Magi Ancestral Supplements, Cupertino, CA (2025)

11/12/2025

A 2025 study at the University of Sydney shows that confusion about the purpose and process of meditation represents the major barrier for many individuals to develop and establish a sustainable and routine practice.

Stard is a compliant and safe natural supplement that eases the barrier to meditative states.

Formulated with extracts of the sacred Eastern plant Espand (Syrian rue), plus pomegranate and grapefruit, one capsule of Stard quiets your mind in 15 minutes.

The relaxed state lasts roughly an hour, giving you calm, unfocused awareness while racing thoughts slow down.

Our EEG brainwave tracking studies show Stard shifts brainwaves from busy beta into relaxing alpha and meditative theta - the ideal pattern for meditation practice.

Stard isn’t a magic pill and does not replace the practice of meditation. It simply helps seasoned meditators drop in on days it’s more challenging to slow down, and lets beginners navigate and reach the zone faster.

If meditation apps, retreats, and gurus haven’t worked for you, Stard’s ancestral compounds have a three-millennia legacy of mindful use.

Stard is a very mindful Thanksgiving gift for the people you love and care for their holistic wellness.

10/30/2025

Intuition & Imagination: The Engines of Creativity

In the age of AI, when information is abundant and originality feels scarce, the true frontier of creativity lies within two inner faculties we must learn more about: intuition and imagination.

Intuition is direct knowing — a silent perception of truth before thought. It’s how ideas arrive — the flash that feels like recognition rather than reasoning. To strengthen it, we need stillness, attention, and trust in our inner signals.

Imagination is the creative translator — it gives form to what intuition perceives. It turns insight into image, sound, metaphor, and invention. Through imagination, the invisible becomes visible.

AI can analyze patterns, but it can’t access the living intelligence that intuition perceives, nor the symbolic language that imagination speaks.
To remain truly creative, we must reclaim these two faculties — the inward antenna and the inner eye — and let them work together.

When intuition whispers and imagination responds, new worlds are born.

Magi products and practices support you in developing these two faculties of consciousness. If you haven't tried them yet, check out and .

10/17/2025

🧠✨ What if longevity wasn’t just about the body — but the mind?

Our latest article explores — the science of keeping your brain young, lucid, and creative as you age.

Discover how natural compounds like harmine and harmaline, found in Syrian Rue and B. caapi, are emerging as powerful neuroprotective molecules that support memory, cognition, and clarity.

Read the full story and learn how to expand your .

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10/15/2025

Longevity is no longer just about the body — it’s about the mind that lives within it.

🧠 Neurolongevity is the science and art of keeping the brain young — preserving memory, creativity, and lucidity as we age.

It’s where modern neuroscience meets ancient mysticism: supporting neuroplasticity, protecting neurons, and sustaining the inner light of awareness.

Neuroscience and clinical studies from 2022 and 2024 reveal that certain natural alkaloids found in Peganum harmala and Ayahuasca vine like harmine and harmaline are naturally present in mammals and humans (Coe et al 2022) and decline in the brain with age and may be vital for neuroprotection.

Active compounds in these plants (β-carbolines) enhance hippocampal memory accuracy without distorting recall (Doss et al 2024) - a glimpse into how nature designed our minds to remember precisely.

Neurolongevity isn’t about resisting age. It’s about staying lucid through it.

Magi's Neuroprotection formula, Ameretat, is a natural nootropic designed for neuro-cognitive longevity and wellness. If you haven't yet, check it out!

09/26/2025

New Book Announcement: McKenna Academy Anthology

We’re thrilled to share that the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy—founded by renowned thinker and ethnopharmacologist Dr. Dennis McKenna—is releasing a landmark compendium on plants and fungi as ancient and modern medicines this November.

The anthology, originated at the 55th anniversary of ESPD conference in St. Giles house in May 2022, features contributions from leaders in the field, including Dr. Wade Davis, Dr. Paul Stamets, Dr. Mark Plotkin, Dr. Glenn Shephard, and many more.

