💧 The Most High: the secret psychoactive recipes of the old testament

Welcome back to The Drop In, DoubleBlind’s psychedelic newsletter serving up news, culture, and journalistic excellence about the underground straight to your inbox.

Did you have a good Solstice? Since our workshop on the 16th, where we explored the art of working with muscaria, we’ve been immersing ourselves in the rich lore of this stunning speckled mushroom. In fact, our featured story this week is about a psychoactive yellow Amanita. Have you heard of (or seen) it before? It’s surprisingly common in woodland areas. The question is: Should you consume it? Learn all about this bright mushroom — and its identification risks — below!

If you keep scrolling, you’ll find stories about psychoactive plants in the Bible, a designer drug known as “moxy,” and you’ll even find an opportunity to support a non-profit scholarship initiative dedicated to helping disadvantaged individuals access ayahuasca, ketamine treatments, and MDMA therapy.

Lastly, if you’re not doing anything on January 5, we’re hosting a workshop on the relationship between storytelling and catharsis. Come! You can find out more about it here.

Happy Solstice to You & Yours 🌙 🍄 ✨

Mary Carreón
Senior Editor

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Openly talking about psychedelics in mainstream media may be a recent development, but they’ve been subtly (or not-so-subtly) hinted at for decades in popular TV shows. Here are the most iconic scenes inspired by psychedelics.

On the Gulf Coast of Louisiana grows a rare, potent psychedelic mushroom. At first, it looks like any other cubensis, but there’s more to this lookalike than meets the eye. In this article, we take a closer look at the strange genetics of the Acadian Coast mushroom.

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• Evidence of psychoactive plant use in the Old Testament gives new meaning to “The Most High.” Some of these mixtures of potent plant resins create powerful, complex biochemical cocktails unmatched in modern psychopharmacology. Read the full story here.

• Internal Family Systems, or IFS, is a popular therapeutic approach among underground psychedelic guides, but it can also introduce an idea few are prepared to handle skillfully: non-corporeal entities with dubious intentions. In IFS terminology, they are called “unattached burdens.” We know them as demons. Entities are common in the world of shamanic plant medicine, but how do they fit into the world of modern therapy? Read the full story here.
  
  

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Psychedelic Storytelling Catharsis
January 5 | 11am PT

Our lives are driven by the stories we tell ourselves. Changing our internal narrative and how we frame our past and current challenges can profoundly impact everything from our life’s direction to how we show up in our day-to-day relationships. Simple storytelling becomes a catalyst for healing, growth, and empowerment.

This free workshop brings archetypal storytelling frameworks and psychedelic integration techniques to help you better define your life’s narrative. Unpack the wisdom you carry and experience the powerful catharsis of sharing your story in a supportive environment, illuminating your inner light while deepening your collective understanding of how psychedelics facilitate transformation.

Your story can be a source of depression and resignation or inspiration and resilience. Which will you choose in 2025?

Register for the workshop here. It’s free with a 30-day trial to DoubleBlind+.

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💊 Moxy is a “designer drug” originally synthesized by Sasha Shulgin. It’s one of the few that is still legal to buy. The effect is somewhere in between MDMA and LSD and can be hard to describe. Here’s what you need to know about this curious compound

🍄 We’ve written a lot about how to grow your own mushrooms, but it’s also important to understand why this is a good idea. It’s not just about money or reducing risk. Here’s why you should grow your own mushrooms. 

😴 Psychedelics generally have a contentious relationship with sleep, but mushrooms are oddly ambivalent. Sometimes, your sleep is better. Sometimes it’s worse. Why is that? We asked the experts what we know (and don’t) about shrooms and sleep.

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