Passion Flower By. Leslie Whaylen Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as passionflower or maypop, is a fast-growing vine that grows here on our island and has large, intricate purple flowers, small red fruits containing many seeds, and a tart edible juice. This tropical plant received its name from Christian missionaries in the Amazon. Its flowers are pollinated by bumblebees, carpenter bees, and hummingbirds, and its leaves are larval food for several butterflies, includin

In March 2021, world-renowned artist Reginald Adams and his team of artists, the Creatives, began to place paint on the wall of the Old Galveston Square building located at 2217 Strand. The east facing wall of the building has been exposed and visible since the Osterman building was torn down many years ago. The Osterman building was the location of the Union Headquarters on June 19, 1865 when Major General Gordon Granger gave the command to issue General Order number three

The inner, reflective work of 10+ years had culminated to this day when 5.5 grams lay before me, my third mushroom experience and by far, the largest quantity. For the past three years the mushrooms had been calling. I had passed on a few opportunities, set and setting are of utmost importance. It all came together organically and to my surprise, this was the day. When they kicked in, I remember saying to my trip sitter, “Oh shit, I took way too much”. A wave of fear washed o

I have had the opportunity to explore psychedelics both recreationally and spiritually. In 2018, my friend talked me into joining her trip to South America to venture into the Amazon and try Ayahuasca with a shaman. However, my journey with psychedelics started when I moved to Austin, Texas. A friend and I decided to take a trip in the Greenbelt area. I have found when you are in the right place with the right people and you are prepared, the experiences are extremely rewardi

It’s been a minute since I have engaged in the glorious Galveston community. Regretfully I moved to Colorado following my daughter and leaving my ex-husband. Lest I digress. But the fact of it is once a Galvestonian, always one. My hopes are to return for retirement with the dream of settling in a lovely old home, raise some goats, and to offer a practice of functional medicine in the community. What a great segue to our topic, Psychedelics! In the mile “high” state in which

By CL In recent years, as we have seen an acceptance of circa 1910 era forgotten visionaries and futurists such as HP Lovecraft and Nikola Tesla, the world of independent and low-budget horror has gone through a bit of a neo-renaissance by including a new element: psychedelics. This perhaps began as early as Mary Shelly whose drugs-induced visions have been the catalyst for the tales of terror and unknown. Even during the original synthwave movement of the 1980's, we saw seve