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Dear Reader,
For the third year in a row, Prof. Dr. med. Gerhard Gründer and Dr. sc. hum. Henrik Jungaberle visited the Usona team in Madison, Wisconsin, to discuss developments in the field of psilocybin, data from the German EPIsoDE study, and collaboration – both used the opportunity to participate at Usona’s very inspiring International Forum on Consciousness. The conference brought insights from neuroscience (Gül Dölen), clinical research (Charles Raison) and anthropology (Manvir Singh) together with philsophy, spirituality and emotionally moving life stories – like the one of rock star Melissa Etheridge talked about the biographical meaning of psychedelics and how they helped her to overcome the death of a loved one.
Thank you to the Usona team for being exceptional hosts!
In Berlin, a full house at the INSIGHT Forum followed Prof. Dr. med. Franz Vollenweider discussing how mindfulness and the psychedelic experience go together and may benefit each other.
Franz is an important member of MIND’s Scientific Adivsory Board and a leader in the field of psychedelic research since the 1990ties.
Thinking about becoming a psychedelic therapist in our eighth Augmented Psychotherapy Training (APT) cohort?
Hear how our alumni apply knowledge from APT: Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtuVyCKQJ6M
Applications are now open for our next international course in November 2025 —apply here.
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APT Online Talk + Info Event, Wednesday 21 May
Tomorrow, our Executive Director Dr. sc. hum. Henrik Jungaberle will host an online talk on Psychedelic Group Therapy and the scientific foundations of the Augmented Psychotherapy Training (APT), practical implementation, and prospects for doctors and psychotherapists in psychedelic therapy.
Register here
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Michael Utsch @ INSIGHT Forum, Friday 13 June
Prof. Dr. Michael Utsch will talk about existential psychotherapy, religious psychology, and spirituality. His research and practice focus on treating patients with existential conflicts. His perspectives on spirituality and psychotherapy are particularly relevant to psychedelic therapy.
Get your tickets here
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Footsteps beginning on Monday 2 June
Footsteps is MIND’s six-week online course designed to support the exploration and integration of one psychedelic experience for lasting personal growth. This structured and hands-on course provides a space to reflect, gain insights, and apply them. Space is limited!
Register for Footsteps
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Next Beyond Experience (DE) 5-8 June, Frankfurt, a.M.
Dr. med. Andrea Jungaberle, Chief Physician at the OVID Clinic Berlin, and team are facilitating the next German-language Psychedelic Integration Workshop that will take place in Frankfurt a.M. starting the 5th of June! Join this 4-day journey of translating psychedelic experience insights into meaningful personal development. There are a few limited spots remaining.
Join Beyond Experience
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Uppsala Psychedelic Forum, Saturday 24 May
This weekend the Uppsala Students for Psychedelic Science are hosting their annual Psychedelic Forum in Uppsala with livestream tickets available! The event will feature presentations on psilocybin for Anorexia Nervosa, personality and the psychedelic experience, and more.
Learn more and get your tickets here
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Altered States Fest, Thursday 12 June
The Altered States Fest - Zwischen Wissenshaft, Therapie, und Selbsterfahrung, is occurring in Essen as part of the Essen Science Summer. This free German-language event will explore altered states of consciousness from scientific, artistic, and experimental perspectives.
More information and registration here
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Dr. sc. hum. Henrik Jungaberle at Pura Vida 12-15 June
Join our founder and Executive Director, Dr. sc. hum. Henrik Jungaberle, for an immersive workshop: “Rewilding the Mind: Psychedelics and the Ecology of Perception.” This unique, substance-free festival invites you to explore the deep connections between personal and ecological well-being.
Click here for more information and tickets
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Mental Health: Power, Privilege & Controlling the Narrative: Vested Interest in ‘Mental Health’ [Mad in America]
Is therapy political? David Hansen, a therapist, believes so. Hansen argues therapy is inherently political, influenced by systemic forces that often marginalize human experiences. The author encourages us to think about who has the power to shape the narrative around ‘mental health’ and who may have a vested interest to do so in a particular way. He prompts readers to question the influence of pharmaceutical companies and psychiatric diagnoses. What do they stand to gain?
Psychedelics: Can Psychedelics Help Heal our Relationship with The Natural World? [Atmos]
The Asháninka, an indigenous group of Brazil, have for centuries used plant medicines to guide environmental stewardship, viewing them as a way to communicate with the Earth. Some recent psychedelic studies have indicated psychedelic experiences can foster empathy toward plants. While taking psychedelics as a singular experience or in an artificial setting may not lead to a more connected relationship with the natural world, the Ashaninka offer a different model of environmentalism.
Society: AI Can Spontaneously Develop Human-like Communication, Study Finds [the Guardian]
Can AI models adopt social norms? A new study has shown that when AI agents, like ChatGPT, communicate in groups without external involvement they can begin to adopt linguistic forms and social norms, mirroring human social behavior. These findings suggest that AI can’t be reduced to a processing language, it might be learning to negotiate, coordinate, agree and disagree, much like us. Or is it programed to just be a people pleaser?
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Born on this day 199 years ago, the champion of empiricism reminds us why diversity of thought is a prerequisite for real understanding.
"The only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject, is by hearing what can be said about it by persons of every variety of opinion, and studying all modes in which it can be looked at by every character of mind. No wise man ever acquired his wisdom in any mode but this; nor is it in the nature of human intellect to become wise in any other manner."
- John Stuart Mill (May 20th, 1806 – May 8, 1873)
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Wishing you a lovely fortnight,
The MIND Team
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