Psychedelics & The Soul
Why The Soul Matter in Psychedelic Healing
Psychedelics are not about improving mental health. There, I said it.
Psychedelics are not about having a slightly better day at the office, productivity, or optimizing your portfolio of cryptocurrencies. There’s no guarantee that psychedelics will make you happy, or make your life easier. They might help you discover a life more rich with meaning, saturated in wonder, or centered in truth. But this is not an easy road. Myth tells us that there is no getting something for nothing, no reward or wisdom that is not duly earned. Unless you have a burning desire to sit for seven years beside a druid’s fire, peer into black temple doorways, descend into the underworld, break bread with serpents, shed your skin, and learn to feed eagles from your fingertips, this path isn’t for you. Within these pages you won’t find easy methods for self-improvement, or tips for an exciting new career. What you will find, however, are ten stories that speak to the soul, and stories from my own life and practi…