#pschedelic

My mind is spiraling

Another one I’m currently reading.

“How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence” by Michael Pollan

Back in the 50s and 60s psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and LSD were actually seen as helpful tools into understanding the human brain. Somewhere along the line it got a bad wrap with rumors of bad trips, people committing suicide while under the influence of these substances, and even the idea that someone would permanently lose their mind if they were to ever consume these compounds.

In recent years, starting back in the 90s, psychedelics made a come back in the mental health field. Credited with helping treat anxiety, depression, addiction and more in minuscule “micro-doses”, LSD and the active psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, psilocybin, have slowly regained their reputation as being something almost spiritual.

It’s gone so far as for the federal government to allow the import of foreign psychedelic compounds and substances that naturally produce said substances like “ayahuasca” from Central and South America for religious purposes. These religious ties to psychedelic compounds has opened a lot of doors for those interested in the science and spirituality of psychedelics.