Suzannah Weiss
- Suzannah Weiss is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, and more. She is also a sexologist, AASECT-certified sex educator, and sex/love coach. She holds a masters degree in sexual health from the University of Minnesota, as well as a BS in Cognitive Neuroscience and a BA in Gender & Sexuality Studies and Modern Culture & Media from Brown University. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn and order her book Subjectified on Amazon.
Latest Articles
Psychedelic Guides
Explore the Depths of Your Psyche with Trippy, Dark Psychedelic Art
Trippy, dark psychedelic art is a captivating exploration of the human condition, reminding us that beauty often emerges from darkness.
Culture
10 Ways to Calm Down If You Get Too High
Even experienced psychonauts can get too high. Here are a few tips on staying grounded when a trip gets overwhelming.
Culture
Iconic Movie Scenes About Psychedelics
From surreal scenes of talking lizards to unsettling cemetery acid trips, here's a round up of the most iconic psychedelic movie scenes.
Culture
Three Wiccan Spells for Beginners
Wicca is often misunderstood, but we've simplified how to harness the magic of spells to attract love, prosperity, and healing into your life.
Culture
Here Are the Trippiest Movies to Watch on Psychedelics
Not sure what to do while you're high? Kick back and watch any of the movies on this list to enhance your experience.
Culture
A Beginner’s Guide to Reading Tarot
Learning tarot can be intimidating, but there are a few ways to make those first steps easier — and even rewarding.
Culture
Here Are the Best Comedies to Watch on Psychedelics
So, you're tripping at home and want to watch a comdey? Look no further. Here's a list of comical gems for you.
Culture
How to Sustainably Reconnect with Ayahuasca After Ceremony
You don’t have to drink ayahuasca in order to connect with the plant or its spirit. Here are creative ways to tap into the aya soul space from afar.
Culture
9 Transformative Quotes About LSD
Here are nine trippy quotes that capture the mind-bending power of LSD and its boundless ability to transform perception.
Culture
Here’s What People Are Saying About the Power of Iboga
Here are the most powerful quotes on the internet that truly capture the essence of iboga as a visionary medicine.
Culture
9 Ecstatic Quotes About MDMA
Few quotes capture the profound power and essence of MDMA as effectively as the experts who are spreading knowledge about it today.
Culture
What Does the Death Card Mean in Tarot?
Pulling the Death card often elicits fear in people, but seasoned practitioners reveal its symbolism holds far deeper meaning than a mere end of life.
Culture
What Does Swords Mean in Tarot?
The suit of swords represents intellect and power, but also reminds us that the heart can suffer under the mind’s sharp edge.
Culture
What Does the Empress Card Mean in Tarot?
Wikipedia might tell us that the Empress card symbolizes “fertility, nurturing, and abundance.” But it is also so much more.
Culture
10 Musicians Inspired by the Power of Psychedelics
The era of psychedelic-inspired music never ended.
Culture
How to Create Trippy, Psychedelic Art
Psychedelic art is meant to be colorful and chaotic, so there's basically no way you can mess it up.
Culture
8 of the Best Quotes About Ayahuasca
"It’s not that the ayahuasca comes with an agenda. It works through you."
Culture
The Best Calming Songs for When You Get Too High
Take some deep breaths and put on some music.
Culture
6 Eye-Popping Examples of Psychedelic Pop Art
Pop Art's bucking of art conventions and defamiliarization of the everyday often gives it a psychedelic feel.
Culture
The Very Best Songs to Listen to on Psychedelics
The best music from a variety of genres to accompany your next psychedelic journey.
Culture
5 Trance Genres That Will Hypnotize Your Mind and Stimulate Your Soul
Get lost in hypnotizing beats, long buildups, and cathartic drops.
Culture
10 of the Most Thought-Provoking DMT Quotes
“People say: is there risk to DMT? It sounds so intense. Is it dangerous? The answer is: yes, it's tremendously dangerous; the danger is the possibility of death by astonishment."
Art + Culture
7 of the Best Books About Witchcraft
If witchcraft intrigues you, you may want to check out these great books about its ancient yet intriguingly varied and modern practices.
Art + Culture
24 of the Best Psytrance Songs
If you’re new to the psytrance genre, here are a few songs that highlight the best of what it has to offer.
Art + Culture
What It Really Means to Be a Curandera
More and more people from North America and Europe are marketing themselves as curanderos, often without understanding what that really means.
Other Psychedelics
Ketamine and Sex: The Good, the Bad, and the Trippy
We asked sex therapists and harm reduction specialists to tell us everything about ketamine and sex—from the helpful, to hurtful, to downright trippy.
Art + Culture
14 of the Very Best Mushroom Memes
Take a moment to laugh with us at the funniest shroom memes from around the (mycelial) web.
Art + Culture
The Playful History of Tarot
The history of tarot cards dates back many centuries, but they weren't widely used for fortunetelling until more recently.
Culture
A Guide to Raving in Ibiza With (or Without) Psychedelic Drugs
People from all over the world flock to Ibiza for world-class DJs, drugs, and spiritual connection.
Culture
Acid Gel Tabs Were Cool Once—But WTF Are They?
