{"id":3963,"date":"2026-01-02T10:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=3963"},"modified":"2026-01-02T10:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:25:25","slug":"godnews-january-2026-good-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2026\/01\/02\/godnews-january-2026-good-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"godnews january 2026 \u2013 good to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-european-colonisation-has-created-more-animal-hybrids-264624?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%203%202025%20-%203603436787&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%203%202025%20-%203603436787+CID_9fea5b7edc6444bb26238d51ab55afb6&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=How%20European%20colonisation%20has%20created%20more%20animal%20hybrids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-european-colonisation-has-created-more-animal-hybrids-264624?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%203%202025%20-%203603436787&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%203%202025%20-%203603436787+CID_9fea5b7edc6444bb26238d51ab55afb6&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=How%20European%20colonisation%20has%20created%20more%20animal%20hybrids\">Species<\/a><br \/>\nnature | The Conversation | 3 December<br \/>\nColonisation created many new hybrids<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/how-ayahuasca-is-supporting-the-yaqui-in-healing-addiction?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=how-ayahuasca-is-supporting-the-yaqui-in-healing-addiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/how-ayahuasca-is-supporting-the-yaqui-in-healing-addiction?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=how-ayahuasca-is-supporting-the-yaqui-in-healing-addiction\">Sonora<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | DoubleBlind | 5 December<br \/>\nYaqui-led initiative uses ayahuasca and community renewal to heal addiction<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/who-discovered-serotonin-5-questions?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=371945&amp;post_id=180730694&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/who-discovered-serotonin-5-questions?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=371945&amp;post_id=180730694&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\">Serotonin<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Microdose | 8 December<br \/>\nThe discovery of the important neurotransmitter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.org\/news\/bulletin\/wild-cure-nature-psychedelics\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=maps.org&amp;utm_content=wild-cure-nature-psychedelics&amp;utm_campaign=Bulletin-Science-Research-Therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/maps.org\/news\/bulletin\/wild-cure-nature-psychedelics\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=maps.org&amp;utm_content=wild-cure-nature-psychedelics&amp;utm_campaign=Bulletin-Science-Research-Therapy\">Back to mother earth<\/a><br \/>\nnature | MAPS Bulletin \/ 8 December<br \/>\nThe wild cure: nature, healing and psychedelics<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businessofcannabis.com\/cannabis-rescheduling-is-here-trump-signs-executive-order-to-move-cannabis-to-schedule-iii\/?utm_campaign=ICW&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=124362804&amp;utm_content=124362804&amp;utm_source=hs_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/businessofcannabis.com\/cannabis-rescheduling-is-here-trump-signs-executive-order-to-move-cannabis-to-schedule-iii\/?utm_campaign=ICW&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=124362804&amp;utm_content=124362804&amp;utm_source=hs_email\">Reclassified<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Business of Cannabis | 10 December<br \/>\nTrump signs order making cannabis a Schedule III drug<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/psyche.co\/guides\/how-to-use-self-talk-to-clarify-your-thinking-and-emotions?utm_source=Psyche+Magazine&amp;utm_campaign=6b9ed45270-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_12&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-8e23a7006c-71973384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/psyche.co\/guides\/how-to-use-self-talk-to-clarify-your-thinking-and-emotions?utm_source=Psyche+Magazine&amp;utm_campaign=6b9ed45270-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_12&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-8e23a7006c-71973384\">Words and ways<\/a><br \/>\nscience | Aeon | 12 December<br \/>\nHow to talk to yourself<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/is-the-public-actually-ready-for-psychedelic-reform?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=is-the-public-actually-ready-for-psychedelic-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/is-the-public-actually-ready-for-psychedelic-reform?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=is-the-public-actually-ready-for-psychedelic-reform\">Reform<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | DoubleBlind | 10 December<br \/>\nIs the public ready to change its mind on\u00a0psychedelics?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/12\/health\/medical-cannabis-benefits.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8U8.bfc8.Jvk4BGEkS1iY&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/12\/health\/medical-cannabis-benefits.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8U8.bfc8.Jvk4BGEkS1iY&amp;smid=url-share\">Inconclusive<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive.|\u00a0The New York Times |\u00a010 December<br \/>\nScientific review of medical cannabis finds little evidence for its effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/science\/a69686183\/consciousness-dmt-brain-david-luke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/science\/a69686183\/consciousness-dmt-brain-david-luke\/\">David Luke<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Popular Mechanics | 11 December<br \/>\nPsychedelics could lead to paranormal realms and explain consciousness<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/europeancorrespondent.com\/en\/r\/europes-psychedelic-renaissance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/europeancorrespondent.com\/en\/r\/europes-psychedelic-renaissance\">Boon<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive |\u00a0The European Correspondent |\u00a012 December<br \/>\nEurope&#8217;s psychedelic revival<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/future\/article\/20251211-psychedelics-are-altering-how-people-see-their-own-gender-and-sexuality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/future\/article\/20251211-psychedelics-are-altering-how-people-see-their-own-gender-and-sexuality\">Gender roles<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | BBC | 13 December<br \/>\nPsychedelics reveal\u00a0hidden sides to people&#8217;s Identity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2025\/dec\/13\/psychedelics-ocd-treatment-psilocybin?