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three women in the history of psychedelic research

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A Hidden History of Women and Psychedelics Written by Mariavittoria Mangini, Ph.D., FNP MAPS Bulletin Spring 2019: Vol. 29, No. 1 Download this article. Mariavittoria Mangini, Ph.D., FNP There is plenty of writing about women and drugs, but the discourse around psychedelics has historically been dominated by men. The drug experiences of women have been both sensationalized for their scandalous aspects and sterilized in clinical reports, but the role of women in the investigation of psychedelics prior to criminalization is obscure, and the identities of early women experimenters are often unknown. Discourse, in critical analytic terms, is larger, more complex and more formal than conversation. It includes complex systems of rules, roles, rituals, goals, professional credentials, customs, habits, combinations of words, and patterns of thought. These complex systems were described as “games” by Timothy Leary, and were what his famous (or infamous) slogan “Turn On, Tune In, D...

foucault changed by lsd ? ... tip-top reviewing by eric bulson in the TLS, May 17 2019

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Foucault

mapping the emotions

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http://www.openculture.com/2019/05/mapping-emotions-in-the-body.html https://www.consciousentities.com/2018/09/the-map-of-feelings/

micro-dosing ... long newspaper article with proponents/practitioners and with some expert caveats

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/03/psychedelic-drugs-women-taking-tiny-doses-hattie-garlick

a big survey in germany questions "people's sense of oneness"

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190411101803.htm

a new book on dreaming ...

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/14/dreams-perfect-canvas-intense-visions-alice-robb-interview

on the usefulness of MDMA in treating depression

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/14/psychedelic-renaissance-could-mdma-help-with-ptsd-depression-and-anxiety?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR3mrHUne8HFsO44YVV6ed_v1DssfwQFBOsL569QIqg4hhRiE69dDCtU-MI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDMA