The European Commission has banned four noval psychoactive substances (NPS) usually referred to as research chemicals: Methoxetamine, AH 7921, 25I-NBOMe and MDPV. This decision has come after an investigation by Europol and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Abuse (EMCDDA) found that these substances had ‘no established medical...
The inherent qualities of the plant kingdom present many opportunities for learning and this two day event, taking place at Regent’s University, London, on October 4-5, will be an exploration into how we can learn more and deepen our relationship with them. Set to transform our relationship with the environment...
This article, by Malcolm Davy-Barnes, was originally published in the Psychedelic Press UK print journal (2013 Vol.2) Once, for half an hour or more, I was a lion. The kind of lion you might see in a Sixteenth Century alchemical woodcut. A lion infused with a golden strength, and I...
Psychedelic drugs have fascinated and delighted humans for thousands of years. Studies indicate that they can leave people calmer, happier, kinder and more open-minded, and they are being investigated as a treatment for a range of psychiatric illnesses. Although the authorities continue to attempt to prevent their use, there are...
The Entheo-Science Congress took place between the 12 and 14 September in Potsdam, Germany. Before arriving, we had the impression that the discussion of the science of generating God within, as the title indicated, would take place within the cloistered walls of a conference hall. Indeed, one of the...
Wired 2014 is a two day technology conference taking place between October 16th and 17th at the Tobacco Dock, London, and Psychedelic Press readers have a 10% discount on tickets! World changing inventions and ideas are on the menu with 45 speakers covering such diverse grounds as robotics, ways to tackle...
The Ecology, Cosmos and Consciousness salon presents:Flying Through Time with the Green/Witching OintmentKaren Lawton… Tuesday, 30th September, 2014 October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AL Please RSVP on Facebook (afraid so) so that we can anticipate numbers – Please pay on the door. Entry £7 /£5 Concessions, Arrive...
From 20th September until 12th October 2014 at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Intoxication Season will explore the secret history behind Mind-Altering Plants and Fungi: From the opium poppy with chemical powers that have shaken economic and political worlds for centuries, to extraordinary ‘ordinary’ plants such as coffee and...
The latest Psychedelic Press UK journal (2014 Vol.3) is now available! Buy your copy here. Contributions include: The Lotos-Eaters – Mike Jay DMT and the Topology of Reality – Andrew Gallimore Watts Ego – Robert Dickins What Exactly is ‘Ayahuasca Tourism’? – Ross Heaven Beats on Acid – Roger Keen Back...
The following review and video has been made by the irrepressible Abe Cambridge. Two months ago I moved to South Africa and started to adjust to the Cape Townian winter and its regular beatings of rain and a driving wind pumping up from the frozen depths of the Antarctic and...
