Psilocybin, love and the meaning of life | Mary Cosimano | TEDxKC

Johns Hopkins Researcher Mary Cosimano shares promising results from clinical trials of guided psilocybin sessions being utilized in the treatment of addiction, depression, and cancer/end-of-life. The impressive results offer much hope for an effective treatment to heal “hearts and minds.” One of Mary’s key observations is the importance of love and connection - it seems, love is literally part of the answer. Mary Cosimano, MSW, has been working with the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research since 2000 when they began research with psilocybin. In her role as Director of Guide/Facilitator Services she is responsible for training and supervising Session Facilitators. She has served as Session Facilitator and research coordinator involved with all the psilocybin studies and has conducted over 450 study sessions. In addition to her work with the psilocybin studies, she has worked with the Club Drug Studies including Salvia Divinorum and Dextromethorphan. She taught individual and group meditation to breast cancer patients in a Johns Hopkins research study, and taught at California Institute to Integral Studies (CIIS) for their Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research program. In 2003 she started and has maintained a meditation group for employees in her department. She also has 15 years of experience with direct patient care as a hospice volunteer. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@josue4408]

If the entire sane population where able to take mushrooms worldwide, it would change the course of history.

[@DV-zv4ox]

There would be no more wars, for starters. You can't fight if all you feel is love.

[@justingutierrez8893]

Ancient Greece used to do

[@BigBudEth]

Gotta make it legal like cannabis so we can make this possible in our lifetime! Every one can have a heroic dose ✌🏼💕🍄

[@mirandaandrea8215]

Interesting point!

[@KindOldRaven]

@@DV-zv4ox Not to burst anyone's bubble here but take it from someone who's got some experience with these things: what you feel is very, *very* dependent on where you are, how you feel and how you're feeling before you start the experience. And even then it can literally change 180'' by simply walking into another room for instance. You'll be aware of this unless you take 'heroic' (don't, unless supervised by a professional) dosages, but it's an insane thing to experience. Also, you'll probably find that besides being very susceptive to outside stimuli influencing your experience, your own thinking influences it instantly as well. Having said that, my psilocybin experiences are easily some of the most unique and memorable things I've ever experienced - even though I can't put half of it into words properly. This may sound weird, but if you're familiar with the 'mindfulness' idea of acknowledging what you feel/hear/see, not judging that and then letting it go it can help whenever things take a weird/creepy/anxious turn.

[@baberraza4231]

5.5 grams of dried mushrooms. The most difficult, yet the most transformative and blissful experience of my life. I can't imagine a more powerful and life changing substance you can consume. most important thing to remember before the experience ; It gives what you need, and not what you want.

[@eaburl]

That was 1 dose ? Seems like a huge amt?

[@baberraza4231]

@@eaburl It is indeed a heroic dose. You have to work up to this level. Your entire identity dies in this, and linear time doesn't exist in this realm. When the old 'you' die, it screams in frightened agony.. if you survive the panic, a new 'you' is born, pure and untethered from all the distractions of this world. The serene and blissful afterglow will last for days, and you're changed forever. I have done it once, and I have no need to do it again.

[@FritzVonR]

@@baberraza4231 It's cool that it worked so well for you but I just want to add that not everyone will have an intense experience like that with 5.5 grams. My friend once had a little more than 7 dried grams of very potent shrooms and while it was pretty strong, He did not experience ego death. So he prefers other tools to get there because He doesn't like the body load when increasing the dosage of mushrooms above 5g.

[@baberraza4231]

@@FritzVonR I agree, absolutely. experiences are different, because there are variables we don't fully understand. When I used 3 or 4grams, I had endless thought loops which often was more frustrating than beneficial. 5.5g is a breakthrough dose to get past all of that.

[@laubowiebass]

@@baberraza4231 what do you mean “if you survive “? How physically sick do you get , or how dangerous is it ? Thanks!

[@djghoul6782]

The johns hopkins team has done more than almost anyone on this, their work will go down in history

[@G8rquest]

So you know history? Do you know the 1st president of Johns Hopkins University was Daniel Coit Gilman of Yale's Skull and Bones fraternity? Do you know the connection therefore to China and drug addiction not to mention MK Ultra(hi guys)? Be still and know.

[@djghoul6782]

@@G8rquest lol ur funny bro

[@jolima]

@@G8rquest did it ever occur to you that there’s more then one story in history? The one argument kills all impulse is not helpful

[@colemeeker908]

If we have a history... yes.

[@G8rquest]

@@colemeeker908 It takes time for a husk to be discarded. Go play.

[@gracehalstead4526]

I'd been struggling with PTSD for 6 years, white-knuckling life and running around in circles in my brain trying to sort through what happened to me. Mushrooms completely transformed my outlook on life itself, on who I am, and gave me the outlet to feel pure bliss, safety, and love. It only took a couple of experiences for my PTSD symptoms to go into complete remission.

[@jakethedog4397]

I’m overjoyed to read that

[@fallencmd]

What dose did you take per session?