Acid gel tabs were popular characters in LSD stories of ‘ol. We asked hippies to share their memories. (And some harm reduction experts, too.)
Culture
How to Mend a Fractured Spirit
A journalist explores the history and healing of soul retrieval, an age-old practice with tangled interpretations
Mycology
Meet Muscimol, the Compound Behind the Unique Amanita Mushroom Trip
An exploration of the world’s most misunderstood mushroom.
Health & Wellness
The Strength and Teachings of Kambô Medicine
"The spirit of the kambô is strong because it heals many diseases, and that’s why we are preserving this knowledge.” —Panã Kamãnawa
Other Psychedelics
A Forager’s Guide to Wild Lettuce
Nature makes powerful medicines. Here's how to find your own pain-killing herbs.
Culture
This Flower Was Once Called the Scariest in the World—But Why? An Exploration of Sacred Datura.
Meet the plant that produces one of the most powerful and controversial botanical compounds.
Other Psychedelics
Nexus Flipping: What Happens When You Combine MDMA and 2C-B
Harm reduction experts weigh in on what you need to know before you flip.
Other Psychedelics
Kanna Extracts—Everything You Need to Know About “Nature’s MDMA”
It's "kind of like MDMA without the hangover."
Mycology
Meet the Mushroom Named After the Famous Terence McKenna
People say McKennaii mushroom is a potent Golden Teacher variety—but rumor abounds.
Mycology
Meet the Heavenly Golden Halo Mushroom
This newly stabilized mushroom might make for the perfect museum dose—but there's still a lot to learn.
Other Psychedelics
The Sexy Powers of Damiana—The Psychoactive Hiding in the Supplement Aisle
Damiana is a popular smokable herb and supplement. So, is it really an aphrodisiac?
Mycology
Meet the Magical Jack Frost Mushroom
This frosty fungi is delightful to behold—and, advocates say, transformative to eat.
AYAHUASCA
The Quiet Wisdom of the Ayahuasca Plant
Banisteriopsis caapi isn’t psychedelic, but for many, it’s a vital plant medicine with plenty to teach
Art + Culture
Ecstatic Dance is a Trip With (or Without) Psychedelics
For advocates, the free-form movement practice offers a way to heal trauma, let go of shame, and come into your own body
Other Psychedelics
WTF is a K-Hole?
We asked experts about falling into the abyss—and how to get out again
Art + Culture
How to Find Your Local Psychedelic Society—and Make the Most of It
Finding community can be hard, but psychedelic societies are gathering spaces for fellow explorers
How to Take Shrooms
Not Just a Daydream—Can Mushroom Trips Impact Your Sleep?
We asked the experts what we know (and don’t) about shrooms and sleep
News
“Off-Label” Ketamine is More Popular Than Ever—So When Is It Legal?
Ketamine was once confined to an anesthetic. Now, it's an up-and-coming mental health aid.
Psychedelic Guides
So. Your Cat Ate Magic Mushrooms.
We asked veterinarians what to do when your cat's trippin'
News
What Colleges Are (and Aren’t) Doing for Undergrads Interested in Psychedelics
There’s not much out there for students interested in the psychedelic field, but that’s slowly changing
Psychedelic Guides
How to Navigate Sex on Molly
We asked sex therapists about the good, the bad—and the cuddly
Art + Culture
Stoned Ape Theory—Real or Wishful Thinking?
Did magic mushrooms really help our brains evolve?
Psychedelic Guides
How To Have Great Sex on Shrooms
Shroomy sex with your partner(s) can be meaningful and intimate—but don't skip conversations about comfort, boundaries, and consent
KETAMINE
Ketamine Therapy and Virtual Reality Together? Welcome to the Future
A Texas-based ketamine center says this combo “takes [people] out of their own day-to-day mindset”
How to Grow Mushrooms
Do Shrooms Go Bad?
They're slimy. They're smelly. They're covered in fuzz. Here's how to stay away from bunk shrooms.
How to Take Shrooms
The Heroic Dose: Navigating Powerful Mushroom Journeys
Heroic dosers claim to travel to different dimensions and explore new depths of their subconscious mind. We asked the experts for a roadmap through hyperspace.
FUNCTIONAL MUSHROOMS
Cordyceps Mushroom: Benefits, Side Effects & More
This zombie fungus is surprisingly good for your health.
Equity and Reciprocity
People Are Facing Legal Repercussions for Serving Plant Medicine — Here’s What’s Being Done to Help Them
“All the recoveries that we see, all the second chances that people have, all the healing… we are not criminals.”
Culture
14 Celebrities on Their Life-Changing Psychedelic Experiences
"It was the most pleasurable sensation I had ever known, like an orgasm. It was the secret of life, the alchemist’s secret of life.” —Anaïs Nin
FEATURES
Here’s What’s Missing From Conversations About Psychedelic Integration
Gleaning the insights of your last trip is more than talking to an integration therapist, and more than "doing the work"—should we be calling it "work" anyway?
COLUMNS
What It’s Like to Do Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Suzannah Weiss was hoping to use ketamine in order to reduce anxiety and symptoms of Lyme disease, including fatigue, irritability, and insomnia—here's how it went.
