RESOURCES
We believe that psychedelics can be done safely with adequate knowledge and community support. Here we provide educational sources and organizations that offer psychedelic research, education, harm-reduction, and integration support.
Research
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Promotes research of the highest scientific quality with the classic hallucinogens and related compounds in order to contribute to a greater understanding of the mind leading to the improvement of the human condition and alleviating suffering.
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Researchers of Psychedelics, Leaders of Change.
Founded in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization specializing in research and education. Our work develops medical, legal, and cultural shifts so people can benefit from the careful use of psychedelics and marijuana for mental health, well-being, and connection.
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The Beckley Foundation pioneers psychedelic research to drive evidence-based drug policy reform, founded and directed by Amanda Feilding as a UK-based think-tank and NGO.
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Robin Carhart-Harris, a psychologist and neuroscientist, heads the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London and is a professor of Neurology at UCSF's School of Medicine. He led the first UK clinical study on psilocybin and the first UK clinical study on a classic psychedelic in over 40 years.
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A study.
Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration: A Transtheoretical Model for Clinical Practice
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Psychedelic Research
Explore the free and extensive library of articles from health professionals and the psychedelic community!
Education
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Articles, Substance Guides, Psychedelic Professional Interviews, Free Courses, Trainings, Professional Connect, Speaker Series, Find a Licensed Provider, Join a Community, Join a Clinical Trial.
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Psilocybin Community & Education Hub.
For:
Journeyers
Find Medicine, Prep, Microdose, Choose a Sitter, Integration
Tripsitters
For Tripsitters, Therapists, and Guides: Tips & Resources
Growers
Learn a balanced approach for consistent, substantial yields. Dive into practical steps, tips for avoiding contamination, and insights to ensure a successful grow.
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Researchers of Psychedelics, Leaders of Change.
Founded in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization specializing in research and education. Our work develops medical, legal, and cultural shifts so people can benefit from the careful use of psychedelics and marijuana for mental health, well-being, and connection.
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The society for psychedelic outreach, reform, and education.
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A nonprofit conducting real-world psychedelic research and offering free community support to empower individuals in taking charge of their health. Partnered with research teams, we provide access to accurate information and data without complexity, advocating for safe psychedelic use.
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Creating Safe, Sustainable Spaces & Compassionate, Trauma-Informed Leaders
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The Nowak Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to connect and organize psychedelic communities, and give voice to the essential values and pressing issues of the psychedelic movement.
Harm Reduction
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The Zendo Project provides harm reduction education and support, aiming to transform challenging psychedelic experiences into opportunities for growth. Their vision promotes communities using harm reduction principles to aid individuals in exploring psychedelics, seeing tough experiences as avenues for self-exploration and healing.
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SHINE Collective is a nonprofit providing survivor-led peer support, public education, and ethics consultations for communities practicing altered states of consciousness.
VISION
SHINE Collective envisions a world where individuals can access healing through non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSC) safely and respectfully. They offer a platform for survivors of harm in psychedelic spaces to gather, learn, share, and heal.
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Facilitates dialogue and action to heal harms from radical drug policies by scaling harm reduction strategies, offering overdose prevention training, policy advocacy, and speaking engagements.
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Network of Emotional Support Teams (NEST) is California clinical practice specializing in private therapy, harm reduction trainings, workplace consulting, and direct care for frontline workers experiencing secondary trauma. NEST offers a proprietary compassionate care training model to providers, operators, and the public, with a commitment to promoting sustainable harm reduction principles globally.
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Psychedelic integration refers to the process of incorporating insights, experiences, and perspectives gained from psychedelic experiences into one's everyday life. This often involves reflecting on the insights gained during a trip, making sense of challenging or transformative experiences, and consciously applying these insights to promote personal growth, emotional healing, self-awareness, and positive behavioral changes. Integration practices can include journaling, therapy, meditation, art, movement, and discussions with trusted individuals or therapists to help individuals integrate their psychedelic experiences in a meaningful and constructive way.
