Entries by John Robertson

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What Is Psychedelic Integration?

Integration has become a bit of a buzzword in the psychedelic world the last few years and this subfield has been growing rapidly with whole systems, protocols and philosophies being devised and developed by individuals and organisations. The number of integration circles, events and workshops around the world is growing just as fast and you […]

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Psychedelics and Meditation – How They’ve Informed Each Other On My Path

Psychedelics and meditation have both had a strong influence on my life and are somehow inextricably intertwined. I first got interested in meditation in the aftermath of primary experiences with LSD, and now meditation, in some way or another, informs every psychedelic session I take. There is dispute in the Buddhist community about the value […]

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I Was In A Documentary About A Legal Psychedelic Retreat: The Mind Explorers

At the end of September last year, I went on a psychedelic experience retreat that was filmed for a documentary: “The Mind Explorers follows ordinary people on an extraordinary journey. The documentary centres around a 4-day psychedelic retreat in the Netherlands run by the UK Psychedelic Society, where psilocybin-containing ‘magic truffles’ are legal. Following participants before, […]

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The Ideal Society In Terms Of Psychoactive Substances

What is the ideal society in terms of psychoactive substances and altered states of consciousness? This is a question I was asked recently and so in my attempts to start writing regularly and without overthinking, here’s some ideas. Education I’d like to see basic compulsory drug education in schools as I believe that education is […]