Psychedelic Culture
Dive into the vibrant world of psychedelic culture. From trippy art and music to must-watch documentaries and transformational festivals. Explore how magic mushrooms inspire creativity, community, and a unique way of life.
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Artist of the Month — November | Meet Stephen D. Ferris, the self-taught Canadian artist whose geometric psychedelic art pushes consciousness to its edges. (2026 Update)
Artist of the Month — September | Meet Jay Jagannath, the Chilean visionary artist painting the astral world. (2026 Update)
Top Podcasts About Psychedelics & Expanding Your Consciousness
January 4, 2025Pop on your pods and hit play. Podcasts have become one of the best ways to learn about psychedelics — whether you are completely new to the subject or already deep in the rabbit hole. To help you find the good ones, we have put together a list of the top psychedelic podcasts worth listening to right now.
Psychedelic Art Spotlight: Muertify — Artist of the Month, July (2026 Update)
Every month we celebrate an artist who translates the psychedelic experience into visual form. This July, we focus on Muertify — a digital artist who blends Day of the Dead iconography, sacred geometry, and visionary colour into striking psychedelic art. If you love sugar skulls, fractals, and art that rewards long, deep looking, Muertify belongs on your radar.
Magic Mushrooms: A Historical Chronology from Prehistory to 2026
August 22, 2021A complete magic mushrooms historical chronology — from prehistoric rock art to 21st-century clinical trials (2026 Update)
The magic mushrooms historical chronology spans at least 9,000 years. Long before modern science could explain psilocybin, cultures across the world used these fungi in rituals and spiritual practice. In fact, this timeline is arguably much longer than the physical evidence confirms.
This guide traces the key moments in the magic mushrooms historical chronology. It covers the earliest cave art, the suppression of indigenous traditions, Western scientific rediscovery, the counterculture era, decades of prohibition, and the therapeutic renaissance now underway. For a broader look at what these fungi actually are, see our post on what magic mushrooms are.
The best psychedelic documentaries to watch right now — psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, ayahuasca, and the science of the mind. Updated for 2026.
An Educational Overview of the Major Types of Psychedelics — Natural and Synthetic (2026 Update)
In this guide: The word "psychedelic" covers a surprisingly broad range of substances — from mushrooms that have been used in ceremony for thousands of years, to compounds synthesized in a laboratory less than a century ago. Each works differently in the brain, comes from a different source, and carries its own cultural history.
This post is a factual, educational overview of the most common types of psychedelics: what they are, where they come from, how they work, and what makes them distinct from one another. It is not a how-to guide and does not encourage illegal use of any substance.
Psychedelics are not legal, and not everyone sees them in a positive light, so when you want to talk or listen to ideas and points of view about this fascinating subject, it can be challenging to find like-minded people to bounce ideas off.
Listening to psychedelic podcasts is a great way to bypass this and to indulge in new ideas and connect and experience that feeling of community. It’s also the best way to keep up to date with all the latest news and developments from the scene. But since there’s an abundance of podcasts out there, we thought we’d narrow the search down for you. Here are our top 6 psychedelic podcasts.
Psychedelic lifestyle: Armand Daigle's transformation
November 10, 2014Everyone has dreamed about breaking with his way of life and begin to live his dreams, to embrace a psychedelic lifestyle. Everyone has dreamed about yelling at his boss and running out the office. BUT a few people finally do this. Maybe because we are a little cowards. Maybe we have fears and concerns... Everyone seem to have a reason to stay the same way as always.
Psychedelic Art — Randal Roberts, Artist Month October
October 29, 2014Psychedelic Artist Profile: Randal Roberts — visionary painter, pop art, and ornamental symbolism (2026 Update)
Randal Roberts did not pick up a brush until age 30. Before that, he worked in a factory. Then he met Alex Grey and Allyson Grey at a show — and everything changed. He quit his job, drove across the United States for a year, and came back with one answer: art. Today, Randal Roberts stands as one of the most recognisable psychedelic artists alive. His self-taught paintings fuse pop culture, sacred symbolism, and ornamental flow into a style that belongs entirely to him.
