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An excellent read from British Psychedelic culture scholar Andy Roberts on meeting the illusive LSD chemist Richard Kemp @psypre.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/psychede...
How I Met Legendary Acid Chemist Richard Kemp
(and stole his walnut!)
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January 27, 2026 at 9:56 AM
An excellent read from British Psychedelic culture scholar Andy Roberts on meeting the illusive LSD chemist Richard Kemp @psypre.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/psychede...
"At some point during his tenure with Stark in Paris, Kemp created what was to become the infamous ‘brown acid’ distributed at the 1969 Woodstock festival." - Andy Roberts
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January 27, 2026 at 12:35 PM
"At some point during his tenure with Stark in Paris, Kemp created what was to become the infamous ‘brown acid’ distributed at the 1969 Woodstock festival." - Andy Roberts
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For Bristol folk and beyond, author Robert Dickins is giving a talk next month on the history of Bemushroomed Britons for The Psychedelic Society... come along!
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January 15, 2026 at 6:55 AM
For Bristol folk and beyond, author Robert Dickins is giving a talk next month on the history of Bemushroomed Britons for The Psychedelic Society... come along!
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The eBook of Trip Sitting: The Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space by @JulianVayne is out now!
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GGS1XZLM/
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Trip Sitting: The Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space eBook : Vayne, Julian: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Trip Sitting: The Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space eBook : Vayne, Julian: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The eBook of Trip Sitting: The Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space by @JulianVayne is out now!
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GGS1XZLM/
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Some lovely reviews of Trip Sitting: The Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space by Julian Vayne starting to appear in the wild....
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January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Some lovely reviews of Trip Sitting: The Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space by Julian Vayne starting to appear in the wild....
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Our review of Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna by @gmantic.bsky.social
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January 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Our review of Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna by @gmantic.bsky.social
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In Microcosms: Sacred Plants of the Americas, Jill Pflugheber and Steven F White have given us a glimpse into the inner botanical workings of some of world’s most enigmatic plants.
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An Architecture of Sacred Plants
Review of Microcosms by Jill Pflugheber and Steven F White
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January 3, 2026 at 12:22 PM
In Microcosms: Sacred Plants of the Americas, Jill Pflugheber and Steven F White have given us a glimpse into the inner botanical workings of some of world’s most enigmatic plants.
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Trip Sitting is your guide for supporting safe, meaningful psychedelic journeys. Informed by cutting-edge science & extensive real-world experience, it offers practical insights into the skills, techniques, and mindset that every effective trip sitter needs.
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Trip Sitting by Julian Vayne
Trip Sitting is your essential guide to supporting safe, meaningful psychedelic journeys. Informed by cutting-edge science and extensive real-world experience, this book offers practical insights into...
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January 2, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Trip Sitting is your guide for supporting safe, meaningful psychedelic journeys. Informed by cutting-edge science & extensive real-world experience, it offers practical insights into the skills, techniques, and mindset that every effective trip sitter needs.
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"Psilocybe Pickers tell the story of how a culture that started life in the shadows slowly blossomed in every corner of Britain’s landscape, transforming into a staple part of recreational, regional scenes."
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Psilocybe Mushroom Pickers in Britain
I was taught to identify and locate the Psilocybe semilanceata mushroom, or Liberty Cap, as a teenager around the turn of the millennium. In those days in Britain it was common knowledge passed down f...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"Psilocybe Pickers tell the story of how a culture that started life in the shadows slowly blossomed in every corner of Britain’s landscape, transforming into a staple part of recreational, regional scenes."
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Lovely first review of Psilocybe Pickers: A Short History of Bemushroomed Britons on Amazon...
December 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Lovely first review of Psilocybe Pickers: A Short History of Bemushroomed Britons on Amazon...
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New pickings from @psypre.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New pickings from @psypre.bsky.social
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The most detailed account yet of the Liberty Cap’s emergence - highly recommended 🍄
🥳Delighted to announce the publication of Psilocybe Pickers: A Short History of Bemushroomed Britons by Dr Robert Dickins - out now! ❤️📖
Includes a Foreword by Dr Andy Letcher.
More details & orders here:
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Includes a Foreword by Dr Andy Letcher.
More details & orders here:
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December 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The most detailed account yet of the Liberty Cap’s emergence - highly recommended 🍄
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Another gem from @psypre.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Another gem from @psypre.bsky.social
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I am incredibly pleased to share this article and very grateful to Rob Dickins @psypre.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to consolidate some thoughts and ideas that express my passion for psych3delics and their role in culture and society.
