A gathering to support the Pearl Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, highlights the potential for southern-style psychedelic healing and unity in a fractured age. The post The Gathering of the Pearl: Psychedelics in the South first appeared on Lucid News. The post The Gathering of the Pearl: Psychedelics in the South appeared first on Lucid News.| Lucid News
On Sept. 27th, Puerto Rico hosted its inaugural Puerto Rico Psychedelic Summit (PSPR25) to explore the role of psychedelic medicines in mental health and discuss access, policy and cultural frameworks in Puerto Rico and beyond. The post Psychedelic Renaissance Reaches Puerto Rico first appeared on Lucid News. The post Psychedelic Renaissance Reaches Puerto Rico appeared first on Lucid News.| Lucid News
A proposed bill now being considered by the New York State Assembly would reform criminal penalties against psilocybin under state law and create a regulated public-health framework for dispensing psilocybin to adults by licensed providers for medical use. The post New York Assembly Considers Psilocybin Bill first appeared on Lucid News. The post New York Assembly Considers Psilocybin Bill appeared first on Lucid News.| Lucid News
After a challenging year in the wake of the FDA decision on MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, the MAPS Board of Directors has embraced a new model of leadership, naming Betty Aldworth and Ismail Lourido Ali as co-executive directors. The post MAPS Moves Forward With New Leadership Model first appeared on Lucid News. The post MAPS Moves Forward With New Leadership Model appeared first on Lucid News.| Lucid News
Things don’t always go smoothly in psychedelic-assisted therapy or during a psychedelic retreat. In an ideal world, a psychedelic experience would unfold as one hopes. Perhaps there are difficult moments, but they are easily worked through. More generally, people hope the experience will result in catharsis, resolution, and transformation. However, the reality is that psychedelic… The post Addressing the Gaps in Participant Care in Psychedelic Therapy and Retreats appeared first on Sam Wo...| Sam Woolfe
After an extensive history of psychedelic research in the 1960s and '70s, scientists in the Czech Republic are now investigating a range of different psychedelics and their therapeutic applications supported by new legislation legalizing the medical use of psilocybin.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
When participating in a psychedelic session becomes legal – in the form of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy or a retreat – this doesn’t open up this experience to everyone equally. In the psychedelic industry, there remains the issue of access inequality. Legal, regulated psychedelic sessions are typically expensive. The cost of psychedelic therapy differs depending on the… The post Barriers to Healing: On Psychedelic Medicine and Access Inequality appeared first on Sam Woolfe.| Sam Woolfe
Indigenous communities in Mexico preserve sacred plant knowledge through daily life and resistance. However, psychedelic movements often ignore their broader struggles. Mexican law protects ceremonial use, but broader therapeutic applications| Chacruna
A case report on two patients with multiple sclerosis has sparked hope, caution, and calls to expand the limited research data on ibogaine as a possible treatment for MS.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
Speakers at the 2025 Psychedelic Culture conference focused on the collective resilience of international plant medicine communities while noting that two presenters were not permitted to enter the U.S. and others were denied visas.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
The second annual Psychedelics as Medicine Conference will gather influential researchers and policy makers in Reykjavik, Iceland for a two-day conference.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
Therapist Charles Wininger offers an elder's perspective on how to approach the election and its aftermath from a psychedelic point of view.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
Lykos Therapeutics addresses concerns from FDA Advisors about MDMA-assisted therapy and presents a forward looking plan.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
The founder of Fireside Project takes a 10-day ibogaine voyage.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
When used intentionally with psychedelics, bridging perspectives offers a new way to access our inner healing potential.| EntheoNation
When used intentionally with psychedelics, the IFS framework offers a new way to access our inner healing potential.| EntheoNation
