Spotlight: The transformational power of psychedelics: catalysts for creativity, consciousness, and mental health (Du, et al, 2025)
"Psychedelics, such as psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), ketamine, and N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), have captured the attention of scientists, artists, and seekers alike for their profound ability to alter consciousness and inspire creativity."
Spotlight: The Role of Psychedelics in Contemporary Psychological and Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Soylemez, et al, 2025)
"These compounds have been shown to enable access to unconscious cognitive and emotional content, facilitate emotional release, and induce a temporary dissolution of ego boundaries—processes that may underpin significant and enduring therapeutic outcomes."
Spotlight: Chris Bache: LSD and the Mind of the Universe
"experiences and insights from 73 high-dose LSD sessions conducted between 1979 and 1999"
Religious Scholar studies LSD experience and decides "You Can Have Too Much Transcendence" (2023)
"I had to sit still on my cushion, in my life, and let those memories and the energies that I accessed, in those hours, soak into my physical being."
Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Ketamine and Psilocybin in Comparison to Current Treatment Regimens for Treatment-Resistant Depression, Mood Disorders, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in the Pediatric Population (Hughes, et al, 2025)
"Ketamine's use for pediatric TRD demonstrated rapid-onset relief for signs and symptoms of depression in children and adolescents, and psilocybin also decreased symptoms in patients with longstanding or refractory depression. Ketamine has been well tolerated and exhibited symptom improvements"
Psychedelics and mental health: reimagining care through science, insight, and compassion (Mikellides, et al, 2025)
"These substances are not stand-alone medications; rather, they function as adjuncts to intensive psychotherapeutic processes. Training therapists and establishing ethical, evidence-based protocols is essential."