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2025\/dec\/13\/psychedelics-ocd-treatment-psilocybin?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\">Comparing<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Guardian | 13 December<br \/>\nPsychedelics more effective than cannabis in treating OCD<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/culture\/history-of-magic-mushrooms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/culture\/history-of-magic-mushrooms\">Stonehenge and others<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive |\u00a0BBC | 14 December<br \/>\nHistorical visions of magic mushrooms<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/little-people-hallucinations-5-questions?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=371945&amp;post_id=181365191&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/little-people-hallucinations-5-questions?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=371945&amp;post_id=181365191&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\">Little people<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive |\u00a0The Microdose |\u00a015 December<br \/>\nA certain boletus mushroom\u00a0causes hallucinations from Papua New Guinea to China.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/articles\/being-trans-in-trumps-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/articles\/being-trans-in-trumps-america\/\">Othering<\/a><br \/>\nculture | Truthdig | 15 December<br \/>\nBeing trans in Trump&#8217;s America<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/cannabis-dependence-is-rising-in-england-and-wales-but-treatment-is-lagging-271642?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2015%202025%20-%203618036937&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2015%202025%20-%203618036937+CID_56e9e58f2a4c2b638ff45c2b60003d5f&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Cannabis%20dependence%20is%20rising%20in%20England%20and%20Wales%20%20but%20treatment%20is%20lagging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/cannabis-dependence-is-rising-in-england-and-wales-but-treatment-is-lagging-271642?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2015%202025%20-%203618036937&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2015%202025%20-%203618036937+CID_56e9e58f2a4c2b638ff45c2b60003d5f&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Cannabis%20dependence%20is%20rising%20in%20England%20and%20Wales%20%20but%20treatment%20is%20lagging\">Habitually<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Conversation| 15 December<br \/>\nPeople relying on cannabis on the rise in Wales and England.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecstaticintegration.org\/p\/can-christian-angermeyer-build-a?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=4uect&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.ecstaticintegration.org\/p\/can-christian-angermeyer-build-a?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=4uect&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Monopoly<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive\u00a0 |\u00a0Ecstatic Integration |\u00a016 December<br \/>\nIs Christian Angermayer taking over psychedelic medicine?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/is-there-a-link-between-endogenous-dmt-and-schizophrenia?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=is-there-a-link-between-endogenous-dmt-and-schizophrenia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/is-there-a-link-between-endogenous-dmt-and-schizophrenia?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=is-there-a-link-between-endogenous-dmt-and-schizophrenia\">Schizophrenia<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | DoubleBlind | 19 December<br \/>\nIs there a link between the DMT in our brain and the feared mental condition?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-hannah-arendt-can-help-us-understand-this-new-age-of-far-right-populism-269626?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2024%202025%20-%203629837067&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2024%202025%20-%203629837067+CID_c04b52fcb2e247ff13e0a00eea176276&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=How%20Hannah%20Arendt%20can%20help%20us%20understand%20this%20new%20age%20of%20far-right%20populism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-hannah-arendt-can-help-us-understand-this-new-age-of-far-right-populism-269626?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2024%202025%20-%203629837067&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2024%202025%20-%203629837067+CID_c04b52fcb2e247ff13e0a00eea176276&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=How%20Hannah%20Arendt%20can%20help%20us%20understand%20this%20new%20age%20of%20far-right%20populism\">Totalitarianism<\/a><br \/>\nculture | The Conversation\u00a0 24 December<br \/>\nHannah Arendt\u2019s famous book about fascism holds important lessons for today<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2025\/dec\/25\/psychedelic-church-drugs-legal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2025\/dec\/25\/psychedelic-church-drugs-legal\">Legal highs<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Guardian | 25 December<br \/>\nInside the US&#8217;s psychedelic church boom<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/hamilton\/psychedelic-research-9.7025563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/hamilton\/psychedelic-research-9.7025563\">Scientifically<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | DoubleBlind | 28 December<br \/>\nCanadian centre for psychedelic research launched by hospital network<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2025-10-25\/amsterdam-750th-anniversary-showcases-centuries-of-climate-adaptation?cmpid=BBD123125_CITYLAB&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=251231&amp;utm_campaign=citylabdaily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2025-10-25\/amsterdam-750th-anniversary-showcases-centuries-of-climate-adaptation?cmpid=BBD123125_CITYLAB&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=251231&amp;utm_campaign=citylabdaily\">Resilient anniversary<\/a><br \/>\nculture | Bloomberg | 31 December<br \/>\nAmsterdam adds more land during its 750th birthday year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Species nature | The Conversation | 3 December Colonisation created many new hybrids Sonora psychoactive | DoubleBlind | 5 December Yaqui-led initiative uses ayahuasca and community renewal to heal addiction Serotonin psychoactive | The Microdose | 8 December The discovery of the important neurotransmitter Back to mother earth nature | MAPS Bulletin \/ 8 December<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2026\/01\/02\/godnews-january-2026-good-to-know\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue 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