And why these experiences can be so disturbing — Do you dread going to sleep at night, afraid of what might happen when falling asleep, or during the night? Do you regularly experience a sense of not being at ease in your body, or in your surroundings? Do you have a persistent feeling that your life is unreal, in…

Psychedelic ego death and its strange aftermath — You have probably heard of bad trips: scary psychedelic experiences that may stay with you for some time afterward, but that gradually diminish in strength. And then there are psychedelic voyages that result in psychosis. For people experiencing this, it can seem like their trip never ended. But there is…

The tl;dr answer: it kind of depends on your definition of the term, but probably not. — The very question, “Am I now enlightened, for making it through this overwhelming, yet essentially elective and recreational experience?” and the fact that it is so often posed after surviving an experience of ego death, is kind of telling. Let’s get into it. To understand what we are even talking…

Practicing kindness towards every single perception lets you see past the fundamental delusion of separation I have often thought that the world could be divided into two types of people. The ones who have trouble practicing kindness towards themselves, and the ones who experience difficulty practicing it towards others. I…