Foundations
Where this work comes from, what it actually is, and what we know about how it works. Start here if you're new to the medicine or want to understand the foundations of it.
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What This Work Is, and What It Isn’t
A short orientation for anyone new to the medicine — what to expect from this site and from the work itself.
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The Science of Brief Mystical Experiences
A look at what researchers have learned about brief but intense altered states — including findings from the Johns Hopkins psilocybin lab and what neuroscience reveals about ego dissolution.
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The Brief Window: What Happens in Those Minutes
A look at what's known and unknown about what happens during the brief but intense experience — neurologically, phenomenologically, and in terms of what people consistently report.
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Where the Medicine Comes From
brief history of how this particular medicine moved from a small corner of the Sonoran Desert into Western practice, and why the lineage matters.
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