Beckley Foundation | Psychedelic Research

The Beckley Foundation is about to embark on its most exciting years of research yet, and we want to celebrate the tireless work and support that brought us here! Please enjoy our new short film: Amanda Feilding - The Queen of Psychedelics youtube.com/watch?v=A9iKJE…

A breakdown of a fascinating survey of DMT entity encounters 👾 Survey of entity encounter experiences occasioned by inhaled N,N-dimethyltryptamine: Phenomenology, interpretation, and enduring effects - Davis et al. (2020) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… #psychedelicresearch #dmt

"It's not just a medicine, it's an elixir." Amanda Feilding on sparkling form in this 2023 interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

Psilocin and Ageing Research: findings from a just-published pre-clinical trial may have implications for the treatment of various age-related diseases. Psilocybin treatment extends cellular lifespan and improves survival of aged mice - Kato et al., 2025 nature.com/articles/s4151…

A colourful exploration of how psychedelics can be amazing catalysts of connection from the micro to the macroscale -✨ 🧠🌀 #psychedelicresearch

Psilocybin & Mystical Experiences 🍄✨ A breakdown of the groundbreaking 2006 Johns Hopkins study that helped launch the modern renaissance of #psychedelic research. "Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences .."- Griffiths et al., 2006 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Amanda's characteristic wit shines through here, but her words reflect a deeper truth about the challenges any pioneer faces. We will share news about the ongoing #LSD Mystical Experience study as it develops – continuing the research legacy that Amanda's tenacity made possible.

Transmogrification, to magically shape-shift, captures the profound metamorphosis that can occur during psychedelic experiences What transformative insights have shaped your understanding? #Psychedelicresearch #Consciousness

Two compelling perspectives on the LSD story and its discoverer: 📽️ Hofmann's Potion by Connie Littlefield 📽️ The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD by Martin Witz What account or film taught you the most about psychedelic history?

A paper published this week explores the lasting benefits of psychedelic-assisted therapy for depression in cancer patients. The study outlines antidepressive effects persisting 2 years after a 25mg psilocybin dose combined with psychotherapy. Article: doi.org/10.1002/cncr.3…

Exciting research into an LSD with lower hallucinogenic potential, opening new possibilities for treating patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or family histories of psychosis Full paper here: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

The Beckley Foundation and Amanda's family are deeply grateful for your beautiful messages. Amanda believed in the power of education to shift perspectives and reduce stigma, and we will continue to update you on Beckley's ongoing projects & developments in psychedelic research.

Dear Friends, Amanda passed away at her home, Beckley Park, on the evening of Thursday, 22nd May 2025 (more precisely, and rather magically, at 20:25 22.05.2025). Read our full message here: beckleyfoundation.org/2025/05/27/ama…

In ordinary waking states, the brain operates through hierarchical systems, with the Default Mode Network acting as a central coordinator. Psychedelic mushrooms may create a more "fungal" state of consciousness, shifting toward a more decentralized, interconnected pattern. 🍄✨

The Beckley Foundation's psychedelic research collaboration with King’s College London aims to produce the highest quality images of the human brain under the influence of LSD to date, focusing on the neurobiology underlying the mystical experience. beckleyfoundation.org/lsd-the-mystic…

The woman who singlehandedly corrected my position on psychedelics. When wrong, I try to admit it. Not always successfully. I was totally wrong on psychedelics. I'd simply been propogandized. Thanks for all you and Beckley have done. [Personal things, will be said privately.]

Dear friends, Amanda Feilding has written to all of you, announcing her retirement from the Beckley Foundation. You can read the full letter here: beckleyfoundation.org/2025/05/12/a-m…

Some of the most fascinating psychedelic research takes place within a controlled medical setting. Have you ever had a profound shift in consciousness or mystical experience in an unusual or unexpected location? What made that setting conducive to the experience?

It's been 72 years this May since Aldous Huxley had his first mescaline trip. While not as overtly psychedelic as The Doors of Perception, Huxley's last novel Island explored how we can integrate what we learn from non-ordinary states into our lives. #psychedelicliterature

In 2014, researchers gave healthy volunteers infusions of placebo and psilocybin - the main psychoactive component in magic mushrooms, revealing how psychedelics can induce a profound shift in brain connectivity patterns. Paper: Homological scaffolds of brain functional networks

✨ Amanda Feilding reflects on how altered states helped to shape the very foundations of human culture 🌀 Accompanied by twilight birdsong from Beckley Park 🐦‍⬛🐦‍🔥🍃🎶 What ancient practices do you believe most powerfully shaped who we are today? #psychedelicresearch