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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. MORE...
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