“Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon’s verge.” – Lord Byron There is a lot of evaluating and assessment going on right now. Where are we heading? The trajectory of at least the outside world is certainly not a good one. What about our personal lives? How will these seemingly Read More…
Spirituality
Prisca Theologia – The Perennial Thread of Ancient Wisdom
The current Age of Information has brought about a drastic and notable split in the trifecta of thought that creates the human intellect. These three pieces, Science, Religion, and Philosophy, continue to argue that they are all mutually exclusive, yet have never been able to exist apart from each other. In today’s postmodern era there Read More…
From Trauma to Transcendence Through Neuroplasticity
“Neurons that fire together, wire together,” Dr. Max Cynader puts it, and it’s difficult to come across a more pertinent adage in today’s era. Discussion of neurons firing and wiring draws implications so vast that it impacts everything from positive and negative emotional spectrums, to the difference between being handicapped, and a genius–or life and Read More…
A Modern Assessment of “Magick”
To discuss “magick” openly is something that has been socially orchestrated to lead to many different pitfalls, misconceptions, and total misunderstandings. Over the course of the centuries the media has avidly portrayed magick to be nothing more than fictitious superpowers, or claim it’s granted by the Devil for nefarious misgivings. These misconceptions have stemmed from the early Vatican Read More…
New Frontiers in Psychedelic Research
The beginning of the 21st century seems to have interestingly spurred a resurgence in psychedelic chemical research, with a variety of different chemicals receiving more attention. Dr. Rick Strassman helped pioneer the documentation of the bio-phenomenology of DMT, and a variety of research institutions like the Heffter Institute, John Hopkins University, Beckley Foundation, and more, Read More…
Scientists Quantify “Mystical Experience” of Psilocybin Mushrooms
Scientists at John Hopkins University released a new study earlier this month, quantifying the schema of a “mystical experience” in order to create an empirically valid questionnaire to gauge the experiences of 184 participants while under the influence of psilocybin mushrooms. These participants received 20 mg of psilocybin per 70 kg (or 154 lbs) and Read More…