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Psilocybin Science & News
Stay up to date with psilocybin research and psychedelic science. Here you’ll find easy-to-read explainers, study breakdowns, and news on therapy, safety, and new discoveries around magic mushrooms.
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Ketamine Assisted Therapy 101
February 12, 2024
Ketamine started as a surgical anesthetic. Today, it is one of the most promising tools in mental health treatment. If you struggle with treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, or chronic anxiety, ketamine-assisted therapy may offer the rapid relief you have been looking for.
In this guide, you will learn what ketamine is, how therapy sessions work, and what you need to know before you begin.
A clear guide to synthetic psychedelics — LSD, MDMA, 2C-B, ketamine, research chemicals, and the critical difference between tested and untested substances. (2026 Update)
How MDMA, psilocybin, and other psychedelics are being studied as tools for healing trauma — including the Gabor Maté perspective. (2026 Update)
Why magic mushroom spores don't contain psilocybin ?
March 10, 2023
Spores are a type of reproductive cell produced by fungi that are essential to their life cycle. In the case of magic mushrooms, spores are used to create new mycelial networks and ultimately, new fruiting bodies. However, one interesting fact about magic mushroom spores is that they do not contain psilocybin, the active compound responsible for the mushrooms' psychoactive effects.
Continue readingMyths & Misconceptions About Psychedelics: The Truth Behind 8 Common Claims
September 26, 2022
Debunking the Most Common Myths and Misconceptions About Psychedelics (2026 Update)
Psychedelics have been surrounded by fear, rumour, and misinformation for decades. Much of what most people "know" about them was shaped not by science, but by political campaigns from the 1970s — campaigns designed to discourage use rather than inform. Today, with research from universities like Johns Hopkins and Imperial College London producing serious data, we have the tools to look at these myths more honestly.
How psilocybin, MDMA, and other psychedelics are reshaping psychedelics mental health treatment — a comprehensive 2026 guide.
Psilocybin and religious leaders — from a 2017 news story to landmark published results in 2025. Here is everything we know about this groundbreaking study.
In this guide: In 2015, researchers at Johns Hopkins University and NYU launched a landmark clinical trial. They gave psilocybin — the active compound in magic mushrooms — to two dozen religious leaders from four major world religions. The results, finally published in 2025, reveal that 96% of participants rated the experience among the top five most spiritually significant moments of their lives.
This post covers the full story: the study design, the key findings, the controversy that delayed publication, and what it all means for the future of psilocybin research.
Do Magic Mushrooms Change Your Personality? The Science of Psilocybin and Openness
December 21, 2014
What science says about psilocybin, personality change, and the trait of openness (2026 Update)
Many people who have had a meaningful psilocybin experience describe feeling changed afterwards — more curious, more connected, more willing to look at life differently. For a long time, this was dismissed as subjective impression. Then researchers at Johns Hopkins University decided to measure it properly, and what they found was difficult to ignore. Psilocybin appears to change personality — specifically, it increases a core personality trait called openness — in a measurable, lasting way.
Are magic mushrooms addictive?
December 8, 2014
Whether you're going to take a drug for the first time or just curious about the workings of one. It's normal to take a minute and ask ourselves if this drug is an addictive drug and if it can be dangerous for our health. Do some research before usage Days ago we compared the 'danger' of magic mushrooms with the danger of a legal and extended psychoactive substance: alcohol. Today we are going to talk about the addictive power of magic mushrooms, if it exists. Are magic mushrooms addictive?
Magic Mushrooms and LSD not linked with mental health problems
August 21, 2013
To jump to the conclusion of the research: "We did not find use of psychedelics to be an independent risk factor for mental health problems." Not saying it is healthy or promote the use of lsd or magic mushrooms the researchers de-mythified some general assumption of psychedelic drugs use. Continue reading
