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Michael Mason
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Writer/editor who uncovers hidden narratives and enjoys exploring the in-between spaces. Current project at https://psychonautfiles.substack.com/
Sting was so loaded on psychedelics they weren't sure he was gonna come down in time.
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Every Trip You Take
Sting's epic multi-day psychedelic journey with Gordon Todd Skinner
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April 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Ever hear about the most psychedelic high school in America?
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America's True-Life Psychedelic Hogwarts
How a Catholic prep school in Tulsa, Oklahoma became a training ground for supertrippers
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March 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
America's Mind-Expanding Missile Temples: A Glimpse into the Hidden World of Psychedelic Distribution.

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America's Mind-Expanding Missile Temples
Spelunking the Secrets of Psychedelic Society
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February 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This looks like an extraordinary book--on my list of must-reads this year.
February 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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On the possible psychopompic nature of DMT(s) in the dying brain, along with plenty of caveats. An interview I gave for Popular Mechanics on the differences between 5-MeO-DMT, DMT and near-death-experiences as they relate to, actually, a quite old theory.
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A Psychedelic Molecule Controls Your Consciousness at the Moment of Death, New Theory Suggests
Some researchers believe DMT, a powerful psychedelic that may naturally occur in the brain, could be your soul’s “ferryman.”
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February 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
For the first time ever, audio of Gordon Todd Skinner’s voice is available online. In this post, Skinner speaks candidly about his experiences in the Godhead—a psychedelic state where time dissolves, ego vanishes, and reality feels like a vast, cosmic paradox.
Surfing the Godhead While Dodging the DEA
Skinner's Psychocosmos & The DEA Raid
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February 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Man Who Broke Reality: America's most secretive psychedelic crime story:
The Man Who Broke Reality
In search of America's most daring psychonaut
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February 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Some people sit across from you, answer questions. Others try to run you like a program. Skinner did both. At Joseph Harp Correctional, I watched him calibrate me like an instrument. He’d gauge reaction times, eye contact, word choices. You don’t interview Skinner. You enter the equation.
February 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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I have decided to abolish the Department of Human Beings.
February 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Psychonaut Files: the untold story of Gordon Todd Skinner, the mysterious "Mozart of psychedelic chemistry" involved in the world's largest LSD bust. psychonautfiles.substack.com Thanks to @scipsychedelics.bsky.social!
February 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM