profound implications for understanding consciousness, meditation, and spiritual awakening.
Why women are being left behind in the psychedelic movement - and how we fix it
Your gender affects how psychedelics work in your brain, but current research pretends otherwise. From retreat rooms to research labs, women's experiences are being overlooked in ways that matter for safety, dosing, and healing outcomes. The conversation is changing - here's why it matters.
Join our team! Seeking an Event Coordinator
We are looking for a self-motivated, organised, and enthusiastic events coordinator to join our team in the London area. You will oversee the scheduling, promotion, and administration of several events per month, as well as being a contact point for both event facilitators and participants.
On animism and the modern human: a conversation with Alexander Beiner and Josh Schrei
Highlights from our co-hosted conversation with Alexander Beiner, co-founder of Breaking Convention and author of The Bigger Picture, and Josh Schrei of The Emerald podcast.
Are psychedelic synchronicities real? What research reveals about meaningful coincidences
Psychedelics don't just reveal during trips - they change how the universe speaks to you afterward. Recent studies reveal why meaningful coincidences skyrocket post-journey, and the neuroscience behind Jung's mysterious synchronicity theory.
The Psychedelic Society turns 10!
Photos from our epic 10th anniversary celebration at &Soul on 30 Nov 2024
We’re hiring! Seeking an Event Coordinator
We are looking for a self-motivated, organised, and enthusiastic events coordinator to join our team in the London area. You will oversee the scheduling, promotion, and administration of several events per month, as well as being a contact point for both event facilitators and participants.
Could psychedelics help us save the planet?
This is the first in a multi-part series in which we unpack our seven event categories and how they intersect with the use of psychedelics. First up, NATURE CONNECTION and how psychedelics may open up a door to a deeper relationship with the earth - and ourselves.
Transform Drug Policy Foundation publishes new guide on regulating psychedelics
In this piece we share the highlight of Transform Drug Policy Foundation’s recently published comprehensive guide to regulating psychedelics. The Foundation is a leading advocate in drug policy reform that has been providing expertise to governments and the public about alternative modes of drug regulation for over two decades.
Using psychedelics for pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder?
Roberta Jean is a critically acclaimed choreographer whose most recent performance, Ways of Being (Thursday, 9th, and Friday, 10th Nov, at Sadler Wells Lilian Baylis Studio, London) incorporates suffering related to premenstrual disorder (PMDD) and healing through psychedelics. In this piece we explore the evidence of microdosing to soothe this painful and life-disrupting disorder.
Could psychedelics be used to treat psychosis?
In psychedelic research today, people with a personal or family history of psychotic disorders can't participate in clinical trials, sadly excluding many who may need treatment most. But several researchers are investigating the potential of psychedelics to treat disorders like bipolar and schizophrenia. We investigate, what's the real relationship between psychedelics and psychosis?
DMT Research: Could the ‘Spirit Molecule’ help treat alcohol addiction?
A research group at University College London (UCL) aims to understand how DMT's psychological benefits could relate to brain activity changes and potential treatment of alcoholism and more.
We’re hiring! Seeking an experienced Social Media Manager
As we continue to grow and develop, we are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic social media manager to help us tell the unique story of what we offer and help us differentiate ourselves in the rapidly expanding psychedelic space.
Uniting Voices for Change: A Mass Lobby Against UK Drug Prohibition
Martha Allitt shares her reflections on Parliament Square protest to discuss UK drug policy reform. The event was the seventh mass lobby organised by Anyone's Child - a network of families with lives devastated by the harms of drug prohibition.
Was Vice News Another Victim of the War on Drugs?
JS Rafaeli is a former contributor to Vice News and the author of three widely acclaimed books, including the first history of the UK's war on drugs, "Drug Wars", and "Good Cop, Bad War." In this piece, he digs into the recent collapse of Vice News.
Do psychedelics really always ‘give us what we need’?
Jules Evans runs the Challenging Psychedelic Experience Project. In this post for us, he talks about the nuances and complexities of people’s relationships to bad trips. As Rick Doblin said this month, the backlash to psychedelics 'will come if we exaggerate the results and minimize the risks'.
The Great Return: Breaking Convention 2023
Breaking Convention 2023, Europe’s biggest (and in our opinion most important!) conference on Psychedelics is back!