Sacred Library

Resources & Research

A curated one-stop library of the most important podcasts, documentaries, books, clinical research, and educational content on psychedelic medicine and healing. Everything you need to go deep.

Podcasts

Weekly · All Medicines

Psychedelics Today

Joe Moore & Kyle Buller

The most comprehensive podcast in the space — science, culture, policy, and personal stories. Hundreds of episodes covering every medicine and modality.

Clinical Focus

Psychedelic Medicine Podcast

Dr. Lynn Marie Morski

Clinical research, medical practice, and legal developments. Interviews with leading researchers, physicians, and therapists on the frontlines of psychedelic medicine.

MDMA · Research

MAPS Podcast

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

Directly from the organization that has led MDMA clinical trials for 35+ years. Conversations with researchers, therapists, and patients in the MAPS ecosystem.

Academic · Science

Altered States

UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics

Award-nominated (Webby Awards 2025). Deep academic dives into the neuroscience, philosophy, and cultural history of psychedelic experiences.

Therapists · Healers

The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast

Eamon Armstrong

Conversations with therapists, healers, retreat leaders, and enthusiasts. Designed for practitioners and those exploring psychedelic-assisted healing.

NPR · Ibogaine Feature

Radiolab: The Ecstasy of an Open Brain

WNYC / NPR

A landmark episode exploring the neuroscience of psychedelics — from psilocybin to ibogaine — with stunning storytelling and expert interviews.

NPR · Series

Luminous: A Series About Psychedelics

NPR / To The Best of Our Knowledge

A beautifully produced NPR series exploring the big questions around psychedelic experiences — consciousness, healing, and what it means to change your mind.

Personal Growth · Plant Medicine

Aubrey Marcus Podcast

Aubrey Marcus

Personal growth, plant medicine, and consciousness. Marcus speaks openly about his own ayahuasca and psilocybin experiences and interviews leading voices in the space.

Documentaries & Films

Netflix · 4 Episodes

How to Change Your Mind

2022 · Netflix

Michael Pollan's landmark 4-part documentary series — one episode each on LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and mescaline. The most accessible introduction to psychedelic medicine for a mainstream audience.

Netflix · Veterans · PTSD

In Waves and War

2025 · Netflix

Former Navy SEALs find healing through guided psychedelic therapy for PTSD and traumatic brain injury. A powerful, emotional documentary that helped shift public perception of psychedelic medicine.

Apple TV · Ayahuasca

Plant Medicine

2025 · Apple TV / Prime Video / Gaia

Seven strangers journey to Costa Rica's Rythmia Center for a week of ayahuasca ceremonies. Raw confessionals, sacred rituals, and profound breakthroughs — a window into what transformation looks like.

Psilocybin · Consciousness

Fantastic Fungi

2019 · Netflix / Streaming

The film that introduced millions to psilocybin mushrooms. Narrated by Brie Larson, featuring Paul Stamets. Explores the mycelium network, consciousness, and the healing potential of psilocybin.

All Medicines · History

Neurons to Nirvana

2013 · Streaming

A beautiful, comprehensive documentary exploring five psychedelic substances: LSD, psilocybin, ayahuasca, cannabis, and MDMA — their history, science, and therapeutic potential.

Netflix · Cultural

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

2020 · Netflix

Celebrities share their psychedelic experiences with humor and honesty — mixed with expert commentary on the science and cultural history. Accessible and entertaining.

Ibogaine · Addiction

Descending the Mountain

2022 · Streaming

A deeply personal documentary following individuals through ibogaine treatment for addiction. One of the most honest portrayals of the ibogaine experience ever filmed.

Psilocybin · End-of-Life

A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin

2015 · Streaming

Follows cancer patients using psilocybin-assisted therapy to address end-of-life anxiety. Pioneering clinical research from NYU and Johns Hopkins, told through patient stories.

YouTube Channels & Series

Essential Books

Essential Reading

How to Change Your Mind

Michael Pollan · 2018

The book that brought psychedelic medicine to mainstream America. Pollan investigates the history and science of LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA — and undergoes his own guided experiences. Essential reading.

Plant Medicine

This Is Your Mind on Plants

Michael Pollan · 2021

A follow-up exploring three psychoactive plants — opium, caffeine, and mescaline — and what our relationship with them reveals about consciousness, culture, and the nature of the mind.

Safety · Preparation

The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide

James Fadiman, PhD · 2011

The definitive guide to safe, therapeutic, and sacred psychedelic journeys. Fadiman is one of the original psychedelic researchers and covers preparation, set and setting, and integration in depth.

