The time has come! Issue No. 11 is now available for pre-order! ✨📖
It is a challenging moment in human history. What does this have to do with psych-delics? Again and again, we find in research and anecdotal reports that the most profound psychedelic experiences often illuminate the connectivity of all things, from the plants and fungi to the global village of humans who we will never meet—and whose stories we may never hear.
As we contend with what’s unfolding before us, inevitably, grief and overwhelm emerge. It’s easier to turn away. But widely-accepted wisdom in the psychedelic world—from curanderos serving plant medicines ceremonially to underground therapists—is that the only way out is through.
👉 In this issue, we center voices that are looking into the heart of the darkness, and offering tools—cultivated over generations—for finding that way through. As always, our 11th edition also seeks to embrace play, mysticism, and whimsy—we go into a vast underground network of caves in the Ecuadorian Amazon rumored to contain evidence of an advanced civilization lost to history and under the sea where there’s, allegedly, more than one type of fish that makes people trip.
Like the human experience, the psychedelic experience often encompasses a spectrum of feeling—and we hope the magazine reflects that, as you embark on a journey throughout its pages.
Preorder your copy via the link in our bio 🔗👆
Cover photo by @matt__goff
We’ve got big news! Our new podcast, The DoubleBlind Magic Hour, is hitting your airwaves on May 13th 🚀
Get ready to dive headfirst into the world of psych*delics with host Shelby Hartman (@shelbyannehart ), co-founder of DoubleBlind, and some of the most brilliant minds we know on the psychedelic frontier. From insider baseball drama within the rapidly unfolding psychedelic movement to the latest news on research, politics, and beyond, we’re serving it up fresh every week.
🔥 Deep dive conversations? Check.
💡 Insider insights? You got it.
🌈 Unfiltered discussions? Absolutely.
We’re talking everything from what’s happening with legalization, tripping essentials, and beyond. And we’re taking you behind the scenes at DoubleBlind, where we talk with our favorite journalists covering the psychedelic movement about what didn’t make it into their stories, and what *hot goss* they’re hearing in the field.
Head to the link in our bio to tune into the show’s trailer and subscribe on your favorite podcast streaming platform 🎧
Ps. We want YOU to be a part of the conversation. Who do you want to hear from? What burning questions do you have about psych*edelics? Shoot us a DM or drop us a message at the link in our bio for a chance to be featured.
Mushrooms are the chosen one. Or maybe they’ve chosen us?
Either way, new data from the RAND Corporation shows that people overwhelmingly choose to consume mushro oms over any other psyche delic. But there are a handful of beloved compounds that weren’t far behind.
Link in bio for how our drgs of choice rank in popularity.
Be careful what you fish for.
People have likely been tripping on psyche delic fish accidentally for eons. But recorded history started tracking these incidents far more recently. One of the modern incidents of psyche delic fish trips happened to a man who thought he was being attacked by giant insects.
Would you try these weird fishes?
Link in bio for more.
**This story originally appeared in Issue No. 11
Lykos Therapeutics has joined Compass Pathways and Atai Life in the race to patent “novel” drg compounds. According to reports, Lykos has quietly moved to patent M D M A.
It’s true that traditional MD MA cannot be patented, as it’s in the public domain.
So, how is Lykos doing it? By being very strategic.
Link in bio for the full story by @michellelhooq
h/t @psychedelicalpha
@samiabiruany (Biruany), the leader of Mawa Isa, a collective of women from Pinuya Village, is known for her contributions to facilitating spiritual works and pioneering studies. She is regarded as a messenger of the feminine force of the forest and has overcome the male-dominated territory to unite and empower the Huni Kuin women. Biruany is a renowned figure who has traveled abroad, inspiring women with her powerful voice reflecting the forest's beauty, charm, and strength.
Biruany’s recent release “Yube Nawá Aibu” represents the strength of the ancestral woman and honoring indigenous roots. “It was one of the first chants I learned, a prayer that opened my path,” Biriany’s says.
“Yube Nawá Aibu” is the enchanted Boa Woman, known as Siriani,” she adds. “In our tradition, it was from the world of the boa that the medicine of Nixi Pae (ayahuasca) emerged. We sing to manifest this energy, to bring strength and visions.”
@sacred.alchemist recently had the chance to speak with Biruany, alongside @txanawukong of @nawabuculture and @dayanamendoza.us of @healtheheros in our monthly DoubleBlind Workshop, on preparing for ceremony, Indigenous reciprocity, and the importance of integration work after an intense journey. Click the link in our bio to register for the recorded session and click the link in @nawabuculture ’s bio for the full music video out now on YouTube.
After a long and arduous legal battle, a patient suffering from cluster headaches in Canada has been granted legal access to psilocybin mushrooms for his condition.
“This is a historic win for Mr. Lance that sets a precedent for others in need of medical psilocybin,” said Spencer Hawkswell, chief executive officer of TheraPsil (@therapsil ), a psychedelic advocacy group.
How will this decision impact other patients with the same condition?
Link in bio for the full story.
The US presidential election is upon us. 🗳️ What does that mean for psychedelic reform?
For DoubleBlind Issue No. 11, political reporter Reilly Capps looked at where Biden and Trump stand; what power the Executive Branch and Congress have to implement meaningful change in Washington on their own; and the likelihood that that will happen in the next four years.
Want to know what he found out? DB Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief, Shelby Hartman (@shelbyannehart ) and Reilly dive into his reporting in the latest hot goss session on The DoubleBlind Magic Hour. It’s out now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube 🎧
Ps. Want to get your brand in front of The DoubleBlind Magic Hour listeners? DM us to get connected with our head of partnerships and learn more about our sponsorship packages.
The FDA, CDC, and other local agencies launched an investigation into the “mu s h room” brand Diamond Shuumz when 23 people were hospitalized and 39 others fell severely ill after consuming its products.
While the FDA and CDC’s most recent lab tests found research chems, DoubleBlind dug into the brand’s COAs a bit and discovered the COAs are… not quite as they seem.
Link in bio for the full story.
Is your Zoom doctor (or practitioner) actually who they say they are?
A recent investigation shows that a popular MDMA Zoom shrink isn’t who he says he is. Recent reporting by Jules Evans uncovered that Jonathan Robinson’s license as a marriage and family therapist lapsed in 2007. Yet, he still claims he's a licensed therapist in articles, podcast appearances, and on his website. 🤔
Link in bio for the full story.
The practice of Western astrology, traced back to ancient Mesopotamia, draws from centuries of planetary correlations to reflect personal aspects, seasons of ease or challenge, and even global ruptures. This tradition also understands the planets to have certain binary qualities: They may be either cold or hot, for example, or wet or dry. 🪐
But these binary humors and the common interpretation of certain planets as either feminine or masculine may not resonate with someone whose experience of gender and sexuality is more fluid.
Dr. Diana Quinn is a multi-hyphenate astrologer, who explores the notion that the planets’ archetypal qualities can be seen as multivalent, understanding that binary associations also contain their opposites.
Putting a queer lens on this interpretation creates space for queer and trans people to look to the planets as teachers, wisened by the passage of time and steadfast in their orbits 🌝.
The Jedi Mind Fuck strain of P. cubensis has grown in popularity in the last few years, particularly through amateur mycology groups on social media platforms like Reddit and Instagram.
Like many cubensis strains, JMF has been hyped as extra potent, with standard doses between one and three grams getting rave reviews — but the actual data suggests the potency is quite varied. Nevertheless, JMF remains popular and has a reputation for growing particularly large fruits and for growing aggressively.
