Psychedelic Use Integration

Trauma can weave a tangled web of pain and fear, mixed with feelings of isolation. When you’ve experienced a significant trauma, such as violence, abuse, a natural disaster, or wartime exposure, the subsequent development of PTSD is not uncommon. 

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If you’re on a spiritual path, perhaps you’ve heard the phrases “spiritual emergence” and “spiritual emergency.” These are terms used by meditation teachers and transpersonal-oriented psychotherapists and psychiatrists. But what do these things mean?

Understanding the Terms

Both phrases were … Read more

Last month, we took a look at the idea that psychedelics aren’t just for incense burning, nor for patchouli doused and Birkenstock shod hippies. Psychedelic drugs are substances that alter perception and mood and affect a number of cognitive processes. … Read more

What comes to mind when you hear or read the word ‘psychedelic’? For those of a certain generation, you may imagine incense permeating the air, the music of Jimi Hendrix reverberating through the room, while tie dye wearing hippies are … Read more

Many people associate psychedelics with flower children and rock concerts. But in the past decade there has been a resurgence of serious scientific study of the effects of such substances on humans, particularly with regard to the spiritual and psychotherapeutic … Read more