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THE PSYCHEDELIC ISSUE
JULY 2023
Welcome to the PSYCHEDELIC ISSUE of POSSESSED Magazine. My name is Jason, and I’m the new editor-in-chief. You might know me from another magazine I edited, a magazine completely unrelated to running. I had to leave that publication because my mounting obsession with running was driving everyone insane. Plus, they caught me stealing things. So, I packed up my typewriter, kicked over a chair and came here.
I’m a relative newcomer to the world of running. I got started five years ago when my then-girlfriend (I’m single, PS) noticed I was becoming increasingly out-of-shape and began dragging me out on these excruciating 3km runs. I hated it. She was always 100 meters in front, and I was always on the verge of a heart attack. One day, though, something changed, and I found that I actually liked running. In fact, I loved it, and I began doing it as often as possible, getting faster and going further, amassing shoes, entering races, and distributing Strava kudos like a confetti cannon. Pretty soon, my then-girlfriend (I’m a Taurus) didn’t want to run with me anymore because she couldn’t keep up with my pace or enthusiasm. Not long after that, we broke up. Then I got caught stealing shit at work. This is all a long way of saying I’m like you: I run, and I live to run. Literally. I’m pretty sure I’d curl up and die if I had to stop. Either that, or I’d take up cycling or start huffing chrome. Anyway, I’m Jason. Hi!
For this issue—and the relaunch of the all-new POSSESSED magazine—we decided to explore the wonderful world of psychedelics. Are psychedelics and running a thing? We think they are, and in this issue, we had a chat with a lady who sells LSD and shrooms on the Appalachian Trail, we profiled various species of psychotropic cacti, met a group of everyday folks who swear that psychedelics make them better athletes, we explained LSD to an alien, made a batch of mushroom chocolates, cured plantar fasciitis, sifted through Satisfy pro Michael Versteeg’s record collection, and did a whole bunch of other awesome, trippy stuff.
So, drop the needle on Dark Side of the Moon, dim the lights, lay down on the floor, and enjoy POSSESSED #44.
x Jason
Notes from the Underground
Trail Magic
READThe Knowledge
Psychedelic Cacti: A Guide to the Desert High
READGet Possessed
Do Pyschedelics Improve Athletic Performance?
READPhone it in
Janelle Lincks
READHighway to Health
Plantar Fasciitis
READHigh Rotation
High Rotation with Michael Versteeg
READWelcome to Earth
What is LSD?
READEat it
How to Make Mushroom Chocolate
READYour Running Stars
Your Running Stars
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