I found this article originally published in Daily Telegraph, Saturday May 21st 2005, pp 17-18. (Note: This version is very slightly different from the published, edited, version) © Sue Blackmore 2005 Every year, like a social drinker who wants to prove to herself that she’s not an alcoholic, I give up cannabis for a month. […]
Psilocybin Causes Positive Personality Change
By December 18, 2011 2 Comments
New research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine indicates that the psychedelic component in magic mushrooms may have lasting medical and spiritual benefits to psychological health. The mushroom-derived hallucinogen, called psilocybin, is known to cause transformative spiritual states, but at high doses it can also bring about “bad trips” marked by terror and panic. The […]
I Take Illegal Drugs For Inspiration
By April 10, 2010 2 Comments
I found this article originally published in Daily Telegraph, Saturday May 21st 2005, pp 17-18. (Note: This version is very slightly different from the published, edited, version) © Sue Blackmore 2005 Every year, like a social drinker who wants to prove to herself that she’s not an alcoholic, I give up cannabis for a month. […]
Shamanic Tools
By March 22, 2008 Leave a Comment
The physical body is the PRIMARY tool implemented by the shaman. It’s brain and central nervous system serves as a host for consciousness, allowing it to experience its immediate physical circumstances. On Earth, the physical body most readily accepted by shaman consciousness is that of homo sapiens species. The human body is a result of […]
MDMA Experience
By June 12, 2007 Leave a Comment
June 1994, Cyprus My teacher, Miki, is about ten years older than me, but her heart is not. One night Miki came to my house very excited; she had brought with her two tablets of ecstasy and wanted us to take it together. I was diffident, and immediately went into giving her all the reasons […]