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Aspen, CO
Held on the 4th Thursday of the month on Zoom from 6:30 - 7:30pm MT. MEETING LINK HERE. Password: 878922 | Free
Carbondale, CO
The Roaring Fork Psychedelic Integration Circle is held the 2nd Tuesday of every month at A Spiritual Center (3rd Street Center, Room #31) from 6:30-8pm. To RSVP for future meet-ups please email: rfcommunityintegration@gmail.com | Free
What is a Community Psychedelic Integration Circle?
A safe container for individuals who have used psychedelic medicines to meet and share their experiences, gain insights, and get support with a focus on psychological healing and spiritual growth while emphasizing safe practices and harm reduction. Not crisis support group or therapy session.
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Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy
One of the first legal psychedelic therapy clinics in North America. We have led thousands of people through Cannabis-Assisted and Ketamine-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy sessions that have brought major breakthroughs in their lives.
Boulder, CO
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BTTY offers addiction recovery and psychedelic preparation/integration coaching services, along with a comprehensive Coach Training Program, group coaching, family recovery programs, and related services.
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Find a Licensed Provider and/or Join a Community by clicking the “Get Therapy” link
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The Psychedelic Peer Support Line provides emotional support during and after psychedelic experiences.
Call or text 62-FIRESIDE.
Daily 11:00 am - 11:00 pm PT
The Psychedelic Peer Support Line is staffed by rigorously trained, compassionate, supportive volunteers from diverse backgrounds who listen deeply and from a place of non-judgment.
Integration
Local Resources
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Residential Treatment Center with a holistic approach to women’s wellness in Colorado.
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The organization provides services such as wilderness-based vision quests, leadership coaching, and transformative retreats.
The individuals served by the organization are driven to contribute to human evolution and planetary healing, seeking a meaningful and joyful existence. They achieve this vision by enhancing their true selves and identifying their unique purpose.
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NeuroSpa is a brain and body wellness center with locations in Willits and Aspen offering Ketamine Therapy.
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Combatting overdose deaths, the spread of infectious disease, economic costs, and other negative consequences of substance use in rural Colorado through the expansion of evidence-based, harm reduction programming and peer support services.
The following services for FREE:
* Narcan/Naloxone
* Fentanyl Test Strips
* Sterile Use Equipment for snorting, smoking and injecting
* Syringe Disposal
* Syringe Exchange
* First Aid and Wound Care Supplies
* Overdose Prevention Education
* Referrals and warm hand-offs to healthcare, legal aid, housing, etc.
* Peer Support for people who use drugs, those seeking recovery and affected friends and family
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A premier library of holistic health education.
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Aspen, CO
Held on the 4th Thursday of the month on Zoom from 6:30 - 7:30pm MT. MEETING LINK HERE Password: 878922 | Free
Carbondale, CO
The Roaring Fork Psychedelic Integration Circle is held the 2nd Tuesday of every month at A Spiritual Center (3rd Street Center, Room #31) from 6:30-8pm. To RSVP for future meet-ups please email: rfcommunityintegration@gmail.com | Free
What is a Psychedelic Integration Circle?
A safe container for individuals who have used psychedelic medicines to meet and share their experiences, gain insights, and get support with a focus on psychological healing and spiritual growth while emphasizing safe practices and harm reduction.
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Aspen Comprehensive Health Interventions, led by Dr. Giora Hahn, focuses on enhancing mental and physical well-being. They use Ketamine infusions to aid individuals facing depression, PTSD, and emotional challenges, and provide Regenerative Medicine services, harnessing the body's healing abilities to combat inflammation and degeneration.
Local Therapists
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Jaelin is a Certified Psychedelic Therapist, Transformational Life Coach, Holistic Health Coach, and Registered Nurse.
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Self-Compassion Focused Therapy and Mindfulness Workshops with a focus on anxiety.
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Dr. Constance Clancy, ED, LPC, LMHC, NCC.
As a licensed Mental Health Counselor, certified hypnotherapist, integrative life enhancement coach, with a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and a Certified Integrative Life Coach.
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Ketamine and Integration Support
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPCC) with a MA in Somatic Psychotherapy and an MA in School Counseling
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Sophia Gebbia-Richards LMSW
Psychedelics, Internal Family Systems, Akashic Records, Past Lives.
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Kat is an Occupational Therapist with a background in neurologic rehabilitation since 2009. Also an Ordained Minister since 2016, she runs a private practice bridging spirituality and western medicine. A member of the Psychedelic Medical Association since 2020, Kat emphasizes client education on safety and harm reduction.
