#psychedelicuse — Public Fediverse posts

"#Psychedelics – like dancing, drumming, darkness and other psychotropic drugs – push #shamans into states where they and their communities believe them to access otherworldly powers. This contrasts with the western clinical application, where psychedelics are administered like medicine and used to break down patients’ harmful patterns of thought."

The article is a little confusing. It seems to question the #ancientorigins of #psychedelicuse, but the presented evidences are quite weak.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/01/the-ancient-psychedelics-myth-people-tell-tourists-the-stories-they-think-are-interesting-for-them

"#Psychedelics – like dancing, drumming, darkness and other psychotropic drugs – push #shamans into states where they and their communities believe them to access otherworldly powers. This contrasts with the western clinical application, where psychedelics are administered like medicine and used to break down patients’ harmful patterns of thought."

The article is a little confusing. It seems to question the #ancientorigins of #psychedelicuse, but the presented evidences are quite weak.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/01/the-ancient-psychedelics-myth-people-tell-tourists-the-stories-they-think-are-interesting-for-them

"#Psychedelics – like dancing, drumming, darkness and other psychotropic drugs – push #shamans into states where they and their communities believe them to access otherworldly powers. This contrasts with the western clinical application, where psychedelics are administered like medicine and used to break down patients’ harmful patterns of thought."

The article is a little confusing. It seems to question the #ancientorigins of #psychedelicuse, but the presented evidences are quite weak.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/01/the-ancient-psychedelics-myth-people-tell-tourists-the-stories-they-think-are-interesting-for-them

"#Psychedelics – like dancing, drumming, darkness and other psychotropic drugs – push #shamans into states where they and their communities believe them to access otherworldly powers. This contrasts with the western clinical application, where psychedelics are administered like medicine and used to break down patients’ harmful patterns of thought."

The article is a little confusing. It seems to question the #ancientorigins of #psychedelicuse, but the presented evidences are quite weak.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/01/the-ancient-psychedelics-myth-people-tell-tourists-the-stories-they-think-are-interesting-for-them

"#Psychedelics – like dancing, drumming, darkness and other psychotropic drugs – push #shamans into states where they and their communities believe them to access otherworldly powers. This contrasts with the western clinical application, where psychedelics are administered like medicine and used to break down patients’ harmful patterns of thought."

The article is a little confusing. It seems to question the #ancientorigins of #psychedelicuse, but the presented evidences are quite weak.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/01/the-ancient-psychedelics-myth-people-tell-tourists-the-stories-they-think-are-interesting-for-them