> nice....
>
> the JSM has some crossover into these areas of course, we've (i've)
> reviewed Andy Letcher's Shroom; A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom,
> for example, and there is (or at least was) someone on this list who was
> involved in legitimate university-funded biochemical research into
> entheogenic substances. I also have a cultural history of LSD book on the
> way for review purposes for the JSM
>
> and there is of course MAPS, the multi-disciplinary association for
> psychedelic studies: http://www.maps.org/ some of whose list members pop
> up here now and again *waves*
>
> dave e
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "grant b, sun reporter" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Psilocybin mushroom research: Lasting
> mystical states.
>
>
>> Just saw this science bulletin on PhysOrg, thought it might be relevant,
>> at least as far as showing how "hard"(-ish) science deals with mystical
>> states:
>>
>> http://www.physorg.com/news134110402.html
>>
>> Headline: Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report
>>
>> Lead paragraph:
>>>> In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance
>>>> contained in "sacred mushrooms," produces substantial spiritual
>>>> effects, a Johns Hopkins team reports that those beneficial effects
>>>> appear to last more than a year. <<
>>
>> The study group consisted of 36 volunteers, who were evaluated in terms
>> of well-being, but also (apparently) were asked to rank the mushroom
>> experience in terms of "spiritual significance." It was usually in the
>> top 5 spiritually significant events of the subject's life.
>>
>> And if you're interested, here's a pdf from the researchers' presentation
>> at the 2007 Mid-Year Research Conference on Religion & Spirituality
>> called "Psilocybin and the Frontier of Experimental Mysticism" :
>> http://www.apa.org/divisions/div36/Conference/2007FactSheets/GriffithsAndRichardsFactSheet.pdf
>>
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