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Good to see darkness experiences coming into the light. We studied the experience of 49 volunteers in an anechoic dark room chamber for 2hrs as an altered state. Using psychometric measures, even this short period is akin to a mild psychedelic experience. academia.edu/40142080/The_a…

Another epic lineup has just been announced for Breaking Convention psychedelic research conference, 17-19th April, University of Exeter. If you haven't already, get your tickets now and join us for another gaze down the rabbit hole. breakingconvention.substack.com/p/100-speakers…

New study indicates that music & access to nature are main 'setting' factors for a positive psychedelic experience in clinical drug trials. "Most participants.. would take the study substances again, preferably in a setting in nature with friends." researchgate.net/publication/39…

94% of people in this study who inhaled DMT reported meeting a sentient being. 100% said they entered another world. Here’s what researchers found when they studied these breakthrough experiences - right after they happened. 🧵

On Minimizing Risk and Harm in the Use of Psychedelics pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40171068/

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Nice new paper that supports our previous finding that trait absorption predicts benign HPPD symptoms. doi.org/10.1556/2054.2… - They didn't alternatively find anxiety to be related to distressing HPPD symptoms, but then they only had 2 such people. tinyurl.com/27ed56cd

Will be speaking alongside Jess Jorgensen and Adi Staempfli for the South London Mushroom Club on 15th May on "Fungal Ecodelia and the Art of Lichenthropy: Magic Mushrooms and Nature Relatedness"... eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-london…

Co-author Dr Oliver Robinson interviewed by PsyPost about our recent paper on the different ways in which people cope with different symptoms of extended psychological difficulties following a psychedelic experience. Paper here: doi.org/10.1556/2054.2… psypost.org/new-study-shed…

Encouraging to find two new psychedelic research papers simultaneously in my inbox, one dealing with epistemic risk & the other the ontological turn, talking some of the deeper philosophical implications of psychedelic experiences. doi.org/10.1080/095150… doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsy…

Nice deep dive on psychedelic-induced ontological shock by Sam Woolfe, exploring our recent qualitative research study on the subject - doi.org/10.1371/journa…

Fascinating new paper on factors predictive of having 'exceptional' experiences. Occult/magical/divine practice & psychedelics as two most likely to induce suffering (>double risk) following such experiences, and magic more so than psychedelics. Not news but new to science.

Breakthrough for psychedelic therapy in the Czech Republic🎉 The Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill legalising psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy under medical supervision and within approved clinical settings. 📰 More via PSYRES: psyres.eu/prulom-v-lecbe…

Happy to have been interviewed by Mattha Busby for his latest fine article for Wired, illuminating some of the more obscure dimensions of darkness retreats.