[@CedroneTravels]

Amen I’m trying to do the same now

[@SorrentoShore]

That is so wonderful to hear. I have major PTSD, depression, lethargy after two lawsuits [we won both of them, but the stress.....took it's toll] Trouble sleeping, slight weight gain and challenging personal sense of confidence. I am soon going to be doing a micro-dose. Glad you are feeling much better. Life is supposed to be joyful and I need to re-set myself and my serotonin levels. Peace.

[@flickwtchr]

@Steph Hilton Hooking up on a social media platform even using a pseudonym has to be the most idiotic thing a person could do.

[@contemplateeternity8398]

Psychedelics are a good starting point for understanding love, consciousness, presence and connection to infinity, but it won't keep you there permanently. It requires daily upkeep to maintain. Self reflective practices such as meditation and mindfulness training are the future for a healthy society in touch with these principles. Looking forward to growing that future together.

[@luckybenjamin4125]

best plug ever you'll should check him on Instagram @Mycohenry33

[@MandyM4]

Thank you for your comment

[@DougWilderMusic]

@Paul Gauthier Yes, the mushrooms do help for the long term but the amount they help fades if you don't integrate the revelations from the experience. This is why integration is important. Mushrooms do not heal your life. They teach you how to heal your own life and show you that it is possible. Highly recommend.

[@colinellesmere]

Well said. That is the part she missed out. You need daily maintenance. Mindfulness and meditation. Without it whatever experience is had will just becone a memory.

[@bigdave_cyber]

🍄👆👆

[@ramsechavez]

Had the most intense experience of my life last night. It was a nightmare of self hate and destruction. Then it happened. I feel like I broke through a barrier of self and ego. I am forever changed and now truly love myself. Respect and well wishes. Love and honor.

[@millicentrichard9564]

I came across this Healer who got the best psychedelic, was passing through mental stress and depression...He refines dmts professionally and grow shrooms as well, now I feel like a new being again, all thanks to mycohenry33 🙏 IG @Mycohenry33

[@katillack]

Thank you for sharing, Ramse. much love ❤️

[@thepassenger733]

How do you feel since ?

[@gilbenmoshe9144]

Mushrooms can be used to treat tobacco addiction and yet they're not legal and tobacco is???

[@ipekkutlu78]

Unfortunately.

[@HocusPocusist]

Then large corporations can't profit off the misery and death of peasants! Are you INSANE!? Think of the TAX REVENUE!

[@sonsofthesilentage994]

In UK it is a serious crime to act on this enlightened revelation, and so I say with no regret I have no respect for UK law on this issue.

[@clownsleftjokersright7027]

Tobacco= addition = long term customer, taxes, big Parma and corporate hospitals.

[@Meanwoman666]

I'm taking mushrooms I've had lung cancer and I still smoke. How much mushrooms do I have to take before I will quit. I'm in

[@rarestform5699]

I tried it one time, and it was the most peaceful, warm, intelligent experience. It changed me. I slept on my bed during my trip, i felt like the mushroom talked to me. It was incredibly vibrant, the way it massaged my mind. I came out totally refreshed, happy, and optimistic -- I also dropped my nihilistic thoughts.

[@indigo_dreamz]

How much was your dose and how did you know how much to take

[@nicohendriks3278]

But you don't really describe a significant change.

[@nathaymwhyte1574]

@@indigo_dreamz wanna get psychedelic products?

[@TheRealUncensoredTravelGuide]

Yes it does massage the brain 🧠. I took another 1.85 dose. First time in 3 months. Wonderful and part of me attempted to face my ego to go over a job challenge or job change. My first trip was the best, this trip was more poignant.

[@ZiRo815]

Maybe it wasn't the mushroom talking to you, but your true authentic self 😊

[@gary343]

I'm 72. I had a particular lsd experience when I was 24. Like everyone else ...... I can't put it into words. I am part of everything and everything is a part of me. I felt it. Since that night ..... I decided I wanted to live in that place .... not visit occasionally under the influence of a psychedelic. I searched periodically trying different practices. Silva Mind Control, Dianetics, Holotropic Breathwork, Sensory Deprivation Tanks, TM, different meditation retreats, Yoga, Tai Chi, Vipassana, etc.. Psychedelics showed to me what was possible. You can't aspire to something if you're not aware it exists.

[@opedromagico]

Just bought some, will use them to treat my treatment resistant depression 🍄 mushrooms, help me heal please 🙏🏻

[@LaughingblueSu]

Pedro, remember, "you are enough"

[@opedromagico]

@@alaskapeach Resume: Haven`t done it yet, probably next week. Full story: I had to quit my antidepressant first, and oh boy, quitting 200mg Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) in 4 days was tough. I'm +10 days clean of SNRIs now, but guess what? the capsules I bought had an efficacy problem, even taking 3g would produce nothing substantial. They admitted that (all costumers from October had this problem too) and they are sending me new ones. I bought a growing kit as well, I received and I'm waiting for the mycelium to be 100% ready to continue the process.

[@maxischmidt1299]

@@opedromagico Please keep us updated here. Would love to listen to how you experienced this healing.

