Psilociety
/ˌsaɪləˈsaɪəti, ˌsɪləˈsaɪəti/
noun Psilocybin Society
A collective dedicated to advancing public understanding of psilocybin and psychedelic research through summaries of scientific studies and in-depth interviews with leading researchers.
My Inspiration
My journey with psychedelics began in the UK in 2004. Due to a loophole in the law, people could sell freshly harvested psilocybin mushrooms. We would travel to Camden Town in north London and buy a box of mushrooms from the market.
The mushrooms tasted foul, so we'd grab a NY-style pizza slice, line mushrooms down the middle, and roll it into a psychedelic pizza hot dog.
We'd then walk around Camden Town—which is trippy without psychedelics— before heading to a park to hang out, talk shit and have a laugh.
This regular weekend routine lasted about six months until the British government closed the loophole and stopped the sale of mushrooms in Camden Town.
I didn't take psychedelics again for almost 20 years.
In 2022, I rediscovered mushrooms while visiting a friend in Cape Town. We took a couple of grams of Albino Penis Envy and had a profound trip. I was going through a breakup at the time, and this experience helped me see this relationship was not what I wanted. I made peace that day with the idea of ending the relationship and moved on.
For the next few months, I took small doses, 0.5-1 gram, of mushrooms once or twice a week. It helped me process my past while creating clarity for the man I wanted to be and the future I was aiming for.
I also tried micro-dosing daily for a couple of months but didn't have the same results as macrodosing.
I've used mushrooms therapeutically ever since. Usually, every six months or so, I'll find a quiet place to take some shrooms and assess where I'm at.
I find psilocybin forces me to be introspective and honest about my circumstances, relationships, state of mind, and problems. I also use mushrooms to think. I'm able to focus on a specific idea and get super creative.
Psilocybin mushrooms have helped me immensely. I cannot understand why these natural substances are regulated and banned—especially when there is growing evidence to support the fact psilocybin offers many benefits.
It gives me great joy that things are changing with new studies emerging about psilocybin's ability to heal. I found it difficult to read many studies, so I used AI tools to help summarize and distill the information.
This self-education led me to start Psilociety—a place to share these summaries about psychedelic research. Psilociety is also a place for scientists and researchers to share their thoughts, ideas, and opinions about these substances.
I want to use this collective expertise to create frameworks and pathways for governments worldwide to legalize psychedelics responsibly.
These substances should not be seen as "alternative therapies," but rather as natural remedies for tackling mental health conditions.