Oct 9TREAT California: the Manhattan Project of psychedelicsAnd Dr Jeannie Fontana is its Barbenheimer This was originally published in Ecstatic Integration, a Substack devoted to psychedelic and ecstatic harm reduction, ethics, and integration. TREAT California is a new initiative which, if successful, would create the biggest global player in the psychedelic market. Launched this year, the initiative…Psychedelics16 min readPsychedelics16 min read
Aug 18Member-onlyMind the GasThis is an article by Joseph Holcomb Adams from the Substack, Ecstatic Integration, which covers psychedelic and ecstatic ethics, integration and harm reduction. Last December, I saw two Phil Lesh & Friends shows at the Warfield in San Francisco. When I walked out of the theater after the second night…Nitrous Oxide15 min readNitrous Oxide15 min read
Jul 26Do people who experienced long-term difficulties after tripping still think psychedelics are worth the risks?Earlier this year, the Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project conducted the first study of extended difficulties after psychedelic experiences, what they’re like, how long they last, and what people say helped them deal with the difficulties. We received 608 responses and let me just say a huge thank you to everyone…Psychedelics14 min readPsychedelics14 min read
May 4Happy 70th anniversary of your first trip, Aldous HuxleyMay 4th 1953 was also the birth of a friendship that would shape western culture’s understanding of psychedelics I’m doing an online event with Reanne Crane / Semantrix to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Aldous’ first trip on Sunday May 14. Tickets available here. …Psychedelics14 min readPsychedelics14 min read
Apr 21Member-onlyDoes psychedelic ‘medicine’ always give you what you need?This is a post from the Ecstatic Integration Substack. To sign up for all our weekly posts, go here When I was 18, I took LSD at a rave, and had a bad trip. I felt irrationally afraid and self-conscious for hours, and went to bed feeling I had permanently…Psychedelics17 min readPsychedelics17 min read
Apr 19Member-onlyAre secret societies always bad for society?This January, the World Economic Forum reconvened in Davos. The annual gathering has been criticized as a place where the globalist elite gather to conspire against the rest of us. But Malcolm Collins scoffs at the idea anything important happens there. ‘Davos is where lower-level elites go to be told…Secret Societies8 min readSecret Societies8 min read
Apr 7Member-onlyPreach! On the ethics of psychedelic testimonialsThis is a free essay from my Ecstatic Integration substack, which explores how western cultures are going to re-integrate ecstatic and psychedelic experiences after four centuries of marginalization and pathologization. You can sign up for the newsletter here. In 2012, when I was researching a book on ecstatic experiences, I…Psychedelics14 min readPsychedelics14 min read
Apr 1Member-onlyNicky Gumbel on Alpha, holy spirit encounters, and hypnotic suggestibilityBack in 2015, when I was struggling to be a Christian, I interviewed Nicky Gumbel of the Alpha course about the psychology and ethics of ecstatic experiences in Christian churches. Nicky Gumbel is one of the most successful evangelists of his generation. A former barrister, he was until last year…Christianity12 min readChristianity12 min read
Published inPhilosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations·Mar 5Member-onlyStoicism and anger managementThis is the first interview I did for the Stoic Registry’s monthly newsletter. It’s an interview with a county sheriff called Jesse, who has used Stoicism to cope with his bad temper when dealing with Chicago’s gang-bangers: “I grew up on the north side of Chicago in the early 80s”…Stoicism9 min readStoicism9 min read
Published inPhilosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations·Feb 25Member-onlyStoicism and the ancient art of memorizationThis is an excerpt from my first book, Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which explores how people use practices from ancient Greek philosophies in modern life. James Stockdale was a young fighter pilot flying bombing missions over North Vietnam, when his F-8 airplane was hit by anti-aircraft fire…Stoicism18 min readStoicism18 min read
