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Edited by David Jay Brown, M.A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES SPECIAL EDITION: Psychedelics & the Mind/Body Connection Edited by David Jay Brown, M.A. VOLUME XXI NUMBER 1 MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES “The Summoning of the Muse” by A. Andrew Gonzalez. Acrylic on panel. Standard limited edition canvas (giclée) print, numbered and signed by the artist. 20 x 28 inches, $850. Large limited edition canvas (giclée) print, numbered and signed by the artist. 40 x 56 inches, $2000. For more information about the artist and to purchase prints, please visit http://www.maps.org/gonzalez/. MAPS’ share of the proceeds from artwork sales goes directly to supporting MAPS’ research and educational projects. maps bulletin • volume xxi number 1 1 MAPS (the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) is a membership-based organization. Founded in 1986, MAPS is 2 Letter from Rick Doblin, Ph.D., MAPS President an IRS approved 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation funded by 3 Letter from the Editor — David Jay Brown, M.A. tax- deductible donations. Our mission is (1) to treat conditions for which conventional medicines provide limited relief—such as 7 Honor Thy Daughter — by Marilyn Howell, Ph.D. posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain, drug dependence, anxiety and depression associated with end-of-life issues—by de- 9 From Traumatized Vet to Peacemaker Activist — Ed Ellis and Ralph Metzner, Ph.D. veloping psychedelics and marijuana into prescription medicines; 11 Psychedelics and Psychosomatic Medicine: An Interview with Andrew Weil, M.D. (2) to cure many thousands of people by building a network of clinics where treatments can be provided; and (3) to educate the David Jay Brown public honestly about the risks and benefits of psychedelics and 13 A Healer’s Perspective on Psychedelics & the Body to Mind Connection marijuana.Interested parties wishing to copy any portion of this publication are encouraged to do so and are kindly requested to Trevor Getsla credit MAPS and include our address. The MAPS Bulletin is pro- 15 Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychoneuroimmunology, and Psychedelics duced by a small group of dedicated staff and volunteers. Your participation, financial or otherwise, is welcome. Ana Maqueda P 17 Psychedelics and Bodywork — Ellen Watson ©2011 Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Inc. MAPS 19 Sex Healing Bodywork as Shamanic Altered State — Margaret Wade 309 Cedar Street, #2323, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Phone: 831-429-6362 • Fax: 831-429-6370 21 Psychedelic Regeneration: Hallucinogens and Spontaneous Healing E-mail: [email protected] • Web: www.maps.org James L. Kent 23 Thirty Years of Rheumatoid Arthritis Cured After Third MDMA Session Steven Rooke MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES 25 Psychedelics and Extreme Sports — James Oroc Editor: David Jay Brown, M.A. 30 A Morning on the Beach: Surfing and Psychedelics — Mark Plummer Design/Build: Noah Juan Juneau ISSN 1080-8981 32 Snowboarding, Cannabis, and Neurosomatic Skill Building — Anonymous Visit maps.org/catalog for information about donations and purchas- es. MAPS Bulletin is printed on 40% post-consumer recycled paper. 33 Soma, Nectar of the Gods: Yoga and Psychedelics — Ganga White 35 Flowing with Fire — Hana Theobald Free Cultural Work — A Creative Commons Attribution You are free: to share, to copy, distribute and transmit this information 37 Poem: The Psychedelic Pyromancer: In Loving Memory of Flow Master Dan under the following conditions: Sara Huntley • Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author orM licensor (butA not in any PSway that suggests that they 38 Kinetic Synergy — by Anonymous endorse you or your use of the work). 40 An Interview with Andrew “Android” Jones & Phaedrana Jones — David Jay Brown What does “Attribute this work” mean? • For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the 46 Ayahuasca and the Grotesque Body — Stephan V. Beyer, Ph.D license terms of this work. The best way to do this is with a link to our web page: www.maps.org 48 What is Ontological and What is Psychological in Ayahuasca Visions? • Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission Hartmut Neven from the copyright holder. • Nothing in this license impairs or restricts the author’s moral rights. 50 Why Do You Keep Drinking Ayahuasca Over and Over Again? — Adam Elenbaas Your fair dealing and other rights are in no way affected by the 53 Ayahuasca Healing and Remote Viewing — Peter Gorman above. 56 Dimethyltryptamine: Possible Endogenous Ligand of the Sigma-1 Receptor? MAPS’ share of the proceeds from artwork sales goes directly Adam Halberstadt, Ph.D. to supporting MAPS’ research and educational projects. Cover: “Return Home” by Yurik Riegel. Oil on Russian linen. 59 Psi-chedelic Science: • High-quality paper print, signed by the artist. An Approach to Understanding Exceptional Human Experiences 16 x 20 inches, $75 each. • Limited edition canvas (giclée) print, numbered and David Luke, Ph.D., and Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. signed by the artist. 