[@aaronberger1234]

Pedro. I'm going to offer some unasked-for advice. Setting intentions is very important. East Forrest's Music for Mushrooms album is a great guide on your journey. The mushroom medicine is about going inward. Set your intentions, imbed your intention into the melody of the album (it repeats throughout the album), journey in a dark space (you can use a blindfold), and stay present in yourself for the full 5 hour journey. Start the album as soon as you ingest your medicine and sit with it for your entire journey. Much love.

[@SheldonJuncker]

@@opedromagico It might also take 2 weeks to a month for the effects of the SNRIs to clear out of your system, and it has always been considered dangerous to mix psychs and SSRIs because of a feared risk of seratonin syndrome. The theory being that with SSRIs (and presumably also SNRIs) that the brain actually down-regulates its seratonin receptors because of the increased availability of seratonin. Then the psychedelics have fewer binding sites and have less of an effect. I am not knowledgeable enough to provide any direct advice other than to research possible interactions.

[@positiveandhealthy2728]

I pray that everyone who reads my comments lots of love peace and happiness ❤

[@TurboHommy]

Love received and expressed ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@litao3679]

Thank you. And the same to you, today on Valentine's day 💛🕉️🙇🙏

[@spaidly]

Love you, too!

[@TheGuiltsOfUs]

God does NOT exist

[@martinwermuth5012]

30 years of depressions, solitude, inability to connect, a permanent grey shade over everything. 10 grams of dried, self-grown mushrooms: I have been more alive for the past two years than I have been in the last 30 despite some of the most trying and difficult times in my life

[@FritzVonR]

That's a massive dose! I'd love to hear about your experience and how you integrated it, if you did conciously.

[@martinwermuth5012]

@@FritzVonR Well, what can I say? The universe, time, you and I became one... for starters... I spoke to the universe. Something spoke back. Everything was okay. Everything is okay. I saw time and space bend into one. It was the deepest and most profound experience in my life. And that includes the birth of my son a year later to whom I am deeply connected, who I love with an intensity and a peace I cannot begin to explain. How did I integrate it? I am not sure, it just happened. Life just became okay the way it was. Even when things were not okay by any standard. I am sure that others have entirely different experiences and it kind of feels like describing the colour blue to someone who has been blind since birth. Would I repeat it? Only if I really felt that I had to, for sure. But I am not sure there really is any way for me to disconnect from the experience even as the memory of it fades. My description sounds a lot more corny and even preposterous than I would have liked. I am not sure, how else to.describe it, though

[@FritzVonR]

@@martinwermuth5012 Hey, thanks for sharing ;D Yes, I am sure you wouldn't casually go there for fun. I too feel like there's no need to integrate such experiences because you feel different after it nevertheless. At least with higher doses.. but I've never tried 10g and I'm looking forward to that now. Did you have any problems with nausea?

[@claudelebel49]

@@FritzVonR Where do you get these mushrooms?

[@martinwermuth5012]

@@FritzVonR No, I had no problems with nausea, just a small headache that went away quickly. I tried earlier to take a big dose using truffles. I vomited very early in the experience so that I experienced only a mild trip. That was when I decided to grow the mushrooms myself using a grow kit I bought in the Netherlands

[@Arcania_M]

The world is in urgent need of this treatment! I hope that these sessions can be done in every part of the world and that everyone has free access to them. I know that I and many others I know need this!

[@dirkirsche4321]

This is a researcher that has only tested on 400 participants and is not a treatment in the sense that it is for the benefit of the subjects. Quit being passive and do your homework, and you be the catalyst for change and start down the road of your own Starbucks mushroom brewhouses with ‘guides’ instead of baristas.

[@millicentrichard9564]

I have ordered this amazing products twice and each time it arrived quickly @Mycohenry33 on Instagram is the real deal

[@chrislahiff9542]

I LOVE seeing this work go mainstream! I was blessed by a related experience over twenty years ago and it’s still with me today. It is actually my reason for living today. When I came out of my Cosmic Consciousness moment, I was left with two sentences to remember, “We are all one,” and “Love is all that matters.” I knew and felt it in every fiber of my being, down to my very Essence, of which we all share. Thanks for doing this work!

[@St1na]

Yes! All we need is love!

[@katblue1460]

Imagine a world where law enforcement officers use psilocybin....

[@Mia-xz2fm]

The new age of officers are en route. Also, you’d be surprised how many do. It’s the system not the officers.

[@aidansamuel2500]

Check out @Scott_fordd on instagram.he literally grows shrooms and sell refine DMTS,LSD and w**d..he gets your orders discreetly delivered to any location..

[@hope4652]

Hahahaha what a thought! Made me giggle.

[@LaVerdad65]

Imagine a world where murderers and rapists use psilocybin. You know, the kind of folks that cops have to deal with

[@christopherzubcic4287]

I had a friend who was a large distributor and his best friend was a cop. They’re people too!

[@CCCC-rv7km]

Even the world is ending, the society is in chaos, we still need to love each other.

[@BrennanWayneLuther]

I've been using mushrooms to treat anxiety and depression. Microdosing/large doses as well. Absolutely changed my life 30-40 doses later.

[@garethglitter5932]

How long were you depressed? When did you take the mushrooms and have you sustained the improvement so far?

