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Liz Jarrard

5 articles on the Psychable Learn hub.

Muslim Art: Have Psychedelics Impacted Islamic Art Forms? Are Psychedelics Considered Halal?

Psychedelic art is known for its recreation of themes that are geometric, often colorful, with intricate repeating patterns—like looking through a child’s kaleidoscope. In Islam, these artistic ornamentations—called arabesques—crop up in stained glass, tapestries, architecture, furniture carvings and laid into intricate mosaics. Mandalas in Tibetan, Navajo, and other cultures or religious traditions are similar in their […]

By Liz Jarrard

Updated Oct 20, 20224 min read

Psychedelics

Was Carl Jung’s Red Book the Result of Psychedelics?

Carl Jung is the founding figure in analytical psychology emerging during the 20th century. Both Jung, and Sigmund Freud, Jung’s one-time mentor, informed much of our language and ideas surrounding the human psyche, modern psychoanalysis, our human condition, and culture. One of Carl Jung’s most interesting hypotheses is that the human psyche—or the collective human […]

By Liz Jarrard

Updated Apr 26, 20216 min read

Psychedelics

Healing Religious Trauma with Psychdedelics

Psychedelics may be used as a treatment to heal trauma caused by adhering to a religion, especially a high-demand, orthodox religion. Healing from religious trauma, sometimes called religious trauma syndrome, is a long road often marred with deep emotional pain and possible ejection from close-knit religious communities. Healing from religious trauma may be very difficult—but […]

By Liz Jarrard

Updated Jun 30, 20236 min read

Guides

How to Find the Best Magic Mushroom Retreats

Attending a magic mushroom retreat can be a deeply spiritual and cathartic experience—purposely removed from the stress of everyday life and society. They are a welcome oasis in the dour desert of structure, calendars, deadlines, noise, and mania. Magic mushrooms get their “magical” reputation from psilocybin—a molecule that shifts the way our brains perceive sensory […]

By Liz Jarrard

Updated Oct 20, 20226 min read

Cannabis

Cannabis and Cancer Treatment – What the Research Says

Medical Editor: Dr. Lynn Marie Morski, MD, Esq In recent years, scientists have created many innovations for treating symptoms of cancer and cancer-related ailments. Sometimes, help and hope grow from the most unexpected places. Cannabis, or marijuana, is well known as a recreational drug. More recently, cannabis has been used for many medicinal purposes, including […]

By Liz Jarrard

Updated Oct 20, 20225 min read