Psychedelic ‘Ego Death’ Tied to a Collapse in Alpha Brain Waves
Posted: 11/24/2025A new study using DMT as a scientific tool reveals how psychedelics alter the brain’s alpha-wave dynamics and weaken our sense of self. The researchers found that DMT pushes the brain away from its usual “critical” balance between chaos and order, a state believed to be essential for coherent self-awareness over time.
The Party That Built an Empire: How Psychedelic Beer Fueled an Ancient Power
Posted: 11/23/2025The Wari used beer mixed with psychedelics to help build an empire in Peru around 1,200 years ago, a new study suggests.
Not Just Visuals: How Psychedelics Turn Down the World's Volume
Posted: 11/23/2025We’ve all seen the memes and heard the stories: psychedelics are a trip for the eyes. The swirling patterns, the breathing walls. But what if the most profound shift isn't what you're seeing, but what you're hearing?
ETHIVA – Beaten Track
Posted: 11/20/2025Sociedelic Sociedelic - Psychedelic Society Community and News ETHIVA have been part of the Asturias psychedelic and progressive rock scene since 2011. Originating from northern Spain, the group began as a trio working within long-form psych-prog structures, characterized by extended guitar passages and spacious arrangements. Their early discography includes ETHIVA (2013) and Sublime Island (2017), both self-released and circulated mainly within the Spanish […] The post ETHIVA – Beaten Track appeared first on Sociedelic.
WELTRAUM: Taming the Sunstorm on ‘theSpaceJamSessions Part2’
Posted: 11/20/2025Sociedelic Sociedelic - Psychedelic Society Community and News Since 1999, the German collective Weltraum (which translates to ‘Outer Space’) has operated under a single, non-negotiable principle: 100% improvisation, a fact confirmed by the liner notes of their early releases. Their albums are not collections of structured songs, but long-form documents of fluid, spontaneous excursions into deep psych-rock and kosmische grooves. theSpaceJamSessions Part2 is […] The post WELTRAUM: Taming the Sunstorm on ‘theSpaceJamSessions Part2’ appeared first on Sociedelic.
Surya Kris Peters – There’s Light In The Distance
Posted: 11/19/2025Sociedelic Sociedelic - Psychedelic Society Community and News Surya Kris Peters has been shaping his own corner of instrumental psychedelic rock for years—first through Samsara Blues Experiment, then under his various solo names like Electric Magic, Fuzz Sagrado, and simply Surya. But with There’s Light In The Distance, released digitally in January 2024 and later as a 300-copy orange/red vinyl through Clostridium Records […] The post Surya Kris Peters – There’s Light In The Distance appeared first on Sociedelic.
MAJOR: A Fuzz-Drenched Odyssey from the Heart of Bavaria
Posted: 11/19/2025Sociedelic Sociedelic - Psychedelic Society Community and News Psych rock has a habit of blooming in the desert, but MAJOR proves that the heaviest fuzz can just as easily sprout from the cobblestones of Regensburg. With their self-titled debut, this German power trio delivers a record that feels less like a collection of songs and more like a slow-moving weather front—dense, electrifying, and […] The post MAJOR: A Fuzz-Drenched Odyssey from the Heart of Bavaria appeared first on Sociedelic.
Scientists pinpoint cellular mechanism behind psilocin’s effects on brain activity
Posted: 11/19/2025A new study details how the psychedelic psilocin excites specific neurons in the prefrontal cortex. This finding helps explain how the compound may exert its potential therapeutic effects.
Liquid Orbit – More Spontaneous Floating Rock Creations
Posted: 11/18/2025Sociedelic Sociedelic - Psychedelic Society Community and News Liquid Orbit’s More Spontaneous Floating Rock Creations lives up to its name in every possible way. The Bremen-based psychedelic quintet has built its entire identity around improvisation, and this album—assembled from live recordings captured between 2017 and 2021—leans fully into that approach. There are no rehearsed structures, no pre-written arrangements, no studio stitching. What you […] The post Liquid Orbit – More Spontaneous Floating Rock Creations appeared first on Sociedelic.