We’re proud that Ancestral Magi co-founders contributed two chapters:

1. Chemically-Induced Otherworldly Journeys of Zoroastrian Magi in Iran
2. Ethnopharmacology of Psychoactive Substances in Chinese Culture

These chapters draw on the research that helped inform Magi’s formulations.

If you’re interested in anthropology and the relationship between plants and human consciousness, we highly recommend this book!

Pre-order now from Synergistic Press.

09/10/2025

In the 12th century, the Persian philosopher Shihab al-Din Suhrawardī described a world between matter and spirit—an intermediate realm of visions and symbols he called the ʿālam al-mithāl (world of images).

Centuries later, the French philosopher and mystic Henry Corbin brought this idea to the modern world, calling it the Mundus Imaginalis. He argued that this is not fantasy, but A REAL DIMENSION OF BEING, accessible through vision, dreams, spiritual experience, and imagination-as-perception.

This imaginal world is the bridge between our conscious mind and the vast unconscious. It is the source of visions, dreams, and creativity—the place where archetypes live and where every poem, painting, or idea first takes breath before crossing into reality.

To imagine is not to escape—it is to see into this intermediary world, where the human spirit meets the hidden images of existence and transforms them into life.

At Magi, we're developing practices and products to help you systematically access the imaginal, through meditation, dreaming (lucid dreaming) and imagination (wakeful dreaming and active imagination).

Follow our work, learn about our supplements and share your thoughts/questions!

09/03/2025

What if your dreams could help you heal? ✨

A 2025 randomized controlled trial has shown that lucid dreaming can significantly reduce PTSD symptoms and nightmares — with results lasting a month after the training ended.

Here’s what happened: 99 adults with chronic PTSD symptoms joined a 6-day online workshop. Over 22 hours, they learned how to recall dreams, induce lucidity, and set intentions for healing within the dream state. Alongside mindfulness, group sharing, and therapist support, participants practiced transforming their dream narratives.

The results were powerful:
🔹 PTSD symptoms dropped significantly within one week.
🔹 Nightmare distress decreased.
🔹 Well-being improved — and negative emotions diminished.
🔹 Nearly two-thirds of participants who became lucid achieved a healing lucid dream, turning trauma-fueled nightmares into empowering experiences.

The takeaway: lucid dreaming isn’t just an esoteric curiosity. It’s a practical, research-backed way to access the subconscious mind, reframe emotional wounds, and open space for recovery and growth.

Dreams are not just stories at night — The dream space is our unique opportunity and domain for integration, individuation and wholeness.

08/27/2025

What’s this “DMN” everyone’s talking about?

You may have seen the term floating around—as if you should already know what it means. But here’s what the DMN really is (and isn’t):

Scientifically, the Default Mode Network (DMN) is a set of brain regions that tend to light up when we’re not focused on anything external—when our mind is wandering, daydreaming, or reflecting on ourselves.

It’s most active during rest but also during activities like remembering the past, envisioning the future, and constructing our internal narrative.

That said, we should be careful: this is an association, not proof of causality. Just because these regions co‑activate doesn’t mean the DMN drives self‑awareness—we’re observing correlation, not necessarily cause.

The neuroscience community acknowledges this—some critics even question whether these hubs truly form a “network” or merely share vascular dynamics!

🧩 The core hubs and their roles

1) mPFC (Medial Prefrontal Cortex): Evaluates self, future planning, emotions.

2) PCC (Posterior Cingulate Cortex) & Precuneus: Central integrators; tie together awareness, memory, and consciousness.

3) Angular Gyrus (AG): Weaves sensory input with memory, helps in perspective-taking and language.

Inferior Parietal Lobule (IPL): Extends AG’s function — crucial for attention shifts, distinguishing self vs. other, and body-schema (where “I” end and the world begins).

4) Hippocampus (HC): Anchors autobiographical memory, imagination, and contextual detail.

🌌 In short: the DMN is our inner workspace. In the next post, we’ll explore how it bends and breaks in psychedelics, meditation, and lucid dreams— gateways into altered consciousness.

