Psychedelics Today

Download Kyle recently had the great opportunity to attend one module of the MAPS MDMA Therapy sessions. In this episode we talk about the experience at the workshop and about some other valuable topics as well. Let us know what you think, and please leave a review on iTunes!

• Details on Phase Three studies for MDMA therapy
• Oceanic\Manic symptoms vs "real" mania
• Patients expressing religious material showing up in sessions
• Measurement tools (CAP Score)
• Similarities between this MAPS method and the Grof model
• MDMA taking down the fear response and allowing patients to access difficult material
• Watching hours of video as a training method for MDMA psychotherapy
• Timelines for legalization
• How to apply the scientific method to the music used in MDMA therapy
• How to get ready for the legalization for MDMA therapy

In this episode Kyle and Joe speak about the recent interview they recorded with Dimitri Muganis. There were some relatively important points in the interview that needed further discussion and expansion and in this podcast we unravel some of the material. There is plenty more to unpack there. Some of what is discussed in this episode includes.

• Race
• Class
• Research and Treatment
  • When should one take priority
• Democratization of the medicines
• Privilege
• Paying for people to participate in research
• The white upper middle class bias in the research
• The bias in research towards veterans

Overall there are loads of things that we discussed, and in short the real message here is that we all need to keep moving forward. There is plenty of room for growth in the field for all of us to move our agendas forward. With endless amounts of research left to be run, we can still treat people. I'm not sure we are going to see Psychedelic medicines be used in the next 1-2 years in major hospitals outside of research, but we are going to see it in the next decade for sure. Lets keep moving and taking care of each other. -Joe Sign up for our mailing list here.

In this episode Kyle and Joe speak about the recent interview they recorded with Dimitri Muganis. There were some relatively important points in the interview that needed further discussion and expansion and in this podcast we unravel some of the material. There is plenty more to unpack there. Some of what is discussed in this episode includes.

• Race
• Class
• Research and Treatment
  • When should one take priority
• Democratization of the medicines
• Privilege
• Paying for people to participate in research
• The white upper middle class bias in the research
• The bias in research towards veterans

Overall there are loads of things that we discussed, and in short the real message here is that we all need to keep moving forward. There is plenty of room for growth in the field for all of us to move our agendas forward. With endless amounts of research left to be run, we can still treat people. I'm not sure we are going to see Psychedelic medicines be used in the next 1-2 years in major hospitals outside of research, but we are going to see it in the next decade for sure. Lets keep moving and taking care of each other. -Joe Sign up for our mailing list here.

Download Tom Shroder Joe and Kyle talk about Tom's great book titled "Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal". Tom is an editor, and author of a number of books as well as the former editor of the Washington Post. Interviewing Tom was real fun and we appreciate him joining us for the show. We get into some great topics including

• Tom's interesting connection to Rick Doblin
• The history of Rick's rise to influence
• The story of the Mithoefers transitioning from emergency medicine and sailing to Holotropic Breathwork and MDMA research
• The book and this interview also follow the story of a US Marine who came home with treatment resistant PTSD and was then treated by the Mithoefers with MDMA as part of their research.

The book is amazing and well worth your time if you want to get familiarized with the hopes and history of psychedelic research. Links Tom giving a talk in Berkley covered by CSAPN Tom Shroder Wiki Acid Test on Amazon https://vimeo.com/109338542 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06l2FT9cLBs

Download
Tom Shroder Joe and Kyle talk about Tom's great book titled "Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal". Tom is an editor, and author of a number of books as well as the former editor of the Washington Post. Interviewing Tom was real fun and we appreciate him joining us for the show. We get into some great topics including

• Tom's interesting connection to Rick Doblin
• The history of Rick's rise to influence
• The story of the Mithoefers transitioning from emergency medicine and sailing to Holotropic Breathwork and MDMA research
• The book and this interview also follow the story of a US Marine who came home with treatment resistant PTSD and was then treated by the Mithoefers with MDMA as part of their research.

The book is amazing and well worth your time if you want to get familiarized with the hopes and history of psychedelic research. Links Tom giving a talk in Berkley covered by CSAPN Tom Shroder Wiki Acid Test on Amazon https://vimeo.com/109338542 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06l2FT9cLBs

Download Neal M. Goldsmith, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist specializing in psychospiritual development. He is a popular speaker on drug policy reform, spiritual maturation, and the emergence of an integral society (a six-minute clip of his talk on the "Fusion of Spirit and Science" may be found at: http://vimeo.com/7517009) and an author, most recently of Psychedelic Healing: The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development. Dr. Goldsmith has curated dozens of successful conferences and cross-disciplinary "meetings of minds" for corporations as well as the psychedelic community, including the Horizons and MAPS Psychedelic Science conferences. He is a founder of several discussion salons on integral philosophy, governance, media, postmodern science, healing, and the future of society. Trained in humanistic, transpersonal, and eastern traditions, Dr. Goldsmith maintains a (non-psychedelic) psychotherapy practice in New York and Sag Harbor, NY, and may be reached via his Web site: http://www.nealgoldsmith.com/psychedelics. Topics Discussed

• What Neal's practice looks like
• How Neal works with people who use psychedelics
• Self with a small "s"
• Aligning with one's Deeper self
  • Creating health
• Sensory deprivation
• Maturity - long term vs short term
• Human history
  • Use of sacred technology to align with long term good
• Psychedelic vs Psycholytic Approaches - Psychedelytic (combined)
• Maturation and rites of passage
  • How do we transition to adulthood now?
• How one can become involved with the field
  • Getting good grades, bringing good grants with you
• MAPS
• Erowid staff write ups
• Future research with adept Buddhist monks
• World religious leaders - research
• We have to be mature with this process.
• Comissions
• Meetings with leaders
• How to reintroduce back into society
• 279 chems from Shulgin to research - Chemical Modeling
• Autism research -UCLA - Alicia Danforth

