Can psychedelics change mental imagery?
Did PAT just get more accessible in Australia?
If symbols don’t have meaning do they have to stay that way?
Why do we need to know about opioid overdose?
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I go through phases where I do a lot of #memes, mainly as a form of procrastination or out of frustration, particularly around #auspol and #psychedelics. I like to think they’re funny or thought-provoking, but reviews have been mixed. Still, I can’t let the blue-check boot-lickers and irrational optimists on twitter be the only people who get to appreciate them.
Anyway, here’s a couple of my most recent efforts. (I’m still unsure what needs a CW here, so any feedback on this would be nice too.)
I’ve also devoted a good chunk of my time to volunteering as the president of the Australian Psychedelic Society. This has been a massive year for the society, and we’ve achieved a lot. I haven’t run the stats for second half of the the calendar year. But, in our 21-22 financial year we ran 40 events across every state and territory other than the NT, grew our social media and newsletter reach, influenced policy in the ACT (though not as much as I’d hoped) and continued our progress towards DGR status. It’s never been more important to get good safety and harm reduction information to people, such is the explosion of awareness of #psychedelics in popular consciousness. It is also, in my opinion, the right time to push harder for decriminalisation of all drugs, including psychedelics).
I can’t take all, or even most, of the credit for the society’s achievements. People tell me I’m a decent leader. But I think having a great team of dedicated volunteers (some of whom are pictured below) makes that much easier (not easy, but not remotely as hard as it could be). You can find more about the Australian Psychedelic Society here: https://www.psychedelicsociety.org.au/
We hope that in creating communities across Australia we can better advocate for the decriminalisation of psychedelics and break stigmas associated with psychedelic use. Our website is a base for our extensive network of communities, articles, news and events.