#56 - Travis Kitchens: The M-Scale and the Occult Roots of the JHU Psychedelic Research Program
The Psymposia PodcastShow Notes
In this episode, the Psymposia team speaks with writer Travis Kitchens about his recent piece "A Channel for Magic: Ralph Hood's Mysticism Scale and the Occult Roots of the Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Program"
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