[@2768231]

How and where can i buy some?

[@karine8738]

@@garethglitter5932 same question here 😎

[@millicentrichard9564]

I came across this Healer who got the best psychedelic, was passing through mental stress and depression...He refines dmts professionally and grow shrooms as well, now I feel like a new being again, all thanks to mycohenry33 🙏 IG @Mycohenry33

[@adamisaac4685]

I’m on golden teachers right now. May you be free from danger May you have mental happiness May you have physical happiness May you have ease of well being 🙏

[@deeppete1557]

Was Microdosing them for the past couple of months- gamechanger

[@micheleleeunsworth4099]

@@deeppete1557 I’m in Portland OR where psilocybin therapy was legalized Nov 3 2020 & all drugs decriminalized. Yet short of growing them I still don’t know a source to microdose. How does one find a safe reliable source?

[@leidakapllani3561]

@@micheleleeunsworth4099 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@Here_Today_]

@@micheleleeunsworth4099 grow your own

[@mlewis-iversen]

The mushrooms are trying to save us, we must pay attention!

[@alfredocastro3071]

yes sir. they're making their way into our life's slowly but surely.

[@altaccount9101]

too late now

[@tylerfrost4110]

@@altaccount9101 lol it's never too late. spare us from your doomsday pessimism

[@ryanscanlan9875]

Beautifully said. They absolutely are, to whoever is insightful enough to surrender.

[@lolaers]

@@tylerfrost4110 well yes but no. i fully support the its never too late mindset, but give the eartth and humanity a few years and it will be too late^^ seriously i dont see any hope for humanity

[@angsotir1295]

Had me at psilocybin

[@millicentrichard9564]

I have ordered this amazing products twice and each time it arrived quickly @Mycohenry33 on Instagram is the real deal

[@lynniepallanes8245]

A truly beautiful service...thank goodness. I am a magic mushroom experiencer and I have seen and felt the love oneness and connectedness to all life, that you shared. It's true! Thank you!

[@gettingbetter2023]

Where I get it? How?

[@Rixon3]

Psilocybin saved my life. Bless

[@mycojolesviai.n.s.t.a.g.r.236]

ON ÎG

[@sharonbenjamin9310]

I appreciate hearing your insight about psilocybin and Dr. Leo Buscaglia. I've begun absorbing his content and he was a beautiful soul!

[@samshuijzen]

Mushrooms were the first step for me. They worked very well for ptsd and addiction problems. Later I adopted the wim hof method amongst other things.. life is getting better and better for me... mushrooms were my first step to a better life and not only psilocybe but also lion's mane amongst other sorts have become great allies.

[@ivanalban5037]

At 61, I'm finally awake, alive. I see and feel a whole new world.

[@Brava56666]

I order psychedelic items like shrooms, chocolate bars🍫, Dmt and lsd from @dodge_shroomtips on Instagram. He’s a legit and reliable source

[@tootstoyou1]

And this awakening was a result of a psilocybin experience?

[@ivanalban5037]

@@tootstoyou1 I’ve discovered the benefits of micro dosing to help with depression. I take about a fourth of a teaspoon daily. My energy, focus and creativity has improved immensely. The only reservation I had was the sleep factor. Was this renewed energy going to interfere with my sleep? It hasn’t! I sleep better than ever. Amazing stuff.

[@tootstoyou1]

@@ivanalban5037 That’s sounds amazing. Did you go straight to micro dosing? Do take it every day? Or skip some days? Did you ever try a bigger trip, 3 to 5grams?

[@ivanalban5037]

@@tootstoyou1 I started with about 1/2 teaspoon. That was too much for me. I only wanted to feel the focus and energy not the high. It took me a couple of weeks to settle on 1/4 teaspoon. I dose every day. Some people break a day or two after a week. Let your body tell you. I bought an ounce about 8 months ago. I still have about 4-6 months supply in my freezer. Imagine: A years supply of “aaah” for about 200 dollars or less. Wow. I grind the shrooms immediately using a metal, circular marijuana grinder and place then place it immediately in the freezer. It lasts a year In the freezer. Fantastic. I wish that I had discovered this in my youth. Would’ve made my life healthier. Good luck if you decide to try it. Dude, let me know if you try it. I would love to hear what you think. P.S. It’s non-addictive.

[@TomKingsleyB]

Thank you, Mary, for an excellent talk on such a profoundly important and impactful topic.

[@Papin47]

Thank you Mary Cosimano, for this incredibly illuminating presentation! I remember watching Dr. Love as a kid, how great to hear the inspiration for his series. Of course also wishing I lived close enough to participate in this fascinating research. Kudos for being on the cusp of facilitating the next frontier!

[@pragyashikha8847]

Love is everything and we are all connected ♥️♥️♥️

[@XyonVlogs]

We are all one 😌

[@nick3720]

Let's be good to ourself.

[@bazejzaganczyk8427]

We are all One.

[@XyonVlogs]

YESSSSS I COULDN'T AGREE MORE

[@JohmathanBSwift]

I'm recovering, but I am also a strong advocate of psilocybin.

