To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Psilocybin—the active compound in magic mushrooms—is one of a handful of psychedelic drugs that have shown real clinical promise in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and addiction.Jeanette Mundt, My Lee Reynold’s Mushrooms, 2016, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in. Courtesy of the artist and The Green Gallery, Milwaukee. To listen to Maya Singer read this profile, click the play button below: AT SEVEN O’ CLOCK on a recent evening, I dim the bedroom lights, call out a reminder to my boyfriend to rouse me in an hour with a gentle tap, and close the door. “Have a great trip,” I hear him say from the living room as the two ketamine tablets I’ve pressed into the pockets of my cheeks dissolve, leaving a bitter residue. Minutes later, I’m flying over water that reflects a sourceless golden light. Am