Magic Mushrooms Shop weekly ''trippy'' news digest

Every week The Magic Mushrooms Shop brings you a selected and brief ‘’News Digest’’ of what we feel are some of the most interesting articles related to psychedelics, Magic Mushrooms, drugs in general, the inner self (meditation and mindfulness), and anything we find ‘’trippy’’, enjoy!

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• 11 Odd Facts about ''Magic Mushrooms''

• From Psilocybin To MDMA: Researchers Are In The Throes Of A Psychedelic Revival

• Hallucinogens Could Hold Key To Quitting Smoking

• Trudeau Lights Up Canada's Marijuana Industry

• Splendid Animation Depicting the Mystical States of Altered Consciousness

• Meditation For Beginners: A Practical Guide For Success

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11 Odd Facts about ''Magic Mushrooms''

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We often get questions related to Magic Mushrooms or Psilocybe cubensis on our Facebook page, a natural and normal reaction when you have never experienced the effects of the active compound in the mushrooms.

This  post is one of our favourite in terms of general information.  It's a fast text to read that can give you the information you need to look for further info.  You will learn about:

• How Mushrooms hyperconnect the brain.
• Slow it down to allow information to travel more freely.
• That magic mushrooms go way back.
• They change people for good.

And much more!

Read the full story here: http://www.livescience.com/48704-odd-facts-about-magic-mushrooms.html

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From Psilocybin To MDMA: Researchers Are In The Throes Of A Psychedelic Revival

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Psilocybin, more commonly known known as magic mushrooms are seen in a grow room at the Procare farm in Hazerswoude, central Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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It's undeniable, there is an actual renaissance in psychedelic research and thought!

This article explores the many prestigious universities (Imperial College London,  John Hopkins University) that are presently running very interesting research programs to explore the possibility that psychedelic compounds might effectively treat afflictions including depression, post-traumatic disorder, addiction and anxiety.

In 2006, Roland Griffiths, a psychopharmacologist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a team of researchers published a groundbreaking article in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, “Psilocybin Can Occasion Mystical-Type Experiences Having Substantial and Sustained Personal Meaning and Spiritual Significance.” The paper concludes that, “When administered under supportive conditions, psilocybin occasioned experiences similar to spontaneously occurring mystical experiences.” Two-thirds of those involved in the sessions described them as being among the most meaningful experiences of their lives.

This is not new, a few decades ago their peers set out to do just that but where stopped by legislation and demonization of the mystical experience mushrooms can give you.  Timothy Leary is one of those researchers that was persecuted, Richard Nixon even called him ''the most dangerous man in North America''.

It goes on to explain that the effort by governments to put an end to research in that field is due to the sense of clarity and understanding that comes out of the primary mystical experience, it was threatening to them.  Can you think of another area of science regarded as dangerous and taboo that all research gets shut down for decades? It’s unprecedented in modern science.

Read the full story here: http://www.mintpressnews.com/from-psilocybin-to-mdma-researchers-are-in-the-throes-of-a-psychedelic-revival/210550/

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Hallucinogens Could Hold Key To Quitting Smoking

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"Lewis Hine, Newsies smoking at Skeeter's Branch, St. Louis, 1910" by Lewis Hine - Lewis Hine: Newsies smoking at Skeeter's Branch, St. Louis, 1910, based on file from Library of Congress.

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If you are a smoker chances are that you have tried to quit at least once in your life.  Smokers know it can be a very challenging experience to try to quit.

This article explores a study that has been carried by Johns Hopkins University, a study on the effects of using psylocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, to help smokers to quit.  It appears the results where very impressive!

The study tha was published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology showed a smoking abstinence rate of 80 percent after six months.  Compare that to the 35 percent rate for a drug called varenicline, which is considered as one for the mos effective addiction treatment options for smokers...

What could possibly be the the reason behind this success?  According to Dr. Matthew Johnson: "When administered after careful preparation and in a therapeutic context, psilocybin can lead to deep reflection about one's life and spark motivation to change."

Read the full story here: http://www.attn.com/stories/3773/mushrooms-and-quitting-smoking

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Trudeau Lights Up Canada's Marijuana Industry

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Marijuana might just become legal in Canada after Justin Trudeau, the Liberal Party leader was elected as Prime Minister. 

Medical marijuana has been projected to become a $1 billion business in Canada by 2020. The legalization of recreational use could push the industry into a $7 billion business by some estimates.

During the campaign Trudeau admitted that he had smoked pot maybe 5 or 6 times in his life and even when a member of parliament.

Read the full story here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/debraborchardt/2015/10/21/trudeau-lights-up-marijuana-supporters/

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Splendid Animation Depicting the Mystical States of Altered Consciousness

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What is higher consciousness?  How can we reach it?  Is attained through religious practice?

It seems that higher consciousness has nothing inherently to do with spirituality and can be defined in rational and secular terms.  This is important because higher consciousness can really help us become better persons, to move beyond our self interests and to explain others actions by their distress rather in terms of simply how it affects us.  This ultimately helps us to lead happier lives.

This video has been produced by ''The School of LIfe'', an organisation devoted to developing emotional intelligence through the help of culture.  It is as they mention on their Website '' a place to step back and think intelligently about central emotional concerns''

We thoroughly enjoyed this video, and we know you will to!

Meditation For Beginners: A Practical Guide For Success

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Via: ArpornSeemaroj | Shutterstock

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It also states the false myths about meditation, myths that have discouraged people from meditating in the past.

• Reduces streess
• Makes you happier
• Makes you smarter
• Makes you healthier
• Makes you more resilient
• Can decrease you biological age by 12
• Enhances your ability to learn
• And much more!