Showing posts with label entheogen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label entheogen. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics Conference


http://www.horizonsnyc.org/site/

2012 Speakers

Alphabetical by last name:
  • MATTHEW BAGGOTT, PH.D., “Beyond Fear: The Effects of MDMA in Humans”
  • ALEXANDER BELSER, “The Rule of Three from NYU: (1) A patient speaks, (2) A proposed narrative study of patient experiences, and (3) Recent findings from the NYU Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Study”
  • AMY EMERSON, “MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD Research: Bridging Biology and Psychology”
  • KEVIN FEENEY, J.D., “Ayahuasca & Law: International Perspective”
  • CHARLES S. GROB, M.D., “Why Psychedelics Matter”
  • ROMAN HANIS, “Amazonian Grass Roots Research on Entheogen-based healing of Physical Pathologies”
  • JAMES KENT, “Psychedelic Information Theory: Mapping the Limits of Human Perception and Imagination”
  • MARIAVITTORIA MANGINI, Ph.D., FNP, “Gender and Psychedelics: Exploring Women’s Experience”
  • RALPH METZNER, PH.D., “Psychoactive Substances in Shamanism and Psychotherapy”
  • SIDARTA RIBEIRO, PH.D., “Seeing with the Eyes Shut: Neural Basis of Enhanced Visual Imagery following Ayahuasca Ingestion”

Monday, May 24, 2010

Do entheogen-induced mystical experiences boost the immune system? Psychedelics, peak experiences, and wellness






by Thomas B. Robert

Thomas B. Roberts PhD is a Professor of Educational Psychology at Northern Illinois University, DeKaIb, IL (USA), where he has taught courses on transpersonal, mind-body, psychedelic, and consciousness topics.
http://csp.org/practices/entheogens/doc/roberts-immune.html