Influences

• Asagioli - Psychosynthesis
• Sándor Ferenczi - Love Oriented
• A.H. Almaas - Diamond Approach
• Allan Ajaya, Phd - Psychotherapy East and West: A Unifying Paradigm
• Stuart A. Kauffman - The Origins of Order: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution
• Jonathan Ott - Pharmacotheon: Entheogenic Drugs, Their Plant Sources, and History
• Rupert Sheldrake - The Rebirth of Nature: The Greening of Science and God

Links

• Neal's website
• Neals's Book - Psychedelic Healing – The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development
• Twitter
• https://vimeo.com/16260822

Download Neal M. Goldsmith, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist specializing in psychospiritual development. He is a popular speaker on drug policy reform, spiritual maturation, and the emergence of an integral society (a six-minute clip of his talk on the “Fusion of Spirit and Science” may be found at: http://vimeo.com/7517009) and an author, most recently of Psychedelic Healing: The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development. Dr. Goldsmith has curated dozens of successful conferences and cross-disciplinary “meetings of minds” for corporations as well as the psychedelic community, including the Horizons and MAPS Psychedelic Science conferences. He is a founder of several discussion salons on integral philosophy, governance, media, postmodern science, healing, and the future of society. Trained in humanistic, transpersonal, and eastern traditions, Dr. Goldsmith maintains a (non-psychedelic) psychotherapy practice in New York and Sag Harbor, NY, and may be reached via his Web site: http://www.nealgoldsmith.com/psychedelics. Topics Discussed

• What Neal's practice looks like
• How Neal works with people who use psychedelics
• Self with a small "s"
• Aligning with one's Deeper self
  • Creating health
• Sensory deprivation
• Maturity - long term vs short term
• Human history
  • Use of sacred technology to align with long term good
• Psychedelic vs Psycholytic Approaches - Psychedelytic (combined)
• Maturation and rites of passage
  • How do we transition to adulthood now?
• How one can become involved with the field
  • Getting good grades, bringing good grants with you
• MAPS
• Erowid staff write ups
• Future research with adept Buddhist monks
• World religious leaders - research
• We have to be mature with this process.
• Comissions
• Meetings with leaders
• How to reintroduce back into society
• 279 chems from Shulgin to research - Chemical Modeling
• Autism research -UCLA - Alicia Danforth

Influences

• Asagioli - Psychosynthesis
• Sándor Ferenczi - Love Oriented
• A.H. Almaas - Diamond Approach
• Allan Ajaya, Phd - Psychotherapy East and West: A Unifying Paradigm
• Stuart A. Kauffman - The Origins of Order: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution
• Jonathan Ott - Pharmacotheon: Entheogenic Drugs, Their Plant Sources, and History
• Rupert Sheldrake - The Rebirth of Nature: The Greening of Science and God

Links

• Neal's website
• Neals's Book - Psychedelic Healing – The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development
• Twitter
• https://vimeo.com/16260822

Download In this episode we speak with Dimitri about a ton of interesting subjects including:

• Iboga
• Addiction
• Bwiti
• Dana Beal
• Structural Criticism
• Problems with giving psychedelics to the current medical system
• Psychedelic Anarchy
• Non-hierarchical organizing - making the group the parent instead of making a person the parent
• Peer programs
• Alexandre Tannous
• Century of Self documentary

"Be hurt, forgive and organize" Blessings of the Forest - Give back to Gabon Links Dimitri's site Instagram Facebook

Download In this episode we speak with Dimitri about a ton of interesting subjects including:

• Iboga
• Addiction
• Bwiti
• Dana Beal
• Structural Criticism
• Problems with giving psychedelics to the current medical system
• Psychedelic Anarchy
• Non-hierarchical organizing - making the group the parent instead of making a person the parent
• Peer programs
• Alexandre Tannous
• Century of Self documentary

"Be hurt, forgive and organize" Blessings of the Forest - Give back to Gabon Links Dimitri's site Instagram Facebook

Download Featuring Brian Normand, Co-Founder of Psymposia. Bio from Psymposia's site.

Brian Normand is Co-Founder of Psymposia, greenthumb, and occasional trouble maker, focused on creating spaces and projects to teach people about plants and drugs.

He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a BS in Plant, Soil, Insect Science, & Sustainable Horticulture, Magna Cum Laude. He lives in Baltimore. In this interview, we discuss a lot, but here are some highlights.

• Brian's introduction to psychedelic art.
  • Music and plants informing Brian's interest.
• The genesis of Psymposia at a more academic conference.
• The stuffiness of the academic world and it not being suitable for everyone.
  • Yet how important the academic work in top schools is.
    • Rick Doblin, David Nichols, Mithoffers and Grifiths and Dennis McKenna are individuals who prove how important it is to have top academic credentials.
• The Psymposia Afterparty at this years Horizons: Perspective on Psychedelics Conference
  • This year's after party includes guest speakers such as Duncan Trussell and Rick Doblin.
• The legal status of psychedelics in the USA and internationally.
  • Some loose discussion about Portugal.
• Leveraging the globe for legal research on Psychedelics.
• John C. Lily's LSD, Ketamine and float tank research.
• How to get involved in Psychedelic work of different kinds.
• Speculation on how to take advantage of different legal systems globally to move research forward.
• Singing to the plants - Steve Beyer

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