[@SOULDocumentary]

There is a way back to connection! Buscaglia was heroic in his work! Mycelium is teh connective tissue of the Earth. Let's use it to bind ourselves with the nature that we already are, but have lost sight of...

[@MindBodyStephen]

Mushrooms and meditation changed my life. I was always a self-confident person, but I sought healing from an engagement that did not work out when I lost the concept of self-worth and let my physical and mental health deteriorate. Then the switch flipped when I combined 3g of shrooms with meditating to an Alan Watts Chillstep mix…. Literally teaches you everything is in you control in your mind, the power of positive intentions and energy, manifestation…. The journey is everything 🔮❤️

[@marios3202]

Someone should be researching psilocybin as a tool for couples therapy. My wife and I have used psilocybin to repair our relationship. It's been so profound to rediscover each other with the assistance of psilocybin. The reason couples drift has a lot to do with ego. When you remove the ego, you can truly hear and understand your partner. It's an incredible closeness that you can't achieve any other way.

[@ceciliagonzalez252]

I’m 45 old woman Mexico, and I have had mushrooms twice, Marco dosis. It’s been the most beautiful experience I’ve ever had in my entire life. All that it’s been said in this video it’s true!

[@Brava56666]

Check out @dodge_shroomtips, on Instagram. I order my psych products from him. He’s not popular but reliable and discreet asf

[@cindybowen871]

I have a plug on ï..ğ..

[@cindybowen871]

Psyc_dimensions got all psilocybin products you need and ships discreetly also..

[@whoareyou4382]

I was so happy to hear this! Thank you for the hard work; humanity will thank you for eternity!

[@katiehare8319]

Thank you for the tip on Dr. Leo Buscaglia and his book, “Love.” I love that Dr. Buscaglia was so moved by a student's suicide that he started a noncredit class at USC he called Love 1A to contemplate human disconnectedness and the meaning of life. I will spare you my suicide survivor story (I can’t talk about it except I miss him everyday) but I wish psychedelic medicine was available to doctors when traditional methods fail a suffering patient.

[@cindybowen871]

I have a plug on ï..ğ..

[@cindybowen871]

Psyc_dimensions got all psilocybin products you need and ships discreetly also..

[@riley4693]

This video is a sign 💚💚

[@ashsteepingtea]

Shrooms and ego death were terrifying unprepared, but the relief in my depression and anxiety lasted nearly 5 years until a car accident knocked everything out of wack. I still needed assistance with therapy and antidepressants,but maybe things would have been different if I were able to take the psilocybin in a safe, clinical environment with guides on a regular basis. I have truly never experienced better relief and I have been in therapy for 12+ years having tried individual and group counselling on top of just under 15 different medications (some together and some on their own.) This underlying message of humanity being one and all is love was strongly present during my trip and stuck around for a couple of years personally. I took more than I should have under the advice of a careless plug and had a "bad" trip. Be safe if experimenting and start at 0.5g, friends!!! 💚

[@leeleeturn]

It's all happening at the same time. Our painful family disconnect from first, covid, and now Q-anon. A breathtaking book I picked up and started reading, called Kitchen Table Wisdom, about connection. And now the promise of healing through this miracle of psychedelics. I'm hurting, but opening up to the possibility of real healing at the same time. Feeling vulnerable but hopeful.

[@jimlee3677]

Psychedelics mushrooms are true healers

[@rumigirl]

I love that book! I think I've read it at least five times.... So happy you found it. And opening to the possibility of real healing is a fabulous place to be. Good things are ahead! 😊🙏💚

[@forgottenwisdoms]

Just fantastic! I have been micro dosing and noticed my depression lifted. :)

[@millicentrichard9564]

I have ordered this amazing products twice and each time it arrived quickly @Mycohenry33 on Instagram is the real deal

[@elchulo13agt]

How much do you take for a microdose ?

[@williamsuggs8063]

Thank you, Mary Cosimano. From my heart and soul i send blessed love to all. 🙏

[@luckybenjamin4125]

best plug ever you'll should check him on Instagram @Mycohenry33

[@sebaldwin12]

It’s changing my life as we speak. Depression for 10+ yrs. Lost and hopeless and felt unloved or love of any kind towards anyone else. I actually have feelings after micro dosing for a week. I’m excited to see if this continues to help the way it has helped me so far which has been way better than traditional medicine from a doctor.

[@frankspage]

Thank you Mary Cosimano, and thank to all who helped make this available to all

[@philhipp7766]

I'm educating myself on micro dosing. This video brought already so much joy, I can not wait to start this experience. Thank you, it was a immense pleasure to hear you talk!

[@fxempire4976]

Check out @myco_smith on Instagram to get some mushrooms,dmt,one up candy bar and others

[@jennifiercools9866]

Do you have any recommended readings based on your research? I'm sure we'd all benefit! Thanks

[@metatronscubeawakening3780]

Psilocybin saved my life 🍄🍄

[@mykodemgrzybodem]

Well, I respect space in my mind so I won't follow that personal love definition, but beside her opinion the way she presents facts and explain mechanisms in narration of love is truly a serenity to listen :)

[@Turnitupluber]

I totally understand the concept that all we have is now. It’s good to live in the moment. Beware, however, because the truth is we have tomorrow to think about. Although it is possible that we can go at any second. The reality is most of us will rise and shine tomorrow. It can be a disaster thinking all we have is now because now goes on for ever. Be safe live in the now but remember love is surrender, and you know that for sure.