24 x 36 inches, $770 each. 60 The Primary Journey: Being the Bodymind — Allan Badiner For more information about the artist and to purchase prints, please visit http://www.maps.org/riegel/. 62 Poem - Danielle Bohmer Back Cover: “Nilza” by Android Jones. 63 Psychedelics and the Embodied Feminine — Lily Ross • Dibond Aluminum Composite Sheet-Metal Print. 65 Meeting the Healing Heart of the Great Spirit — Stephen Gray 24 x 36 inches, $850. • Illuminated Transparency in Metallic Lightbox Display. 67 Membership/Staff Pages 24 x 36 x 4 inches, $2000. 69 References 2 maps bulletin • volume xxi number 1 While it may seem like an obvious topic, this special edition of the MAPS WBulletin treats the theme of psychedelics and the body in some less-than- obvious ways. In this issue, guest editor David Jay Brown shares with us some unique perspectives about how psychedelics challenge how we think about the connection between the mind and the body. Special issues of the Bulletin are intended to shed light on and gener- ate discussion about the many ways that psychedelics can make a posi- tive contribution to people’s lives beyond the specific therapeutic context. While past articles have focused on the use of psychedelics for spiritual, emotional, and creative practices, this issue discusses the use of psychedel- ics to enhance physical activities (such as yoga, sports, dance, bodywork, and fire-spinning) as well as to catalyze mind/body healing. This special issue is longer than past ones thanks to David Jay Brown himself, who From the deskmade a generous of Rick donation toDoblin, cover the extra printing Ph.D. costs associated with finding more outstanding articles than he or MAPS originally anticipated. In accordance with our mission, MAPS ways to integrate these powerful substanc- devotes our precious resources to research es into our culture, and this requires us exploring the psychotherapeutic applica- to be mature enough to move beyond the tions of psychedelics and marijuana with blunt, misguided perspectives of prohibi- the goal of developing them into legal tion. In a post-prohibition world (which prescription medicines. While this is our may perhaps even come within our own most important goal, it is by no means lifetimes) stories like those in this special the only way that psychedelics have been issue will become increasingly common. used for millennia, nor is it the only way For now, they are rare—or at least rarely Rick Doblin, Ph.D. that millions of people are currently using discussed in public settings—and MAPS MAPS Executive Director them. The criminalization of psychedel- is proud to contribute to increasing the ics and marijuana, has led to their non- breadth and depth of our cultural discus- scientific and non-medical uses often sion surrounding psychedelics. being seen as examples of drug abuse. This If not for David Jay Brown’s generous special issue is meant to directly contradict personal donation, we’d be presenting a that overly simplistic perspective. Indeed, narrower and less comprehensive per- even Dr. Nora Volkow, current Director of spective. By the same token, if not for the the US National Institute on Drug Abuse generous personal donations from MAPS (NIDA) recently said, “Most people [who] members, our research agenda would be take drugs are not addicted to drugs, [just] significantly more limited. Psychedel- like most people who eat chocolate, even if ics can enrich our lives in a wide range they eat more than they should, are not ad- of ways. Yet because of the relatively few dicted to chocolate.” people with the motivation, courage, and While the reports in this issue are not resources to support our efforts and the in our view examples of drug abuse, nei- lack of government, industry, and major ther are they practices we recommend that foundation support for psychedelic re- everyone try. Neither recommending nor search, your help is needed. Please consider condemning the uses of psychedelics de- donating to MAPS as generously as you scribed in this Bulletin, we simply intend to can, regardless of whether that’s a lot or report as objectively and accurately as we a little. can how they are being used. This is part of our overall mission to help our society Together, we can inspire, astonish, and to honestly acknowledge both the full heal our world. range of potentials and the full range of risks associated with their use. It’s only af- ter an honest and balanced assessment that Rick Doblin, Ph.D., MAPS Founder and our society will find the most appropriate Executive Director maps bulletin • volume xxi number 1 3 A in baseball history—for sports fans and psychedelic A legendary day enthusiasts alike—occurred on June 12, 1970, when the late Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitcher Dock Ellis hurled a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres while under the influence of LSD.
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