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Survey of entity encounter experiences occasioned by inhaled N,N-dimethyltryptamine: Phenomenology, interpretation, and enduring effects
The results of perhaps the largest vaped DMT survey ever conducted have recently been published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. 4,610 people completed the survey, but after heavy exclusions (details in the paper) 2,561 were accepted (average participant age was 32 years, 77% male, 85% caucasia...
Comedy Central animates Shane Mauss DMT "Tales from the Trip"
Comedy Central animated one of comedian Shane Mauss' DMT trip reports. Again I'm not much of a fan of trip reports, don't like to influence other people's experiences, but this is a good example of the wild possibilities when it comes to DMT. It is also another example of how far psy...
Oregon will officially have a vote this November for psilocybin therapy
The first huge milestone is over, enough signatures were gathered to get this initiative on the ballot for a vote. Oregon could become the first US state with regulated, statewide access to psilocybin therapy. It will be interesting to see how much support the idea has come November and if proponent...
DMT Trip Report Received today from a Subscriber
I don't do a lot of "trip reports" because I don't like the idea of influencing other people's experiences as far as content goes. The psychedelic community has a long history of doing this and in general I believe it can create a sort of "false narrative" about what peop...
Pandemic spurs unprecedented interest in psychedelics
Many of you may not be fully aware of what is happening right now so I wanted to share a little bit about what I've been seeing recently. You might have noticed in the last 2 years that there has been a lot of new interest in psychedelics - there are so many reasons for this, Michael Pollan wrot...
MAPS MDMA phase 3 trial update: Looking GOOD!
"PTSD affects millions—and soon to be millions more—due to the global trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes victims of the disease and their families, health care and emergency service professionals, as well as front-line workers who are risking their lives to provide essential serv...
Pushing Through: DM Turner's DMT trip is a glimpse of our future
In a recently published video of a presentation by Andrew Gallimore at the Breaking Convention we catch a glimpse of Gallimore's vision for a new generation of next level DMT research. I've reported on this previously, but there are additional details here as well as a fascinating reference ...
Newly published case reports on extreme high dose LSD
An interesting new study was just published where researches looked at case reports of massive LSD overdoses. Not only did these people recover OK, but there were some surprising, lasting benefits: despite the distressing experiences, there were unpredictable, positive sequelae that ranged from impr...
Psychedelic Drug Companies Going Public
For those that like to keep track of the business side of the psychedelics industry this article may be of interest. Companies focused on psychedelics continue to receive strong funding and soon the public will be able to invest directly as well. That said, you should be very cautious as it is still...
Nearly 100 Cities Are Considering Decriminalizing Psychedelics
I did not expect such a rapid shift in public sentiment around psychedelics, but it now seems likely that millions of Americans will soon have access to psychedelics without the threat of local legal repercussions. Over a million Americans already enjoy this liberty via Denver and Oakland's decr...
Major Breakthrough in the Biosynthesis of Psilocybin, Psilocin and Related Tryptamine-based Compounds
It seems the psychedelic related breakthroughs just keep coming. CB Therapeutics is the latest to file a new patent that could lead to very efficient production of psilocybin and similar analogs which will help lower costs if psilocybin is ever approved by the FDA as medicine. That said, the real ba...
New and Improved Dream Maker Tool video (how to vape DMT)
Happy New Year everyone! You should be able to play the vid by tapping the box above but here is a link just in case. Several people had asked for an updated vaping video that shows how the redesigned and improved Dream Maker Tool works, so here you go! I had fun making this, as I wanted to show an ...
GordoTEK TripTrack 2: Hopkins Playlist for Psilocybin Studies
Merry Christmas! Sorry, looks like YouTube took this down (for a while it was just blocked in Belgium, France, Canada, and Switzerland due to copyright claims). But it can be streamed or downloaded from here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1R8PHVDKn5UR0qxa-kziCCGXNBO7hGdd0I also put a copy up on O...
I created a spoken version of the DMT extract video
Vid link Several people had requested a version of the DMT extract video with voiceovers, including a person with dyslexia who found the all text based version difficult to follow.Special thanks to Dane for contributing the first draft of this write up.Things that separate this TEK from others - no ...
Shark Tank's "Mr. Wonderful" makes investment in psychedelics startup MindMed
You know things are really going mainstream when the sharks have even jumped on board. This new startup MindMed is focused on microdosing and oddly enough, an ibogaine analogue called "18-MC" that supposedly has the anti-addiction properties of ibogaine without the hallucinations or heart ar...
