Mangu TV Blog

A Brief History of LSD, Psychedelics & Therapy

As far back as the 1950s, medical professionals were already utilizing LSD and other psychedelics for a number of applications in psychotherapy. If ...

Drugs

Richard Grossman on his work with Acupuncture and Ayahuasca

We recently hosted Richard Grossman on the mangu.tv podcast series. Listen to the episode here. In part caused by an early childhood trauma, Dr. ...

Drugs

Jack Allocca on Altered States of Consciousness, Psychedelic Science and Philosophy of Mind

Jack Allocca discusses the cathartic moment that led him to a lifetime of inquiry into altered states of consciousness, neuroscience and over 100 ...

Regeneration

Alnoor Ladha on Anarchism, Mysticism and Post-Capitalist Community

Alnoor Ladha shares his story growing up in a Sufi tradition. He speaks about his career, researching and writing about the intersection between ...

Drugs

Trauma, Addiction & Compassion

This article explores the point of view that addiction is not a disease or a behavioural problem, but rather a solution to a problem. That problem is ...

Drugs

Ketamine Therapy: The Next Wave Mind-Altering Cure For Depression

While ketamine has a long history, as of late ketamine therapy been making headlines in the field of clinical psychology for the treatment of ...

Sex

Polyamory Communication Principles: Why They Are Beneficial To ANY Relationship

The value of communication within polyamorous relationships is especially important and these principles can be applied in any relationship. Often by ...

Drugs

The Cannabis Chronicles: Past to Future

Wherever you look these days, there are new discoveries about the benefits of cannabis. This plant has been with us for thousands of years. We have ...

Drugs

Planet of The Stoned Apes: Early Hominids and Magic Mushrooms

The Stoned Ape Hypothesis was proposed by Terence and Dennis McKenna. It postulates that our early ancestors consumed magic mushrooms they stumbled ...