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
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast
Eamon Armstrong
Conversations with therapists, healers, retreat leaders, and enthusiasts. Designed for practitioners and those exploring psychedelic-assisted healing.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)
@mapsmdma
The official channel of the organization that has led MDMA clinical trials for 35+ years. Conference talks, patient stories, researcher interviews, and policy updates.
Yale Psychedelic Science Group
@yalepsychedelicsciencegrou9534
Academic lectures and presentations from Yale's psychedelic research program. Deep dives on ketamine, ibogaine, psilocybin, and the neuroscience of altered states.
60 Minutes: Psychedelics and Unconventional Therapies
CBS News
60 Minutes' landmark 2025 segment on psychedelic-assisted therapies — ibogaine, psilocybin, and MDMA — reaching tens of millions of mainstream viewers.
Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic Research
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Research presentations, patient testimonials, and educational content from the world's leading academic psychedelic research center.
Essential Books
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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-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 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.
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'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 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.
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
MAPS
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
The world's leading psychedelic research organization. 35+ years of MDMA clinical trials and advocacy.
Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic Research
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The world's premier academic psychedelic research center. Leading psilocybin studies for depression, addiction, and end-of-life care.
UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
University of California Berkeley
Interdisciplinary research combining neuroscience, philosophy, and social science to understand psychedelic experiences.
GITA
Global Ibogaine Therapy Alliance
The global organization setting clinical safety standards for ibogaine therapy. Publishes guidelines used by treatment centers worldwide.
Americans for Ibogaine
Advocacy Organization
Tracks state-by-state ibogaine legislation and advocates for legal access to ibogaine therapy across the United States.
Psychedelic Alpha
Industry Research & Analysis
The most comprehensive tracker of psychedelic medicine policy, legislation, clinical trials, and industry developments.