Students of the psychedelic realm know that one's expectations are a powerful determinant of the direction, content, and outcome of the experience. So, we should say at the outset that the experiences recounted here were preceded by careful preparation, where… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
The cultural integration of psychedelics won't happen overnight, and the question of young people is perhaps the most difficult involved. The first step is… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
People tend to link "sex and drugs" because both are condemned by society. Nevertheless, throughout the ages human beings have continually searched for more… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
“Terence McKenna pointed out that "the profundity of [hallucinogenic inebriation] and its potential for a positive feedback into the process of reorganizing the personality… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
Psychedelics are not a substitute for faith. They are a door to authentic faith, born of encountering directly the sacred dimension of everyday experience.… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
“We've been told that with regard to seduction, "candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker," but in truth, rather, properly selected: "candy makes randy;… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
“The human psyche is not unitary; we all have different parts. This phenomenon is widely recognized, but in psychiatry the terminology and theories about… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
“My brief survey of stimulant aphrodisiacs would be incomplete were I to fail to include that most famous love drug of all time, chocolate… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
“If we recognize the power of entheogenic substances to open us to the universal truth and full dimension of human experience, and if we… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
We are all dying and we all have some anxiety about it. And so people are more scared of dying than they are of… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
The government has a monopoly on the supply of marijuana that you can use in FDA-approved research. So even though there are 20 states… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
Once you've produced the scientific data that's necessary to make a drug into a medicine, you've gone a long way towards mainstreaming the acceptance… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
“The question that we need to address is this: What relevance do these ancient traditions have to the experience of a modern adolescent growing… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
It should come as no surprise to readers of the MAPS Bulletin that psychedelic plants are used as a sacrament by many native cultures… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
Students of the psychedelic realm know that one's expectations are a powerful determinant of the direction, content, and outcome of the experience. So, we… — Rick Doblin Copy Share