08/25/2025

Good morning, playa 🔥)'(

The gates open, the desert breathes, and the dust welcomes us home.
On this first day of Burning Man, we rise with the ancient bird of rebirth — the Phoenix of Greece and the Qoqnūs (ققنوس) of Iran (Persia).

In the Persian myth and poetry of Attar, Qoqnūs symbolizes the mystical journey of the soul. As Attar says:

The more it burns, the greater it becomes;
from its ashes, a secret elixir rises,
a music that heals what no hand can touch.

And when that song touches the soul,
all spirits are set ablaze,
and every heart becomes a lamp.

For every soul that burns in longing
upon the path of the Friend
is reborn like the Phoenix (Qoqnūs)
new life kindled
from its own fire.

This is our ritual at Burning Man. We bring our selves and our offerings.

We are here for a mystical soul journey.
We sing the song.
We step into the fire: the Man, the Temple, the dust of our own surrender
and like Qoqnūs, we are reborn from our own ashes.

Welcome back, burners! Welcome, friends,
Welcome home!

Image 1: Playa Art Installation, PhoenixSyndrome by

Image 2: Illustration by Farima Keshavarz .made

08/18/2025

Eighty percent of this 2025 study’s 191 volunteers didn’t list major obstacles—but for the rest, two pain points dominated: 1) time and 2) a busy mind.

Scheduling clashes, family noise, phone pings, and even guilt about self-care made it hard to sit. When they did land on the cushion, racing thoughts convinced them they were failing. A few found meditation stirred buried trauma, reminding us why safe guidance matters.

What worked was the opposite of heroic marathons: five-to-ten-minute micro-sits, every day.

Participants who treated wandering thoughts as part of the workout—never a defect—reported less frustration and more momentum. Mixing techniques kept things fresh, while groups, email nudges, and app streaks supplied accountability.

Small, steady, supported, and self-kind beat long, sporadic, and self-critical.

If you’re beginning, block a pocket of time you can actually keep, silence your phone, and commit to consistency over duration. Team up with a challenge or an app that nudges you to return tomorrow.

And remember: noticing distractions is proof you’re meditating, not proof you can’t.

Our Stard meditation supplement is skill-amplifier. Use it to minimize the noise and distractions.

08/13/2025

"I woke up in my dream… my purpose in life had been revealed to me." ✨

One of our valued community members and Mang users described his first night where he became the light itself—bathed in warmth, filled with joy, and clear on his life’s true purpose: to help and protect others.

Mang is crafted to open the doorway to conscious dreams—where moments like this can change how you see yourself, and your life, forever. 🌙

08/01/2025

🌿✨ Ancient Allies for Modern Dreamers ✨🌿

Two sacred plants converge in the liminal dreamscape:

1) Espand (Peganum harmala / Syrian Rue / Harmel) from the deserts of Western Asia and Mediterranean

2) Qian Ceng Ta (Huperzia serrata), the club moss revered in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Together, their compounds open the door to lucid dreaming—that rare state where you awaken inside your dreams.

🌱 Espand: The Ancestral Flame
For millennia, Espand has been used in Zoroastrian rituals. Its alkaloids—harmine, harmaline, THH—elevate serotonin & dopamine, gently boost acetylcholine, and reshape REM sleep. The result: vivid hypnagogic imagery and emotionally charged dreamscapes, primed for lucidity.

🌿 Qian Ceng Ta (Huperzia Serrata): The Forest Key
Rich in Huperzine A, a powerful acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, it heightens acetylcholine for up to 12 hours. The effect: sharper memory circuits, denser REM, and the meta-awareness that lets you realize: “I’m dreaming.”

🔑 The Synergy
Harmala alkaloids paint the liminal dream canvas. Huperzine A lights it up. Together, they bring high-definition clarity to the dream world.

✨ At Ancestral Magi, we honor this union in Mang—crafted for those ready to master the art of lucid dreaming. Mang is arguably the best natural lucid and liminal dream supplement in the market.

Make sure to check out our Lucid Dreaming with Mang new Protocols, exclusive for our Magi community.

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