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The Harvard Psilocybin Project was a series of experiments in psychology conducted by Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert.The founding board of the project consisted of Leary, Aldous Huxley, David McClelland (Leary's and Alpert's superior at Harvard University), [21] Frank Barron, Ralph Metzner, and two graduate students who were working on a project with mescaline.
Psychedelics are gaining momentum as potential therapies for certain mental health. But administering the drugs is not simple, and schools are now teaching special training courses.
Psychedelic: South America Brosimum acutifolium: Latex: Bufotenin: Psychedelic: Bufotenin has been identified as a component in the latex of the takini (Brosimum acutifolium) tree, which is used as a psychedelic by South American shamans. [10] Cannabis (and cannabis concentrates) Cannabis spp. Flower: Cannabinoids (THC, and CBD) Psychedelic
The amount of peer-reviewed research on psychedelics has accordingly been limited due to the difficulty of getting approval from institutional review boards. [72] Furthermore, scientific studies on entheogens present some significant challenges to researchers, including philosophical questions relating to ontology, epistemology and objectivity ...
Entheogens, Myth, and Human Consciousness, with Mark Alwin Hoffman (2013, ISBN 1-57951-141-4) The Effluents of Deity: Alchemy and Psychoactive Sacraments in Medieval and Renaissance Art, with Mark Alwin Hoffman (2012, ISBN 1-61163-041-X)
Psychedelic therapy (or psychedelic-assisted therapy) is the proposed use of psychedelic drugs to treat mental disorders. [62] As of 2021, psychedelic drugs are controlled substances in most countries and psychedelic therapy is not legally available outside clinical trials, with some exceptions. [36] [63]
Terence McKenna advocated the exploration of altered states of mind via the ingestion of naturally occurring psychedelic substances; [5] [32] [43] for example, and in particular, as facilitated by the ingestion of high doses of psychedelic mushrooms, [26] [55] ayahuasca, and DMT, [6] which he believed was the apotheosis of the psychedelic ...
The Maya, Olmecs, and Aztecs have well-documented entheogenic complexes. [3] North American cultures also have a tradition of entheogens. In South America, especially in Peru, the archaeological study of cultures like Chavin, Cupisnique, Nazca [4] and Moche, [5] have demonstrated the use of entheogens through archaeobotanical, iconographic and paraphernalia.