March Spore: The Future of Psychedelics

Join us for a lecture with JHU psilocybin researcher, Matthew Johnson http://www.bpru.org/bio/mjohnson.html to learn more about how this psychoactive ingredient found in mushrooms can be used to invoke mystical experiences for the purpose of treating people diagnosed with cancer. www.cancer-insight.org Additionally, Matt will also talk about:

Psilocybin facilitated treatment for quitting smoking
A study on the effects of psilocybin on undertaking a meditation and spiritual awareness practice
A study on Salvia divinorum
If you're interested in becoming involved with these studies, please visit, http://www.hopkinsbayview.org/studies/

While Matthew Johnson speak to us about psychedelic research, Matthew Muirhead's vibrant, entheogenic paintings will be on display, http://www.bakerartistawards.org/nomination/view/mattmuirhead.

Afterwards (right across the street)

We'll be hosting an after party (from 9 to 12) at the Whole Gallery
in the H&H Building, 405 W. Franklin St.

Join us for the hypnotic sounds of PSYNET and PLAEGROUND http://www.plaeground.com/ with live painting by Colin Smallwood & Cheezer

Cost $5

Also, read more about his theme is being explored network wide in other cities:

Evolver.net, MAPS, the Beckley Foundation, & Brainwaving present

Evolver Spores: The Future of Psychedelics

Wed, March 17th

For millennia, cultures around the world expanded minds and visions with “teacher plants” – what we commonly know today as psychedelics. The widespread popularity of LSD during the 1960s awakened the Western psyche to these powerful substances, ushering in a period of wild experimentation that revolutionized art and music, inspired social movements, and opened new vistas of possibility for psychotherapy. But a swift backlash from the establishment made psychedelics illegal, repressing and marginalizing them as “dangerous drugs.”

Today, there is new potential for psychedelics to be reintroduced into mainstream culture, not as drastic catalysts of social upheaval but as tools that can help people overcome serious problems, explore mystical experiences, find inspiration, and understand more about consciousness and the brain. Psychedelic research with human subjects is underway again after a 35-year blockade, thanks to the efforts of non-profit organizations like MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) and the Beckley Foundation. Prominent newspapers and magazines are giving these substances another look, acknowledging their potential for therapeutic and spiritual breakthroughs if used with care. At the same time, the worldwide resurgence of interest in indigenous shamanism indicates a deeper maturity and respect emerging toward these ancient sacraments.

In this Spore, we will explore and discuss the exciting new frontiers for psychedelics in our modern culture, as both scientifically verified medicines and intentional tools for personal development.

http://www.evolver.net/psychedelics_spore