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John Hopkins University is looking for volunteers with a current or past diagnosis of cancer to participate in "a scientific study of self-exploration and personal meaning brought about by the entheogen psilocybin."  They are specifically seeking cancer patients who are experiencing anxiety or "are feeling down" about their condition.  Volunteers must be between 21 and 70 years old with no prior history of severe psychiatric illness, or recent history of alcoholism or drug abuse.  The researchers assure that "despite the well-known problems that can arise in unstructured settings, the risks of entheogens in research and ritual contexts have proven to be very small."

Psilocybin, as found in mushrooms, has been used as an entheogen for thousands of years across the globe, helping peoples of many cultures access broader levels of consciousness, heightening their awareness of the spiritual. For those with the anxiety of a potentially terminal illness, this opportunity to communicate with the transcendental may assist them in finding them the solace they need.

 

Image: "Magic Mushrooms" by Roger B. on Flickr, courtesy of Creative Commons Licensing.

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Submitted by bts on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 01:58.
I live in Britain so i'm unable to volunteer for this study or i would... .. .. ... .... I am between 21 and 70 years old ..... .. . I have no prior history of severe psychiatric illness, or recent history of alcoholism or drug abuse........ I have not had a diagnosis of cancer, though i have several 'cronic' illnesses, also several debilitating/crippling physical problems.......... I haven't taken any psilocybin mushrooms for just over three years now ,(since the idiotic lawmakers here in Britain attached a 'life sentence' to the possession of them) the last few times i did so was the first times i had for around 18 years.............. What struck me most about the three trips i had more recently was the amazing 'MASSIVE BOOST' they gave me both physically & mentaly, I had never noticed these affects in the more distant past whenever i took them, the dominant effects (or the moreso consciously acknowledged effects) tended to be frightening, draining & often painfull, generaly unpleasant, which is the reason i gave over taking them for those 18/19 years............ I very very reluctantly took them on the first of the more recent times, if it wasn't for someone 'very' special to me being determined to take them for the first time (well actually it was something potentially much more dangerous they had made up their mind to take, i attempted to persuade them to try something less so, eventualy they decided to try psilocybin mushrooms instead, providing i would agree on taking some myself along with them),... i seemed to me it would be far better if i was with them when they had their very first trip rather than not, even so i kept on putting off the event taking place with every excuse i could conjer up, till it got to the point they was about to take some without me,........i conceded then to take part,..... ........ ........... ........in the next few days prior to the arranged date i was really quite worried about what was about to happen shortly after ingesting them (stomach pains, mental turmoil, draining of energy), the fact that i'd had two cardiac arrests resulting in the death of a large percentage of my heart muscle tissue, & also major abdominal surgery that still gave me intense pain many years on, since the previous times i'd taken psilocybin mushrooms didn't help ease my worries. I was very carefull to select only those with blue stems & all the obvious characteristics, & also carefull to get rid of all the insects, larvae, & fungus i could detect......................within a few minuits of us taking them i was feeling much more at ease.........i was getting lighter & more able to move around....& no unpleasentness stomach wise.....as the evening went by i was feeling better & better, the other person seemed to be enjoying their trip greatly, spending most of the time laughing & exclaming 'Wow'! & the like...................i communicate with that which you call "transcendental" as an everyday norm for over twenty years now, with no so called "entheogens" nessecary for this communication, though i have to say those 'mushies' definitely seemed to excentuate further the communication both physically & mentaly,........i became 'extremely' energetic, way beyond the energy levels i had when i was sixteen, before i was crippled, (this energy of course was the energy of the communication & so potentialy limitless).........i had many synchronus moments imparting information & several visions during the trip that at later dates presented themselves within my reality, the other person really enjoyed theirself the whole night long & i was feeling an 'afterglow' for several months later, maybe still can, all in all it was an experience i'm glad i didn't miss & i'm pleased for being persuaded to once again embarke on such a journey.................psilocybin mushrooms anualy grow in large quantities around where i live...inspite of them being capable of giving me such tremendous boosts of energy & well being i dare not risk taking a limp into the nearby fields & picking a handfull...to be possibly sentenced to 'life' imprisonment should i be found doing so shows how these so called 'lawmakers' are actualy no less than 'evil dictators'............... if i lived near the John Hopkins University i'd be offering myself as a volunteer this very instant .....................i hope all goes well for the study & all the people involved. ..... .. Best wishes... ... ........... .. ~Blue Tinged Stems~

I would love to participate

Submitted by buddha3004 on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 23:29.
I would love to participate (how ever i live in Austraila). I have only taken one form of mushroom which i have down coutless times due to how awesome they are. I have experiences cancer only 2 years ago(i am 21 at present) 6 months before i had a heart diease. Im am flying through all recoveries. And willing to to open my already spiritual mind. With the death of my father i feel like i need to experience a eye opener. I do believe that psychedelic drugs can help people physically and mentally. Good luck with the study

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Submitted by 2k on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 22:46.

Hopefully the mushrooms can help the people within the context of a ritual research environment.

"The universe is its own magic."  Shunryu Suzuki