005: DoubleBlind Magazine | Founders Shelby & Madison On Re-Shaping Psychedelic Culture, The Truth About Psychedelics, and Their Journeys
“We say that we are using psychedelics as a jumping off point to look at social equity, environmental justice, spirituality, mental health, policy, medicine and from there we try to find interesting and timely stories with good characters that also have an interesting visual element as well; to really re-shape the way people see psychedelic culture.”
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In this episode we talk about:
How DoubleBlind Magazine came to be
How Shelby and Madison discover untold stories in psychedelics
Sacred reciprocity and the DoubleBlind community
Shelby and Madison’s journeys with psychedelics and their medicine of choice
How psychedelics have aided Shelby and Madison’s healing
Drinking Ayahuasca in Peru versus the United States
The therapeutic use of MDMA
How to “come out of the psychedelic closet”
Some “out there” psychedelics and “deep-state psychonauts”
Caution against positioning psychedelics as a panacea
LISTEN
“If you feel that if it’s important for you to explore psychedelics and you want to come out [of the psychedelic closet], you need to consider what the possible repercussions could be. If there are serious repercussions, then start small. Start with the people closest to you and ask them to keep it confidential. It’s a really good way to practice coming out by starting with your best friend or someone who you know loves you unconditionally and isn’t going to judge you. You also might consider finding a psychedelic community.”
Mentioned in the episode:
DoubleBlind Mag: Issue 5 (Coming out June 2021)
Temple of the Way of Light - Ayahuasca Retreat Centre
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
Where to find DoubleBlind:
Co-founded by Shelby Hartman, editor-in-chief and CEO as well as Madison Margolin; Managing Editor of DoubleBlind; a media company and education platform at the forefront of the rapidly growing psychedelic movement. Hartman is a reporter and editor specializing in psychedelics, cannabis, drug policy, and mental health. Her work can be found in VICE, Quartz, The Huffington Post, The Rolling Stone, and among others. Co-founder, Margolin is a journalist who covers psychedelics, cannabis, drug policy, and spirituality. She’s written for Playboy Magazine, Rolling Stone, Nylon, VICE, LA Weekly, High Times, Tablet, and others.
“My experiences on psychedelics have been so tied with my development as a person; it’s really hard to say who I would be had I not done psychedelics... I just started questioning everything. It was a very classic adolescent existential crisis. What has meaning? What has values? What have I inherited? What’s mine? What’s not mine? ”