[@daveanderson718]

IMPRESSIVE. Mary, thank you for the well thought out and articulate explanation of your work and its relevancy to the common person. As a long-term, yet very intermittent user of psychedelic substances, I am very touched by what you have to say.

[@cindybowen871]

I have a plug on ï..ğ..

[@cindybowen871]

Psyc_dimensions got all psilocybin products you need and ships discreetly also..

[@karloskardenas2414]

What a beautiful fact!!!! Plant medicines and Love💜🙏🏻. Let’s change the world!

[@silentwisdom7025]

Warm feels to all and keep trying to send love.

[@adamkreuz9068]

This is beautiful. I'm so happy for the people who were affected positively by this

[@svenandersen3734]

Great talk. Can not be said better. Thanks Mary 💗

[@MrsPaulaTorres]

Let’s all imagine living in a world where such “psilocybin chambers” are available to general public as common sense step in maintenance of our well being, with Real Doctors available

[@TheGuiltsOfUs]

brave new world

[@luckybenjamin4125]

the best mycologist and underground plug I have ever dealt with,he grows the best psilocybin of different strains.check him on IG@Mycohenry33

[@user-rb7ns9yj5y]

It's becoming a reality here in Oregon where we decriminalized all drugs, and legalized Psilocybin!!

[@kenishahammond3935]

Sounds like a Utopia that I want to live in!

[@bayoubabe6698]

Love is what I felt! I was connected to the Universe…there was an opening in my head and all this knowledge was pouring in to me. It was glorious. That was in the late 70’s and I still remember it, as clear as day.

[@ericlab_sporesoninstagram3966]

Look up ☝️☝️that handle, she’s got the best tips and stuffs for microdosing shrooms, psych meds, dmt trips, psilocybin and ships too💯

[@reinhardjung8196]

beautiful! Thank you!

[@happyatman1988]

Such a beautiful video. I wanted to thank everyone on here for there comments

[@danielbrooks5683]

Fundamentally what Mary is discussing here is "altered state therapy", which almost always involves the activation of endogenous DMT. This takes many forms: breath work, hypnotherapy (especially natal regression), tantra, psychedelic assisted therapy, kundalini (both practice and spontaneous), sensory deprivation, and sufi dance to name a few. I agree that it is most effective with the guidance of an experienced person. Traditionally this has been a shaman, yogi or yoga teacher master hypnotherapist, doula, or specific coach of some kind (typically not social workers). Now that mainstream establishment medicine has gotten involved there is a big push to discredit these traditional "authorities" and claim the "clinically scientific" high ground. Some medical professionals are more respectful in their approach, such as Dr. Zack Bush, and Dr. Bruce Lipton. This presentation seems to support the "Compass Pathways" position of "proprietary patents" and "clinical protocols and standards", as in "cha-ching" $$$

[@kenishahammond3935]

I just want to say that I love every single person in these comments. We are all one and are all connected!

[@lotisphil3031]

Mycodre

[@lotisphil3031]

hes on instagram¿ ¿

[@lotisphil3031]

he sells all kind of psychedelic products

[@Tobazhniazhi]

we are put on earth a little space, that we may learn to bear the beams of love-Blake

[@HamiltonsMushroomExtracts]

so eloquently explained and perfectly captured sentiment. gives me hope.

[@Noorieification]

This totally sounds like creating an ayahuasca experience in a university research setting instead of a place like the Temple of light in South America. Glad to see that it is becoming main stream.

[@Selectraf]

Such a great talk, thank you for sharing your experience!

[@thatsjamieforya]

So, what I'm hearing, is that mushrooms/Psilocybin have a message, and it's literally communicating our connectedness to us, and our brain is decoding it as best it can. Yes? 🍄✌️

[@pierrehamel1]

I suggest reading up on Spiral Dynamics.... or Ken Wilber's Integral Theory (to distinguish between states and stages of consciousness). What you describe, I believe would come from what is called the magical-animistic stage. Mushrooms have the potential to induce a higher (deeper) state experience than the stage of development you are currently experiencing life from. From second tier stages you may appreciate that each stage has some validity (the mushroom is communicating with us vs the psilocybin molecule is inducing a neuronal effect).

[@jamestaddeo4435]

Kind of makes me wonder why such things are schedule-1 (or equivalent elsewhere). That they are in fact sacred medicines is beyond question.

[@wanagiandme]

Mushroom are medicine. I'm happy that someone is helping to bring it to mainstream. She has her way but it definitely isn't the only way. She gets Alot but also is putting her own spin on it like she is in charge of the experience.

