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John is helping people to safely and effectively use psychedelics for insight, healing, and growth.
Hi Reader, 🍄 Trip Like a Movie I often enjoy psychedelics with others like I enjoy films... I like to be with someone I trust, but with our attention on the experience of the film, not talking all the way through it. How I like to partake in group psychedelic experiences is on my mind because a new friend asked if I'd like to trip with them. I told them yes, but I'd like to sit down and talk about how we like to trip first. That's because different people have different ideas about how to...
Hi Reader, 🍄 Raves, Ceremonies & Psychedelic Healing Can a rave heal your childhood trauma? Might seem like a strange question, but science is starting to say... yes. A recently published 2025 study tracked 85 people with rough childhoods. They took psychedelics in two settings: traditional ceremonies and modern raves. No therapist’s couch or clipboard. Both groups showed significant drops in trauma symptoms and shame, as well as stronger feelings of connection. The improvements lasted...
Hi Reader, ☀️ Happy Summer Solstice! Have a wonderful longest day of the year! 🍄 The Set That Saved The Trip Last weekend I went to Manchester for Outbreak Festival; an independent music festival built on hardcore punk and chaos. While Outbreak started as a hardcore punk festival, it’s grown over the years and now there's all kinds of other genres too. Even still, pretty much at any given time, there’s still a hardcore band on stage somewhere and someone swinging fists in a pit. On the...