This post was commissioned by Numinus and Third Wave to present a balanced view on the potential role of ketamine in managing PTSD. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): The Persistence Of Trauma Reports of violence, injury and death are a…
Having enjoyed an uninhabited stillness for most of human history, Sharm el-Sheikh is now a lively tourist town that dances with the desert. Its clear waters and extensive coral reefs line a host of luxurious accommodations, steeped in cultural…
This piece was commissioned by Third Wave: a trusted, research-based psychedelics education and community platform featuring psychedelic guides, courses, podcasts, blog content and coaching. Third Wave are a platform that explores the multiple levels of the human and…
Dada: ‘an artistic and literary movement formed in response to the disasters of World War I and to an emerging modern media and machine culture. Dada artists sought to expose accepted and often repressive conventions of order and logic,…
Travel can be like picking up a new language through the experience of the senses. Many of us holiday, but comparatively few of us find ourselves with the tools and resources needed to go deeper, and to create lasting…
Altered-State Of Consciousness: ‘a change in one’s normal mental state as a result of trauma, accident, or induced through meditation, substances or some foods. The 5 categories of cause include pharmacological, psychological, physical + psychological, pathological and spontaneous – resulting…
Wyrd is a concept in Anglo-Saxon culture roughly corresponding to fate or personal destiny. The word is ancestral to the Modern English ‘weird’, whose meaning has drifted towards an adjectival use with a more general sense of ‘supernatural’, ‘uncanny’,…
Hibernicis (‘hi-ber-ni-kis’) are a boutique Irish brand from Catherine Logue, formulating ritualistic products using seaweed from surrounding Atlantic coasts. Based on the Irish tradition of coastal bathing for holistic health, the brand honours a rich cultural and linguistic heritage. Travel…
Phoebe Tickell trained as a Natural Scientist: exploring the world through a lens that detects patterns, interconnection, and seeks truth. Guided by the creativity required to appreciate complexity, she has gone on to formulate meta-curricula based on ‘magical’ or…
If the Camera Obscura is a darkened room that renders complex reality into something 2-dimensional and discrete through a pin-hole, we might conceive of an Atlas Obscura as a collection of maps that pinpoint the obscure and turn it…
Sambar are an ethical vegan fashion brand from serial creative, Andrea Nunez. Each of their bags is carefully handcrafted in Spain by local artisans, using textiles made from sustainable sources such as organic cotton and up-cycled polyester. ‘Sambar’ is…