[@bigdave_cyber]

👆👆

[@thesuburbanelectric]

If you think that she is trying to control the experience, I can assure you, you are wrong. I have had the privilege to have had sessions with Mary and she is absolutely unconditional in her acceptance of what you as the patient needs. The feeling of safety and assurance that I would be okay with her by my side was integral to me working through extremely deep, repressed memories that would have had me in a closet crying in fear. Instead, with her experience and steady voice -- she speaks much like this during session but with even more love and gentleness -- I was able to productively face what I was too afraid to face, and release it.

[@bearinthewoods9068]

The 1960's had much of this opening up going on with various psychedelics and the desire to live in intentional community - it was never studied seriously as it is being studied now - there was so much negativity about drugs and hippies from establishment concerns that the psychological helps and changes were nearly entirely dismissed - and there was a lot of drug abuse and bad elements that joined the counter-culture movement that marred the good things that were happening - I'm glad to hear this work is being done - I wonder though, if there are no strong community ties to return to after treatment, will the positive changes last?

[@deeppete1557]

Views on good old high priest himself Dr Tim Leary I feel he gets a bit of a bad rap should be a film coming out about him soon

[@floridamancooking5984]

Beatles had the same findings. "All you need is love"

[@rosebw1077]

Thank you for this video you are beautiful being

[@joenicholss]

--I"""" APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS I SAW HERE HE'S TRULY AS GOOD AS YOU'LL SAY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Microdosing for the first time seemed a bit of a challenge I got convinced by myco.spor on IG he delivered me and showed me the best way to* microdose

[@paulwheeler9922]

Recognition of the collective unconscious changes everything. I still carry it with me.

[@luckybenjamin4125]

the best mycologist and underground plug I have ever dealt with,he grows the best psilocybin of different strains.check him on IG@Mycohenry33

[@THEladyguru]

Well done, Mary! Love you and thank you for all you do!! ♥️

[@jamesdorgan3404]

Check out @thee_mycologist on Instagram he's the best psychedelic plug I 've worked with.He sells shrooms,Isd,and Dmt

[@D4NC3Rable]

Me, hearing everything she said about the human connection part being a vital part of the healing process: Hmm, I'm gonna take some mushrooms alone and see if it Fixes Everything.

[@turningonfans]

it's not that simple - remember her 3 steps of the design - those are key

[@whitneykreiser9242]

Psilocybin healed me of my anxiety and depression thanks to nexayo2629 on Instagram he's got all psychedelic and shrooms and delivers anywhere

[@tanyashipp5527]

It will. 😊 Im happy for you to experience what your gonna experience. It IS real❤

[@LeePrescottgoogleplus]

Thank you so much, you're an angel.

[@joenicholss]

--I"""" APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS I SAW HERE HE'S TRULY AS GOOD AS YOU'LL SAY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Microdosing for the first time seemed a bit of a challenge I got convinced by myco.spor on IG he delivered me and showed me the best way to* microdose

[@marxxthespot]

Let me qualify this by saying that no matter where or how the veil is lifted it is a necessary & good step. That said, the ruthless pursuit of of short-term self interests (aka greed) is negatively impacting our shared world in a powerful and significant way. Many of our major institutions are failing and going to collapse because of our false belief we can take more than we give. Those failed institutions include academia and medical industry. Mary mentions a $17 million grant in the same breath as setting up our failing institutions as the gate keepers for this medicine. She may not realize it but these are related. I wouldn’t be surprised if the $17 million is coming from Big Pharma. Don’t get me wrong, this is very exciting news but I urge you to question the “sales” pitch🙏🦋🙏

[@ceciemccaffery1]

My thoughts exactly...big pHarma

[@jcgrumman7418]

Grant captured Corporate acedemics.

[@jej3125]

So many ancient cultures made use of psychedelic substances, but the religions in our modern culture do not accept it and mostly shun it. Thanks to professionals, like Mary Cosimano, many people are waking up to this valuable natural resource for mental health and overall well being. I think a rediscovery of this kind of chemically-assisted Gnosis, or deep understanding of what really, really IS, can be a very lovely step forward for all of us.

[@raych2387]

Wonderful, Wonderful. Thank you so much for this!

[@oscar_delicsonig8389]

Don't just take them, I made a lot of researches on shrooms,was really curious to take them,thanks to adam_shrooms on instagram,he came through for me and guided me. I get my mushrooms from him too

[@pmichalo1]

I applied to be a volunteer. I hope that I will be accepted. I believe that this treatment is the key to eradicating my lifelong depression and anxiety.

[@gabypurdel3361]

You are amazing! Thank you!

[@fortunatalori3218]

Follow up this dude I ordered from on Instagram or telegram @Vado_Shroom1. He got He got Shrooms🍄, Chocolate bars 🍫, LSD and DMT.

[@Brava56666]

I order psychedelic items like shrooms, chocolate bars🍫, Dmt and lsd from @dodge_shroomtips on Instagram. He’s a legit and reliable source

[@askbob2009]

Leo the guru of Love...remember him well

[@WaterproofSoap]

It's nice to see the veils of social convention pulled away, giving the truth an opportunity to point a way toward hope

[@luckybenjamin4125]

Hit up @Mycohenry33 on Instagram.he sells psychedelics discreetly. He have shrooms, Dmt, Lsd, and more👽🍄

[@June120884]

This sounds so interesting.. yet I feel I could never try this. I'm stuck on antidepressants for 21 years and still live with anxiety and panic attacks. I'm so tired.

