Resources
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Here is a selection of resources that you might find useful to aid you in your exploration, your preparation, your integration or your daily practice. By no means is this an exhaustive list of resources, just something to get you started and to stimulate you to do your own searching.
❋ Practice
Meditation for preparation & integration
Meditation is a powerful companion on your psychedelic journey, supporting you in preparation, deepening the experience itself, and anchoring insights through ongoing integration.
And try to remember, meditation doesn’t have to mean 30 minutes cross-legged on a cushion. A single, mindful breath or a quiet moment of presence can be just as transformative. It’s about coming home to yourself — wherever you are.
Tara Brach’s podcast — a wonderful resource with a variety of guided meditations from 10 -30 minutes.
Headspace provide a good entry point to mindfulness and mediation.
Jack Kornfield’s podcast with teachings and meditations.
Create a life-changing meditation practice in less than 15 min a day with Mindfulness Daily. This is a 40-day online program led by Jack and Tara.
A quick self compassion meditation.
❋ Science
Psychedelic research
The field of psychedelic science is expanding rapidly, with new studies emerging every month exploring their therapeutic, psychological, and spiritual potential. Here are a handful of selected research papers — a small window into a much larger and growing body of evidence.
❋ Foundations
Explore the world of psychedelics
A curated selection of background resources on psychedelics — including articles, research papers, policy developments, and thoughtful discussions. A starting point to spark your exploration.
An independent newsletter and community for the field of psychedelic medicine.
Founded 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.
European non-profit promoting psychedelic research and therapy.
A useful resource library accompanying his work on psychedelics.
UK-based NGO pioneering psychedelic research and drug policy reform.
❋ Reading
Recommended reading
Some highly recommended titles once you want to go further. As Nigel reads more, he continues to add titles here that he has found interesting.
How to Change Your Mind
By Michael Pollan
A great place to start for those of you that are curious and want some re-assurance before embarking on a psychedelic journey. I highly recommend this well written and easy to read account of Pollan’s personal exploration of psychedelics. A dedicated and curious piece of journalism putting himself in the testing seat, he provides a great background to the natural and cultural history of psychedelics before recounting his own guided experiences, and the the growing use of psychedelics in the treatment of mental illness. If you want to read an abridged version of the book look on the media page and you will find Pollan’s piece from the New York Times which is taken from the book.
Food of the Gods
By Terrance McKenna
Terrance McKenna is considered by many to be one of the godfathers of the psychedelic movement. His knowledge and eloquence is legendary. I found this exploration of the history of human consciousness , plants, drugs and human evolution fascinating and a real page turner.
❋ Inspiration
Teachers and inspirations
The following teachers have deeply supported this journey of self-discovery, spiritual growth, and expanded awareness. Each has offered guidance in different ways, and perhaps something here will resonate with your own path too.
Widely recognised as one of the most visionary spiritual teachers today. His teachings focus on the power of Presence, the awakened state that transcends ego. His books The Power of Now and A New Earth are highly enlightening.
Author and Buddhist practitioner, key to introducing mindfulness practice to the West. Check his Heart Wisdom podcast in the meditation section above.
American spiritual teacher, psychologist, and author who helped popularise Eastern spirituality in the West. Before his spiritual path, he — then Richard Alpert — was a founding figure of psychedelic research in the 1960s, working alongside Timothy Leary at Harvard. His podcast library is a wonderful resource.
Josh Schrei & The Emerald Podcast
Josh is a mythteller, teacher, and lifelong student of the world’s cosmologies and mythologies. Through The Emerald, he explores myth, ritual, embodiment, and the animate imagination, offering a powerful invitation to rediscover wonder, meaning, and our deeper relationship with life.
Jump down the rabbit hole of available material from this philosopher. Start with How to See Through the Game.
Weaves together scientific research, case histories, and personal insight to empower people toward their own healing. Watch Healing and the Path to Wholeness.
Blends Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practice with compassionate engagement with the world. Her podcast is featured above.
Franciscan friar teaching on incarnational mysticism, non-dual consciousness, and contemplation in relation to social justice.
Pat McCabe (Woman Stands Shining)
Pat is a Diné ceremonial leader, teacher, writer, and elder whose teachings offer a profound remembering of our relationship with Earth, life, and one another. Her work deeply influences my understanding of ceremony, healing, and right relationship.
❋ Coverage
Psychedelics in the media
With the psychedelic renaissance blossoming, not a week goes by without a major media outlet reporting on the landscape. To get you started, here are a few to browse.
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