Black Charger – Small Town: A Heavy, Honest Portrait of Life on the Edge of Nowhere
Posted: 11/18/2025Sociedelic Sociedelic - Psychedelic Society Community and News Stoner rock is a genre rooted as much in landscape as in tone. For some bands, that landscape is the Californian desert. For others, it’s city streets, industrial suburbs, or places defined by escape rather than arrival. For German trio Black Charger, the landscape is unmistakably personal: the small town of Bramsche, just outside Osnabrück. […] The post Black Charger – Small Town: A Heavy, Honest Portrait of Life on the Edge of Nowhere appeared first on Sociedelic.
Psychedelics Calm Stress Circuits to Reduce Alcohol Drinking
Posted: 11/10/2025New research shows that psilocin, the active metabolite of the psychedelic psilocybin, may reduce alcohol consumption by calming stress-sensitive neurons in the central amygdala. In female mice exposed to long-term alcohol use, psilocin dampened the hyperactivity of these neurons, temporarily reducing drinking.
Edibles 101: Onset, Dosing, and Doing It Right
Posted: 11/1/2025Sociedelic Sociedelic - Psychedelic Society Community and News Edibles are the long-game of psychoactive formats: slower to arrive, richer in the middle, longer on the tail. Done well, they’re warm, steady, and kind to your lungs. Done carelessly, they’re “why is the ceiling breathing at my cousin’s birthday?” This guide treats you like an adult—clear, friendly, and based on how real people use […] The post Edibles 101: Onset, Dosing, and Doing It Right appeared first on Sociedelic.
Psychedelics May Rewire Memory Circuits Key to Mental Health
Posted: 10/27/2025New research suggests that psychedelic drugs may work by strengthening specific brain connections linked to memory and cognition. Scientists found that under psychedelic exposure, neurons in the claustrum—a region dense with psychedelic-sensitive receptors—intensified their communication with the anterior cingulate cortex, a region involved in mood and psychiatric disorders.
Kambo: Discoverings Its Origins
Posted: 10/22/2025Historical records from 1881–1936 in the Guyanas describe frog-based scarification rituals enhancing hunters’ skills. Linked to myths of human–frog transformations and shamanic power, these practices involved various frog species and substances. Such “batrachophilia” predates Amazonian kambo, suggesting the ritual’s possible origins in the Guyanas’ diverse Indigenous frog knowledge traditions.
The Psychedelic Syndicate: Part 4
Posted: 10/10/2025Part 4 of The Psychedelic Syndicate reveals PSFC’s strategy to manufacture spiritual and moral authority through academic capture — even as some members align with far-right ideologies that deepen the very crises psychedelics are meant to heal. The post The Psychedelic Syndicate: Part 4 appeared first on Psymposia.
The Psychedelic Syndicate: Part 3
Posted: 10/10/2025Part 3 of The Psychedelic Syndicate exposes how Silicon Valley's "move fast and break things" mentality infected psychedelic therapy, creating a culture where leaders rationalized patient harm as unavoidable for progress and ultimately embraced Trump administration officials who promised regulatory shortcuts. The post The Psychedelic Syndicate: Part 3 appeared first on Psymposia.
The Psychedelic Syndicate: Part 2
Posted: 10/10/2025Part 2 of The Psychedelic Syndicate exposes the compromised foundation of PSFC's influence network — from the abuse scandals that undermined their preferred therapy model, to undisclosed ties with the sole FDA advisory committee member who voted unequivocally for MDMA approval. The post The Psychedelic Syndicate: Part 2 appeared first on Psymposia.