Drug Info
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An Interactive drug combo risk chart
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eAccurate Drug Info, Mind & Spirit, Law & Freedom, Trip Reports, and Dosing
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A Beginner’s Guide to Magic Mushrooms
An open-source living document made up of a vast collection of essays and articles.
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Substance guides for Mescaline, Ibogaine, Ketamine, Psilocybin, and MDMA.
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An array of at home test kits by DanceSafe
We are working to make these available in Aspen.
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DPA is the foremost U.S. organization striving to end the drug war. We are individuals affected by the drug war – having lost loved ones to overdose, in recovery, drug users, and victims of drug criminalization. Join us to dismantle the drug war and create a compassionate future built on love, not conflict.
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An independent anonymous laboratory analysis and drug checking program of Erowid Center. Its purpose is to collect, review, manage, and publish laboratory testing results from our lab and republished from other analysis projects worldwide.
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Which MDMA supplements RollSafe recommends, when to take, and why
‘Pre-rolling’ and ‘Post-Rolling’ for MDMA to enhance the experience and reduce negative effects
Microdosing
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A global education, community, and research platform. We build vital connections in society and bring together ancestral wisdom with modern science to allow for safe, conscious, and effective microdosing with psychedelics.
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Book by C. J. Spotswood
A Step-by-Step Manual to Improve Your Physical and Mental Health through Psychedelic Medicine.
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An Integrative Microdosing education and harm reduction resource whose mission is to democratize access to psychedelic education in an effort to inform, advocate, and inspire the therapeutic and medicinal use of psychedelic medicines through a safe, conscious, and mindful approach in service to health and well-being for all.
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White Paper on Microdosing:
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Clinical psychiatric pharmacist, Dr. Ben Malcolm, offers Psychopharmacology Consulting & Psychedelic Education
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Reach out to us at aspenpsychedelic@gmail.com to schedule a consult call with the founders of Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center.
Consulting
Podcasts
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Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center produces free recorded talks including medicine 101s, harm reduction discussions, and tips on selecting a facilitator, among others, with several produced in collaboration with Aspen Public Radio.
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How Psilocybin Can Rewire Our Brain, Its Therapeutic Benefits & Its Risks with Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine.
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Shift the narrative. Unlock the potential. The planetary hub for individuals, practitioners, and professionals exploring psychedelics.
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Over the years, MAPS has amassed an incredible treasure trove of audio archives sourced from the amazing talks, presentations, and panels that have taken place at past Psychedelic Science conferences and other unique events. By selecting some of that content and bringing it to you in a podcast, we hope to create a centralized location for the greater MAPS community. If you’re a researcher, scientist, medical professional, or simply curious, we hope that you’ll find this content a valuable resource.
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"Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture, Conservation" is a podcast hosted by renowned ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin, exploring the impact and healing potential of hallucinogenic plants and fungi across global cultures. Dr. Plotkin, with almost four decades of experience studying Amazon rainforest plants, shares captivating stories and insights alongside guest experts in the field.
Articles
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By Erica Zelfand
Bad Trips Exist. Here’s How to Heal After Them.
In the psychedelic community, we often hear “bad trips don’t exist,” but that’s simply not true
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Despite having had a wonderful “trip”, the consequences of his first magic mushrooms experience continue to devastate his life a year later.
“I am ‘that guy’ with the psychedelic horror story. If you don’t read this, you might be, too”.
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Explore the Articles drop down menu for a free and extensive library of articles from health professionals and the psychedelic community!
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Important Steps Being Taken to Support Survivors
Whether you or someone you love has been violated, or you’re a part of the psychedelic community, you should know about these efforts.
By Leia Friedwoman & Katherine MacLean // September 15, 2022
Trainings
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A skills-based training course that teaches participants to identify, understand and respond to mental health and substance use challenges. One day course with in-person or virtual option. $28
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Online peer support trainings.
Harm reduction trainings provide education on how to work with challenging experiences and create a platform for honest and responsible conversations about substance use. Our intention is to create public awareness around the potential risks of drug use and to reduce these risks by providing tools and information.