FDA: Psilocybin granted NEW BREAKTHROUGH Therapy for major depressive disorder (Usona Institute)
The FDA just granted another breakthrough therapy designation for psilocybin, this time to a startup called "Usona Institute" for treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). This is the second such designation since Compass Pathways (a startup with venture funding from Peter Thiel) receive...
Paul Stamets Update
First I want to send a special shout out to all Patrons - you guys are the best! Thank you! I am actively working on 3 separate video projects right now, including a highly simplified mushroom grow vid using a kit (I'm kind of excited about this since its my first semi-"sponsored" vid, t...
New Documentary covers the Hopkins research on psilocybin with terminally ill cancer patients
This is a much more detailed look at the work being done by modern psychedelics researchers and I enjoyed seeing the results in a more personal way compared to reading a research paper. "A New Understanding" explores the treatment of end-of-life anxiety in terminally ill cancer patients usin...
Psilocybin story covered by 60 Minutes!
Wow, I guess this is a sign of the times when psychedelics research is featured on 60 Minutes, broadcast nationwide in primetime to millions of people. Features nice, albeit brief, interviews with Dr. Roland Griffiths and Michael Polan as well as interviews with several people who participated in th...
Psilocybin Research Covered by NPR
Nice to see this story published by NPR today. The underlying research shows the excellent potential for using psychedelics to "reprogram" the mind in positive ways including treating addictions. I think the principles can be applied to other areas of life as well.
Breakthrough in psilocybin production (new psychedelic bacteria)
This research hasn't even officially been published yet, but will be in December (in the journal Metabolic Engineering). Researchers at Miami University have successfully modified harmless E. coli bacteria to produce psilocybin. Many people do not know this, but producing synthetic psilocybin is...
Fantastic Fungi
This new artistic film about mushrooms is screening around the country and the production quality looks amazing. I will be at the NYC screening on Sat. evening, OCT 12 2019 (same day as the Horizons conference I previously posted about). There will be a Q&A with the director afterwards. I'm sure...
Johns Hopkins Opens New Center for Psychedelic Research
This is a very nice article from the New York Times (with a healthy dose of skepticism in the later half which is always appreciated for balance). Exciting that we now have a well funded, full time dedicated center for psychedelic research, and this is actually the SECOND such center created in 2019...
Horizons Perspectives on Psychedelics Conference coming next month
If anyone is interested (especially those in the NorthEast US), there will be what seems to be shaping up as a pretty fine conference on psychedelics / plant medicine in New York City in October, tickets are currently $165 for just Sat/Sun (on Friday there is a "mixer" event in the evening, ...
GordoTEK BULK Mushroom Cultivation (Best Methods COMPLETE step by step TEK for cubes and natalensis)
I had to make some revisions to clarify that the video shows only the growing of legal, edible mushrooms. Apparently there was some confusion about that from the YouTube censors. Apparently they also thought I was selling mushroom supplements (?) I have no idea how they got that idea but I assure yo...
YouTube censors mushroom cultivation video
FYI: I am aware that YouTube took down my mushroom cultivation video. Google thinks growing mushrooms is "dangerous and harmful" apparently (that was the official reason they gave for the ban) they also sent an email to me saying "we think it violates our sale of regulated goods policy&#...
The Hopkins/Griffiths protocol for psilocybin (enduring benefits)
If you like reading studies, here is the study PDF link ("Psilocybin-occasioned mystical-type experience in combination with meditation and other spiritual practices produces enduring positive changes in psychological functioning and in trait measures of prosocial attitudes and behaviors" Gr...
Bulk Mushroom Cultivation Video Released
For the person that needs a medicinal supply that can last many years, that only wants to do one grow, under a small table in the corner of a room... OR how to get 30 lbs of mushrooms fast ;) 5 months of work, it's finally done! Special thank you to the patron who sent the spores! Hope this vide...
Brief update and nice article
First just wanted to let you all know my mushroom cultivation video should be done within the next week or two (I am hoping), still trying to wrap up the editing and finishing touches. This was another massive effort as I had over 16 hours of raw video footage. I believe it will be the only video on...
New legislation proposed to make it easier to study psychedelics
The difficulty researchers in the U.S. have in studying psychedelics has been a serious barrier, so it is very encouraging to see this development which I will be closely following. I sincerely hope they pass this legislation.