[@jamesthompson316]

You owe it to yourself to try my love, I don’t know you but I felt a sadness for you as a person who has suffered depression and PTSD at the sudden loss of my wife..please be brave because you are valuable and deserving of love and happiness, we are ALL the answer..god bless you

[@fortunatalori3218]

I’d recommend you follow up this dude I ordered from on Instagram or telegram @Vado_Shroom1. He got He got Shrooms🍄, Chocolate bars 🍫, LSD and DMT..

[@blackdotmicro8852]

It can be so different. Take the step and have your first relief in 20 years.....its instant relief from the minute you waken in the morning post trip i could not live.....dont waste anymore of your life💪♥️

[@santabala6314]

Anxiety for 22 years!! Al so tyred!!!

[@LogicAudio]

I have been micro dosing for a few weeks now and my life has completely changed, my family has found hope for me again.

[@jaimerr8826]

how are you doing now?

[@pennyln1005]

How does one sign up for psychadelic therapy? Asking for me.

[@sarahprior9784]

I’m asking for me!

[@TwoWorldsToo]

@Derek Dunaway thank you!

[@litowing0505]

Same 🍄

[@rochellejohnson7263]

I have tried mushrooms with a watcher on three occasions. I never felt the affects except I would purge and then 24 hours of insomnia. I guess my body doesn’t metabolize mushrooms in the same way as it does others.

[@dirkirsche4321]

@@rochellejohnson7263 , that may very well be (mushroom metabolism) but there are many many other psychedelics out there. Have you thought about peyote/mescaline (3000 years of American Indian usage) or LSD?

[@RecordedH]

I was having a severe breakdown and depression from rapid changes in life and covid, I took 2g of magic mushroom and it is the most profound experience in my life, came out of the trip happy and so so fulfill - my depression is completely gone.

[@user-by6yc8yl7v]

I've never heard of a case of someone fatally harming themselves while under the influence of psilocibin

[@electroartesanias]

Please, we would greatly appreciate subtitles in Spanish. Thank you.

[@TheGreatAfricanGuru]

Thank you for a very insightful talk

[@kathywithak7529]

I wish this had captions

[@edieseltzer4896]

I'm going to try microdosing for my depression and addiction

[@karine8738]

@Derek Dunaway hum I don't have instagram but depression anxiety and you think that will help ? From Canada too is it possible ? Thanks

[@thewellnesscottage]

Wow, what an amazing talk...perhaps one of the best. Really shows what professional researchers and academics can bring to the table when dealing with a substance that seemingly doesn't need their help.

[@andreasryser8928]

To all those who don’t understand or believe what she is talking about. Try out Psylocibin . U will see

[@stephenransley9377]

thank you that was really good

[@joenicholss]

--I"""" APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS I SAW HERE HE'S TRULY AS GOOD AS YOU'LL SAY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Microdosing for the first time seemed a bit of a challenge I got convinced by myco.spor on IG he delivered me and showed me the best way to* microdose

[@Faithfulsheperd]

Self love and transparency, connection 💕

[@joenicholss]

--I"""" APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS I SAW HERE HE'S TRULY AS GOOD AS YOU'LL SAY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Microdosing for the first time seemed a bit of a challenge I got convinced by myco.spor on IG he delivered me and showed me the best way to* microdose

[@AK1_TKNK]

you know she have taken very large amounts of shroom to talk about "Love" in this way. she has been there fosho

[@luckybenjamin4125]

best plug ever you'll should check him on Instagram @Mycohenry33

[@anthonymorales842]

the use of guides has been around for real drug use. Believe or not weed becomes a spiritual journey, Love and connection

[@lynnfrancesanderson1829]

The information here is excellent. The speaker could relax a little... Extraordinary work, long overdue to provide this treatment.

[@luckybenjamin4125]

best plug ever you'll should check him on Instagram @Mycohenry33

[@lynnfrancesanderson1829]

@@luckybenjamin4125 Who is that?

[@joeferreira657]

Thank you.

[@radhakrishna1845]

Who are you... Not the body... Not the mind... Mindset.. Thoughts... Emotions... Your Soul.... Omnipresent... Omnipotent Primordial energy... The Chee.... Master yourself..... Mantek Chia.... Qigong grand master...

[@alisosa9836]

Experienced Trip Wizards 🧙‍♂️ are one of the most essential parts of magical mushrooms 🍄 if you ask me

[@gm010379]

THANKYOU...

[@emilygilchrist3684]

Iowa do I become part of a study like this? I am struggling so so hard to recover from anorexia and I have relapsed twice. It is so hard and I feel like being a part of this study could really help me recover. I just was to stop thinking about food and my body all the time. I want to feel like I deserve to eat and I hate worrying about it all the time but it's almost impossible.

[@vshagoyan]

When you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts immediately shift your attention to your breath and follow it, thinking of the word rising as you inhale and falling as you exhale. Give yourself all the time in the world to stay there. Your thoughts are not you. You don’t have to entertain them, you can actively change it.