The Psychedelic Syndicate: Part 1
Posted: 10/10/2025Part 1 of The Psychedelic Syndicate reveals how the Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative (PSFC) — a wealthy network of Silicon Valley elites and Burning Man devotees — systematically captured the psychedelic movement by influencing MAPS, funding its subsidiary Lykos’ MDMA clinical trials, and promoting underground therapy through state legalization initiatives. The post The Psychedelic Syndicate: Part 1 appeared first on Psymposia.
Psilocybin therapy linked to reduced suicidal thoughts in people with psychiatric disorders
Posted: 10/9/2025Psilocybin therapy may reduce suicidal thoughts in people with mental health diagnoses, according to a new review in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. The analysis combined results from clinical trials and found a modest but significant reduction in suicidal ideation.
Press Release – Chacruna Institute Opens Call for Speakers for Psychedelic Culture 2026
Posted: 10/8/2025The Chacruna Institute announces Psychedelic Culture 2026, a three-day conference on plant medicines and psychedelic science, April 17–19, 2026, at San Francisco’s Brava Theater. Speaker submissions are open until November 1, 2025. The event centers marginalized voices, intercultural dialogue, ethics, ecology, and spirituality, fostering inclusive, community-driven engagement in psychedelic studies.
Psilocybin-assisted group therapy may help reduce depression and burnout among healthcare workers
Posted: 10/4/2025In a pilot study, physicians and nurses who took part in mindfulness training combined with psilocybin therapy experienced greater reductions in depression symptoms than those who practiced mindfulness alone, offering preliminary evidence for a new approach to burnout treatment.
Psychedelic Humanities and Knowledge Making
Posted: 10/3/2025Chacruna is glad to invite you for a conversation exploring the intersections of humanities education and psychedelic therapy. Just as psychedelic-assisted treatments seek to transform consciousness and support healing, the study of literature, art, and culture has long worked to expand imagination, build empathy, and help us grapple with social and political realities.
Psilocybin Rewire Brain Circuits Tied to Pain and Mood
Posted: 10/2/2025New research shows that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms, can reduce both chronic pain and pain-related depression by modulating brain circuits rather than acting at the site of injury. In mouse studies, a single dose provided pain relief and mood benefits lasting nearly two weeks by targeting the anterior cingulate cortex.
Where Harm is Structural, Care is Revolutionary
Posted: 10/2/2025Metzineres, based in El Raval, Barcelona, is a feminist, harm reduction–focused cooperative supporting women and gender-expansive people who use drugs. It challenges punitive, stigmatizing policies by fostering community, autonomy, and mutual care while addressing structural violence rooted in patriarchy, capitalism, and prohibition. Its model merges advocacy, empowerment, and collective care to transform exclusion.
Psychedelic Culture 2026
Posted: 9/26/2025The Psychedelic Culture Conference brings together leading voices from around the world to explore the intersections of psychedelics with culture, community, and social change.
Press Release – Enrolling Now: Foundations of Plant Medicine Facilitation, Integration, and Ethics
Posted: 9/26/2025The Chacruna Institute’s Foundations of Plant Medicine Facilitation, Integration, and Ethics course (October 20–December 22, 2025) offers 10 weeks of live, online training. Designed for facilitators, guides, chaplains, and clinicians, it emphasizes ethics, intercultural respect, trauma-informed care, Indigenous traditions, and integration practices. Faculty include anthropologists, psychologists, somatic educators, and harm reduction specialists.
Press Release – Ecology, Spirituality, and Psychedelics Workshop from Chacruna
Posted: 9/24/2025Chacruna Institute’s Ecology, Spirituality, and Psychedelics workshop (October 6, 2025) explores justice-based, ecologically conscious healing models. Led by Jamie Beachy, Stephanie Michael Stewart, and Bia Labate, it integrates reciprocity, Indigenous wisdom, and eco-chaplaincy with psychedelic therapy. Participants examine planetary health, ecological grief, nature-immersive practices, and human–Earth interconnectedness in psychedelic care.