JAMES FADIMAN
James Fadiman is an influential pioneer in psychedelic research which he began in the 1960s. He wrote the influential The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide in which he outlines best practices for safe, sacred entheogenic voyages which he has investigated for over 50 years. James is always found at the growth edge of inquiry into psychedelic explorations.
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James speaks to the immediate and long-term effects of psychedelic use for healing (microdose), for problem-solving (low dose), for therapeutic engagements (moderate dose), and for spiritual explorations (high dose).
Fadiman is the individual most responsible for the wide spread phenomena known as “microdosing” psychedelics. He suggested a microdosing protocol which has been used by tens of thousands of citizen scientists. He has collected over 23,000 reports from individuals who have followed his microdosing protocols.
Fadiman did his undergraduate work at Harvard and his graduate work at Stanford, doing research with the Harvard Group and the West Coast Research Group in Menlo Park, and with Ken Kesey. A former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and a professor of psychology, he teaches at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, which he helped found in 1975.
More information about his work and interests can be found at https://www.jamesfadiman.com/
Additional Reading: We are pleased to bring you a Manual for Psychedelic Voyagers and Guides which describes the best practices for a psychedelic session. The manual was created by James Fadiman (author of The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide).