Psychedelics can be a powerful tool to help you heal, gain personal insights,
and increase connection with yourself, others and the world.
Whether you’ve recently started working with psychedelics or you’ve been journeying for a while, you know that psychedelics are an incredible key to healing, insight, and personal growth.
But there are a lot of things to consider
There are a lot of potential benefits, yes,
but there are also a lot of considerations.
You know that psychedelics are incredibly powerful, and that if you're able to find effective and reliable methods of utilising them — you'll be equipped with one of the most useful tools for personal development
You want to go deeper on your journeys, reap positive and lasting effects, and explore different ways of preparing, navigating, and integrating psychedelic experiences
You'd like to cultivate a more focused approach,
explore and implement complimentary practices, and connect with others
You want to become a skilled psychonaut!
But, you have questions...
- Why am I not having the experiences I'm looking for?
- How can I have deeper experiences?
- How do I translate insights into real and lasting change?
- How can I make the benefits last longer?
- What if I can't lie there with my eyes closed?
- What if I feel anxious or nervous about my session?
- Should I really journey without a sitter?
You know that psychedelics can unlock profound changes to your mind, and in turn, your experience of life. And you'd like to find answers to these questions and develop more effective ways of working with psychedelics.
But...
You have some understandable concerns and doubts...
Are they safe?
There are certainly dangers and risks to working with psychedelics. But, most of them can be minimized or avoided entirely with careful and proper preparation.
In terms of toxicity and addictive potential, psychedelics are some of the safest substances on the planet.
Scientific research shows that psychedelics can actually improve our mental health.
Maybe psychedelics just don't work for me
Scientific research shows us that psychedelics work incredibly well for most people.
In one study where healthy volunteers were given a single large dose of a psychedelic: 67% rated the experience to be either the single most meaningful experience of his or her life or among the top five most meaningful experiences.
Participants attributed sustained positive changes in attitudes and behavior to the experience, and these were consistent with changes rated by friends and family.
Psychedelics are the most reliable means we have of expanding awareness and inducing non-ordinary states of consciousness.
The key is proper preparation, a structured approach, and the right context.
I'm not sure if there is more for me to learn
If you're serious about using psychedelics to support your growth, you could probably spend the rest of your life deepening your practice.
The most profound experiences can take years, or even decades to fully integrate.
Generally speaking, integration is life!
To keep learning and growing, it helps to approach with a true explorer's mindset, to be open to trying different approaches, and connecting with a community of others on the same path.
What would it be like to feel empowered and confident in your use of psychedelics?
You would be able to create deep and meaningful experiences and translate them into positive changes, reaping positive and lasting benefits
You would be able to continue working with them effectively, comfortable and confident in your practice, and able to harness their gifts reliably
You would be connected to a global community of psychedelic explorers, where you can find support, encouragement, advice or inspiration
I'd like to help you get there.
Let me introduce myself...
Hello, I'm John Robertson
I'm a psychedelic facilitator and educator with experience in the fields of mindfulness, meditation, and personal growth.
I'm the creator at Maps of the Mind, and in 2018 I founded one of the first legal psychedelic retreats in the world.
Through my work, I help people use psychedelics for exploration, insight, healing, and growth.
My approach is influenced by methods found in psychedelic therapy, scientific research, wisdom traditions of the East, and my own experience as a psychedelic explorer and facilitator.
I was drawn to this work because on a personal level, I've experienced my most healing experiences and biggest growth spurts during and in the integration of psychedelic journeys.
I had a life-changing initiation into the psychedelic world in 2011, and was drawn to investigate these mysterious experiences more deeply.
I continued to personally explore them in all kinds of contexts around the world. Everything from shamanic approaches to solo nature trips to modern group retreats.
Over the years I tried many methods and approaches. Sometimes I'd have wonderful and insightful experiences, other times I'd emerge from my journeys feeling disappointed.
Gradually, I got more studious and systematic about my approach.
In 2017, I put everything together and crafted a simple psychedelic ceremony for myself.
I had my most profound journey to date.
It opened my heart, catapulted my personal growth, and reignited my appreciation of the immense potential of psychedelics.
This experience drew me to help and support others on their psychedelic journeys, and since then I've worked with hundreds of people, helping them to use psychedelics for healing, growth, and transformation.
I continue to facilitate, write and teach on the topic, and seeing and hearing about the positive changes in people's lives is what continues to inspire my work.
This lead me to create The Conscious Psychedelic Explorer & lay out what I call The Path of the Psychonaut.
This is a step-by-step course with practical resources to help you find an effective and personalized way of working with psychedelics.
And I will support you as you move through it.
John
WELCOME TO...
The Conscious Psychedelic Explorer
WORKBOOK, TEMPLATES AND RESOURCES
COACHING AND COMMUNITY CALLS
JOURNALING, MINDFULNESS, AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES
PRIVATE SIGNAL GROUP
STEP-BY-STEP PROGRAM WITH 25+ LESSONS
A step-by-step program that teaches you how to prepare for, set up, and integrate meaningful psychedelic experiences so you can harness personal insights, access healing states, and accelerate your personal growth.
The Method of CPE?
It's The Path of the Psychonaut, where we walk through each important step on your path of psychedelic exploration; preparing yourself to engage with psychedelics, setting yourself up for a meaningful experience, processing and integrating, and continuing to grow and expand on your journey.
GROUND: Lay the key foundations for successfully working with psychedelics.
INITIATE: Choose your session type, prepare for your session and create your own protocol.
RETURN: Integrate your experience, identify key themes and lay a path forward.
ADVANCE: Develop and expand your practice for long term psychedelic work.
Here's what's inside
The Conscious Psychedelic Explorer...
MODULE ONE
Lay the Foundations
Before you begin to plan and prepare for a session, you need to establish some important foundations for successfully working with psychedelics.
Once you lay a strong foundation, you'll be properly prepared to enter expansive psychedelic states and allow insights to come through.
We cover:
- Intentions
- Mindset
- Relationship With Psychedelics
- Inner Resources
- Support
- Awareness
- Clearing
- Self Care
WALK AWAY WITH THE MINDSET OF A CONSCIOUS PSYCHEDELIC EXPLORER AND YOUR OWN SELF CARE AND CLEARING PRACTICES
MODULE TWO
Prepare For Your Session
This is where things really get interesting. Choose the type of experience you'd like to have next and begin your preparations.
You’ll identify key logistical considerations to be taken care of, establish session ground rules, and create your own personalised preparation protocol which you'll be able to continue to use for future sessions.
We cover:
- Different ways of working with psychedelics
- Routines & Rituals
- Agreements AKA Ground Rules
- Create your own preparation routines, rituals and protocol
- Crafting the Setting
WALK AWAY WITH YOUR OWN PERSONALISED PREPARATION PROTOCOL THAT YOU CAN USE FOR YOUR NEXT (AND FUTURE) EXPERIENCE
MODULE THREE
Integrate Your Experience
So you've had an incredible experience and are brimming with insights. Now it’s time to begin the process of turning your insights into real change.
Here you'll process, reflect, identify insights and lay a path forward to make positive change and maintain benefits.
We cover:
- The Craft of Remembering
- Laying a Path & Creating a Plan
- 3 Point Process to review your session
- Sharing your experience with others
- Befriend and integrate your Psychedelic Self
WALK AWAY WITH INTEGRATION PRACTICES, A ROAD MAP TO INTEGRATE YOUR INSIGHTS, AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF 'YOUR PSYCHEDELIC SELF'
MODULE FOUR
Develop Your Practice
Finally, you’ll learn important considerations for working with psychedelics over the long term and continuing to harness their benefits.
You'll learn to manage expectations, assess the risks and benefits of talking about your psychedelic use, connect to your courage to follow through on your well-laid plans, and use the power of story to enhance your practice.
We cover:
- The Long Term Path of Growth
- Reclaiming Your Power
- Revealing Your Psychedelic Side
- Spreading the Gifts of Psychedelics
- Dosages
- Frequency and Schedules
- Your Psychedelic Story
WALK AWAY AS AN EMPOWERED PSYCHEDELIC EXPLORER WITH ALL THE TOOLS AND MOMENTUM YOU NEED TO CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY
You'll be supported with extra features...
1-2x a year we have an intensive series of weekly calls over a period of 6 weeks.
These are special opportunities to refocus your practice and connect with myself and the community.
Community & Coaching Calls
Want to connect with the other course members? (Of course you do). That’s why we have live community and coaching calls.
The calls are check-in and connection points on your journey. They are a chance to meet and learn alongside your fellow explorers. All calls include space for sharing, exercises in pairs and groups, and Q&A with me.
Calls are recorded, so if you can't make it live you can submit any questions you have and catch the recording later.
Private Signal Community
Inside the private and encrypted CPE Signal Group, you’ll connect with fellow psychedelic explorers, get answers to your questions, and have space to share your learnings and insights. Because community and connection are a key part of the program.
You’ll have lifetime access to the CPE Signal group.
LET'S GO DEEP
Want some psychedelic supplements to boost your journey?
There are a bunch of bonuses and resources to deepen your learning, make working with psychedelics easier and more effective...
Series of Live Workshops
You will gain access to a series of workshops.
We'll explore key and supplementary topics like music and playlists, shadow work, organising solo and group trips, and branch off and share wisdom on different activities and doses to try on trips.
These workshops will be a continued opportunity to deepen your practice, integrate your experiences, and connect and learn in community.
You'll also receive lifetime access to recordings of them all.
Library of music playlists
Music is a huge part of the setting that can enhance and shape your experiences.
When you enroll in the Conscious Psychedelic Explorer, you’ll get instant and lifetime access to a living collection
of (40+) playlists you can use for your psychedelic sessions.
There are ready-made playlists for psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, LSD, and ayahuasca. They last the entire duration of each substance's effects and help curate the experience, from start to finish.
This database is periodically updated and new playlists are added so you can always revisit to find new gems.
Facilitating Psychedelic Experiences
This bonus course will help you improve your ability to successfully facilitate psychedelic experiences for yourself and others.
The course explores 4 sections:
- Tripsitting
- Organising Sessions
- Group Sessions
- Solo Trips
You’ll explore what it means to facilitate, learn best practices, and consider what type of facilitator you’d like to be.
You'll have lifetime access to on-demand video lessons and an accompanying workbook so that you are able to work through the exercises in your own time.
Guest Lectures & Calls
Because psychedelics are such a rich and interdisciplinary field, we have special guests classes to expand and deepen your learning.
We have presentations and interactive experiences from experts in the field, from neuroscience to nature connection to history of research.
You gain special access to these classes.
Explorer's Resource Library
Inside the Conscious Explorer's Resource Library you'll find all the resources you need to set up and evaluate your sessions.
Templates include:
✓ Key Session Details
✓ Session Evaluation
✓ Opening and Closing Rituals
✓ Pre-clearing Ritual
✓ Inner Journey Home Session Checklist
✓ Printable Dosage Guide with standard dosages for psychedelics which includes information on serving and tips to calibrate ideal dosages and avoid nausea.
Top Tips for Creative Sessions
Playing with creative ideas, art or music can be an exceptionally fun and rewarding activity to explore.
In this bonus guidebook, I give my top tips for setting up, navigating, and integrating creative sessions.
If you'd like to try using psychedelics for creative activities, this is for you.
Guided Meditation and Mindfulness
Meditation and mindfulness are key practices for a Conscious Psychedelic Explorer, so I've included a collection of guided meditations and exercises to support your practice.
You’ll have access to guided meditations for: Sound and Body Awareness, Mountain Meditation, Loving Kindness, Self Inquiry, Sitting With the Breath, and Awareness Of Feelings.
You'll also receive Mindful Moments: a pack of 10 short guided audios to increase your presence as you do everyday tasks.
Think of this collection as your own personal mindfulness guide.
10% Discount on a Psilocybin Group Retreat
You're not always able to organize your own sessions and sometimes you don't want to.
Sometimes you want to go for a high dose and have the dedicated support of a facilitator and the experience of a group retreat.
All members of the course are qualified to receive a 10% discount on a legal psilocybin retreat with a trusted partner.
Investment
$597
Yep, for everything
Payment Options
SPLIT PAY
2 Payments of
$330
- Lifetime access to the Conscious Psychedelic Explorer curriculum
- LIVE Community and Coaching Calls
- Private Explorers Community Access
- Series of workshops
- Database of music playlists
- Facilitating Psychedelic Experiences Course
- Explorer's Resources Library
- Top Tips For Creative Sessions Guidebook
- Guest classes
- 10% Discount on a fully legal retreat
PAY IN FULL
1 Payment of
$597
01
- Lifetime access to the Conscious Psychedelic Explorer curriculum
- LIVE Community and Coaching Calls
- Private Explorers Community Access
- Series of workshops
- Database of music playlists
- Facilitating Psychedelic Experiences Course
- Explorer's Resources Library
- Top Tips For Creative Sessions Guidebook
- Guest classes
- 10% Discount on a fully legal group retreat
SUPPORTED explorer
1 Payment of
$1297
Everything in standard, Plus...
- Total of 12 hours of additional 1-1 cals for coaching and support w/ John:
- 6 additional weekly 1-1 calls
- 6 additional 1-1 monthly check-ins over the following 6 months
- Just add this to cart upon checkout.
7 Day Money Back Guarantee
Join 100% Risk Free
I offer a 100% unconditional money back guarantee. If you are unsatisfied with your purchase for whatever reason, just contact me within 7 days of enrolling and I will give you a full refund. No questions asked, no strings attached.
I want you to feel assured in your purchase and have a chance to try it risk-free. I just ask that you engage with the course and make an effort to implement what you've learned.
SO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Here's how it works:
When you sign up, you’ll receive your login information which will give you access to The Conscious Psychedelic Explorer course.
When registration closes, you’ll be invited to join our private Signal group where you’ll find myself and your fellow explorers.
Then, on September 19th, the course will officially begin and we can get started. We'll convene on the first live community that same day.
From there, embark on your journey and join the calls each Tuesday to keep on track, motivated, and with continued community and support.
FAQs:
I HAVE ONLY USED PSYCHEDELICS RECREATIONALLY, CAN I STILL JOIN?
Yes. If you're looking to go deeper on your journeys, you're in the right place. The course is designed to help you develop an intentional and structured approach to working with psychedelics.
This doesn't mean it's wrong to use psychedelics recreationally. There are many ways to work with psychedelics, and I don't judge your use.
HOW LONG IS THE TIME COMMITMENT?
The core content is in bite-sized lessons (10-20 mins), and I've included examples and easy-to-use templates to make exercises easier to complete.
You will gain the most from the course if you complete the homework exercises for each lesson, which take around 10-25 minutes.
I'M NEW TO PSYCHEDELICS. IS IT TOO EARLY FOR ME TO JOIN THE COURSE?
No, this course is to help you become a skilled psychonaut!
Even if you've yet to experience any truly impactful effects from psychedelics, you are on this page because you understand their potential. The course is here to help you harness their gifts and turn you into an expert explorer.
I ALREADY HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH PSYCHEDELICS, WILL I LEARN ANYTHING?
Whatever your experience level, I'm sure there is much for you to gain from CPE. Even our more experienced explorers have reported how much they learned from the course and that being able to learn in community was one of the best parts.
The course is packed with ideas to improve your practice, and if you successfully implement a single one of them for the long term, I honestly believe the course will deliver its value.
IS THIS A LIVE OR RECORDED COURSE?
Both. The core content itself is pre-recorded so you can learn at your own pace. You’ll also get access to all the workbooks, tools, templates, and bonuses.
We also have the live community and coaching calls on zoom where you learn in community with your fellow psychonauts. Calls deepen understanding of the material and include space for sharing, connection and exercises. There is time on each call for Q&A which you can think of as mini-coaching sessions.
And we have a private Signal group where you can ask questions and share ideas with other members as we go through the course... and forever after.
IS THERE A REFUND POLICY?
Yes. the Conscious Psychedelic Explorer comes with a 7-day 100% money-back guarantee, which means you can join risk-free, engage with the course, and get a full refund if you're unsatisfied.
How the Conscious Psychedelic Explorer compares to other programs out there...
Other Programs:
Include theory-based or academic content that focuses on how psychedelics work and what they can help with but fail to give you practical tools to *actually* work with them.
Made up of entirely pre-recorded material and offers no support when you have questions or want to speak with an experienced practitioner.
Avoid the fact that you are actually using psychedelics, so queries are hypothetical.
Have limited time access to course content and/or community—which means after a few weeks or months, you’re on your own again.
Don't include money-back guarantees
The Conscious Psychedelic Explorer
Practical examples & easy to use templates so you can download the workbook, grab a Google sheet, or customize a template to begin your practice—quickly and easily.
Teaches you how to create your own protocols, routines and rituals, which can make all the difference when you’re preparing for your session.
Community calls and a private Signal group, so you can share your experience, connect with other explorers and continue to deepen your practice.
Q&A so you can ask all your questions and get coaching from me in real-time.
Gives members Lifetime Access—to the course material, the community, AND full access to all future updates for free.
Protects You with an unconditional Money-Back Guarantee
The Conscious Psychedelic Explorer Is For You If...
You have experienced the transformative potential of psychedelics and want to expand, improve, or deepen your use of psychedelics
You would like to learn a step-by-step approach to preparing for and integrating meaningful psychedelic experiences
You would like to learn or improve how to set up your own private sessions, ceremonies and retreats for yourself and others
You have explored psychedelic substances like mushrooms, LSD, MDMA or ketamine in recreational settings and would like to learn a more intentional approach to use for healing and growth
You explored psychedelics a long time ago and would like to re-establish your connection
You are interested in working in the psychedelic field and would like to learn a systematic approach to using them that isn't limited to clinics
You want to be part of a community which shares their learnings with each other
You want to develop your understanding of how to use psychedelics for self-development
This isn't the course for you, if...
You’re looking for a quick fix to your problems and think psychedelics are a magic pill—you're gonna need to do some real work (but psychedelics can be a tremendous accelerator if you are willing to doing the work).
You don't respect the power of psychedelics.
You're looking for a replacement or substitute for therapy, medical or psychotherapeutic treatment or care.
You are on a contraindicated medication, have a history of schizophrenia, psychosis, bipolar disorder, or other psychotic illness, or have a severe mental health condition.
You have never taken a psychedelic substance or are unsure if you'll ever take one.
You think that there is no more for you to learn from psychedelics and are not willing to make time to learn, practice, and implement the program material.
Disclaimer
We do not encourage or condone any illegal behaviour. This program offers guidance for people who are already using psychedelics and is to offer them a structure and support for their use. The material included is with the interest of harm reduction and benefit maximisation.
Do not enter the program looking to buy, sell or share any illegal substances.
Payment Options
SPLIT PAY
2 Payments of
$330
- Lifetime access to the Conscious Psychedelic Explorer curriculum
- LIVE Community and Coaching Calls
- Private Explorers Community Access
- Series of workshops
- Database of music playlists
- Facilitating Psychedelic Experiences Course
- Explorer's Resources Library
- Top Tips For Creative Sessions Guidebook
- Guest classes
- 10% Discount on a fully legal retreat
PAY IN FULL
1 Payment of
$597
01
- Lifetime access to the Conscious Psychedelic Explorer curriculum
- LIVE Community and Coaching Calls
- Private Explorers Community Access
- Series of workshops
- Database of music playlists
- Facilitating Psychedelic Experiences Course
- Explorer's Resources Library
- Top Tips For Creative Sessions Guidebook
- Guest classes
- 10% Discount on a fully legal group retreat
SUPPORTED explorer
1 Payment of
$1297
Everything in standard, Plus...
- Total of 12 hours of additional 1-1 cals for coaching and support w/ John:
- 6 additional weekly 1-1 calls
- 6 additional 1-1 monthly check-ins over the following 6 months
- Just add this to cart upon checkout.
Still here?
Here’s a little doorway into my world...
If you know me, you know I have a playful side. I like to play music, go to shows, and crack jokes.
But what you may not know is how deeply unsatisfied I am with the state of the world. I believe we live in a world that seriously needs healing.
We are faced with many problems: political corruption, warfare, racism, greed, wealth inequality, and a massive mental health epidemic.
We have a few things to work on. And I want to play my part in changing the world for the better. That is the reason why I focus so much on psychedelics.
It’s not only because I love them (I do, too), but because I truly believe that psychedelics have the power to positively change the world by positively changing the individuals that make up the world, one at a time.
And I believe you can play your part in changing the world too. By learning to heal, grow and transform yourself.
Connecting to dreams, facing our fears, growing, and learning. I believe that's what we're here for.
So if you’ve glimpsed the transformative potential of psychedelics and are ready to harness their benefits and move into the next stage of your evolution, then get in here. I’m with you.
John
See you on the inside
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STEP-BY-STEP PROGRAM WITH 25+ LESSONS
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