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Network of Emotional Support Teams (NEST) is California clinical practice specializing in private therapy, harm reduction trainings, workplace consulting, and direct care for frontline workers experiencing secondary trauma. NEST offers a proprietary compassionate care training model to providers, operators, and the public, with a commitment to promoting sustainable harm reduction principles globally.
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By Michael Pollan
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
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Psychotherapy for Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness" by Marc B. Aixalá is a groundbreaking guide for those interested in psychedelic-assisted therapy and integration. Aixalá, a psychologist and psychotherapist, shares insights from his experience fielding integration inquiries globally. The book explores the evolution of psychedelic therapy, explains therapeutic techniques, and offers 11 metaphors for integration alongside the seven dimensions, emphasizing the integral link between preparation, the psychedelic session, and the integration process.
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By Terence Mckenna
The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution
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By Aldous Huxley
An autobiographical book written by Aldous Huxley. Published in 1954, it elaborates on his psychedelic experience under the influence of mescaline in May 1953.
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By Stanislav Grof, MD, Ph.D.
Encyclopedia For Inner Journeys
Explores the life and work of Stanislav Grof, Czech-born psychiatrist and psychedelic psychotherapy pioneer. Stan’s quest for knowledge and insights into the healing power of non-ordinary states of consciousness influenced the discipline of psychology and profoundly changed many individual lives.
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"Undoing Drugs" by Maia Szalavitz reveals the untold power of harm reduction—a proven approach that challenges conventional wisdom in drug policy. Szalavitz highlights how harm reduction, advocated by marginalized drug users and public health experts, offers a compassionate and effective means to save lives and improve health. The book explores the failures of current drug policies, the impact of harm reduction on society, and the transformative power of human connection in addressing addiction and societal issues. This compelling narrative champions a revolutionary path forward in addiction treatment and beyond.
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By: Brian C. Murakesku
The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and a real-life quest for the Holy Grail.
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By C. J. Spotswood
A Step-by-Step Manual to Improve Your Physical and Mental Health Through Psychedelic Medicine
Learn about the history, research, and helpful effects of microdosing psychedelic medicines like psilocybin, LSD, ecstasy, and more with this combination manual and workbook.
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By: James Fadiman
Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys
Presents practices for safe and successful psychedelic voyages, including the benefits of having a guide and how to be a guide
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By Michael Pollan
A radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants—and the equally powerful taboos.
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By: Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin
History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact, presents lectures from Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin's popular course on what drugs are, how they work, how they are processed by the body, and how they affect our society.
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By The McKenna Academy
Ethnopharmacologic Search For Psychoactive Drugs
A defining scholarly publication on the past and current state of research with psychedelic plant substances for medicine, therapeutics, and spiritual uses.
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By Dr. Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin
The subject of the work is psychoactive phenethylamine chemical derivatives, notably those that act as psychedelics and/or empathogen-entactogens. The main title, PiHKAL, is an acronym that stands for "Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved."
The book is arranged into two parts, the first part being a fictionalized autobiography of the couple and the second part describing 179 different psychedelic compounds (most of which Shulgin discovered himself), including detailed synthesis instructions, bioassays, dosages, and other commentary.
The second part was made freely available by Shulgin on Erowid while the first part is available only in the printed text. While the reactions described are beyond the ability of people with a basic chemistry education, some tend to emphasize techniques that do not require difficult-to-obtain chemicals. Notable among these are the use of mercury-aluminum amalgam (an unusual but easy-to-obtain reagent) as a reducing agent and detailed suggestions on legal plant sources of important drug precursors such as safrole.
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By Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin
About a family of psychoactive drugs known as tryptamines. A sequel to PIHKAL: A Chemical Love Story, TIHKAL is an acronym that stands for "Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved".
Books
Music
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Artist: East Forest
Album: Music for Mushrooms: a soundtrack for the psychedelic practitioner
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Artists: Jon Batiste & Cory Wong
Album: Meditation
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Music for Psychedelic Therapy
Johns Hopkins, the research center, also has a psychedelic therapy playlist if you’re looking for something less electronic.
What are Plant Medicines?
Plant medicines, also known as entheogens, are naturally occurring psychedelic plants and fungi that allow for personal insight and spiritual growth, and facilitate healing from a variety of mental health disorders and chronic pain.