Clinical Research

Psychedelic Medicine

Dr. Richard Louis Miller · 2017

Interviews with 14 leading researchers on the healing powers of LSD, MDMA, psilocybin, and ayahuasca. A comprehensive clinical overview from the people doing the research.

Classic · Mescaline

The Doors of Perception

Aldous Huxley · 1954

The foundational text. Huxley's account of his mescaline experience in 1953 — philosophical, visionary, and still the most eloquent description of what psychedelic consciousness feels like.

Ethnobotany · Classic

Plants of the Gods

Richard Evans Schultes & Albert Hofmann · 1979

The definitive ethnobotanical survey of psychoactive plants across world cultures. Written by the man who discovered LSD (Hofmann) and the father of ethnobotany (Schultes). A sacred text.

History · Ancient Greece

The Road to Eleusis

Wasson, Hofmann & Ruck · 1978

The controversial thesis that the ancient Greek Eleusinian Mysteries — the most sacred ritual in the ancient world — involved a psychedelic brew. A landmark of psychedelic scholarship.

Altered States · Performance

Stealing Fire

Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal · 2017

How Navy SEALs, Silicon Valley executives, and maverick scientists are using altered states to solve the world's most intractable problems. A modern framework for understanding non-ordinary consciousness.

Ayahuasca · DNA · Consciousness

The Cosmic Serpent

Jeremy Narby · 1998

An anthropologist's investigation into the relationship between ayahuasca visions and DNA. One of the most mind-bending books ever written about plant medicine and consciousness.

Hawaiian Medicine · Essential

Lāʻau Lapaʻau: The Practice of Hawaiian Herbal Medicine

June Gutmanis · 1977

The foundational text on traditional Hawaiian plant medicine. Documents the healing plants, preparation methods, and spiritual context of lāʻau lapaʻau as practiced by the kahuna healers.

Key Clinical Research

Peer-reviewed studies and landmark research papers that form the scientific foundation of psychedelic medicine. Click any paper to read the full study.

Ibogaine · Opioid AddictionAmerican Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse · 2018

Ibogaine Treatment Outcomes for Opioid Dependence

Noller et al.

A single ibogaine treatment reduced opioid withdrawal symptoms and achieved opioid cessation or sustained reduced use in dependent individuals. 228 citations. The landmark ibogaine addiction study.

Ibogaine · Veterans · TBINature Medicine · 2024

Ibogaine Safely Treats Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD in Veterans

Cherian et al., Stanford Medicine

Stanford Medicine researchers found ibogaine safely led to significant improvements in PTSD, depression, anxiety, and cognitive function in Special Operations veterans with TBI. A landmark study.

MDMA · PTSD · Phase 3Nature Medicine · 2023

MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD — Phase 3 Trial

MAPS Research Team

Three sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy significantly reduced PTSD symptoms and functional impairment compared to placebo. 67% of participants no longer met PTSD criteria after treatment.

Psilocybin · DepressionJAMA Psychiatry · 2021

Psilocybin Produces Substantial and Sustained Decreases in Depression

Davis et al., Johns Hopkins

Psilocybin-assisted therapy produced large, rapid, and sustained antidepressant effects in adults with major depressive disorder. Effects persisted at 12-month follow-up.

Psilocybin · OCDJournal of Clinical Psychiatry · 2006

Rapid and Sustained Symptom Reduction Following Psilocybin for OCD

Moreno et al., University of Arizona

All participants showed marked decreases in OCD symptoms during at least one psilocybin session. The first controlled study of psilocybin for OCD.

Ayahuasca · DepressionPsychological Medicine · 2019

Ayahuasca's Antidepressant Effects Correlate with Default Mode Network Modulation

Palhano-Fontes et al.

Ayahuasca produced rapid antidepressant effects in treatment-resistant depression. The first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ayahuasca for depression.

LSD · Anxiety · End-of-LifeJournal of Nervous and Mental Disease · 2014

LSD Significantly Reduces Anxiety in Patients with Life-Threatening Illness

Gasser et al.

The first human LSD study in 40 years. LSD-assisted psychotherapy significantly reduced anxiety in patients with life-threatening illness. Effects persisted at 12-month follow-up.

Policy · 2026 · IbogaineFederal Register · 2026

White House Executive Order: Accelerating Psychedelic Treatments

Executive Office of the President

President Trump signed an executive order in April 2026 directing the FDA to fast-track psychedelic therapies — including ibogaine — for PTSD and serious mental illness. A landmark policy moment.

Leading Organizations