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Mind Gardens
On the Propensity for Psychedelic-Induced Nature-Connectedness and the Demand for New Sacred Spaces
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September 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I am incredibly pleased to share this article and very grateful to Rob Dickins @psypre.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to consolidate some thoughts and ideas that express my passion for psych3delics and their role in culture and society.
open.substack.com/pub/psychede...
open.substack.com/pub/psychede...
🥳Delighted to announce the publication of Psilocybe Pickers: A Short History of Bemushroomed Britons by Dr Robert Dickins - out now! ❤️📖
Includes a Foreword by Dr Andy Letcher.
More details & orders here:
psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/psi...
Includes a Foreword by Dr Andy Letcher.
More details & orders here:
psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/psi...
December 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🥳Delighted to announce the publication of Psilocybe Pickers: A Short History of Bemushroomed Britons by Dr Robert Dickins - out now! ❤️📖
Includes a Foreword by Dr Andy Letcher.
More details & orders here:
psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/psi...
Includes a Foreword by Dr Andy Letcher.
More details & orders here:
psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/psi...
Excited to read this new book by @dannytheforde - review coming soon to our Substack ❤️📖
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Excited to read this new book by @dannytheforde - review coming soon to our Substack ❤️📖
Microcosms by Jill Pflugheber and Steven F White
"As a kind of architecture of sacred plants, the imagery teaches us that other worlds, be they fairy-like, microscopic, or DMT-induced, often have a mysterious and enchanting logic all of their own."
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"As a kind of architecture of sacred plants, the imagery teaches us that other worlds, be they fairy-like, microscopic, or DMT-induced, often have a mysterious and enchanting logic all of their own."
psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/microcosms
November 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Microcosms by Jill Pflugheber and Steven F White
"As a kind of architecture of sacred plants, the imagery teaches us that other worlds, be they fairy-like, microscopic, or DMT-induced, often have a mysterious and enchanting logic all of their own."
psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/microcosms
"As a kind of architecture of sacred plants, the imagery teaches us that other worlds, be they fairy-like, microscopic, or DMT-induced, often have a mysterious and enchanting logic all of their own."
psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/microcosms
"I thought I was writing about synchronicities plucked from the dream place and chaotically, exuberantly integrated, but in reality, I was doing something much more human and falling in love with my best friend."
- Leonie Rowland
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- Leonie Rowland
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Hot Pig Summer
A Psychedelic Love Story
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November 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"I thought I was writing about synchronicities plucked from the dream place and chaotically, exuberantly integrated, but in reality, I was doing something much more human and falling in love with my best friend."
- Leonie Rowland
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- Leonie Rowland
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"These strange, magical spirits, long banished from our lives, have the potential to become some of our greatest allies if we can develop a good relationship with them" - From Trip Sitting by Julian Vayne
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October 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"These strange, magical spirits, long banished from our lives, have the potential to become some of our greatest allies if we can develop a good relationship with them" - From Trip Sitting by Julian Vayne
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"All trips start before they have begun and continue long after they have ended. Even the first sign of psychedelic awareness is the symptom of a subconscious event set in motion at an earlier point on a subtler sentient scale."
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October 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
"All trips start before they have begun and continue long after they have ended. Even the first sign of psychedelic awareness is the symptom of a subconscious event set in motion at an earlier point on a subtler sentient scale."
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"Holding psychǝdelic space is an ancient art that takes many forms, The approaches I describe here are rooted in the wisdom of ancient cultures and informed by the latest scientific research" - Julian Vayne
Learn more about Trip Sitting here:
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Learn more about Trip Sitting here:
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September 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
"Holding psychǝdelic space is an ancient art that takes many forms, The approaches I describe here are rooted in the wisdom of ancient cultures and informed by the latest scientific research" - Julian Vayne
Learn more about Trip Sitting here:
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Learn more about Trip Sitting here:
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'A psilocybin journey can help us tune into the sacred (however we understand it). Nourish our soul. Help us make meaning in the world, and accept out mortality'
- Julian Vayne, Trip Sitting (book details below)
Thanks Beckley Foundation for the shout out!
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- Julian Vayne, Trip Sitting (book details below)
Thanks Beckley Foundation for the shout out!
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September 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
'A psilocybin journey can help us tune into the sacred (however we understand it). Nourish our soul. Help us make meaning in the world, and accept out mortality'
- Julian Vayne, Trip Sitting (book details below)
Thanks Beckley Foundation for the shout out!
psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/tri...
- Julian Vayne, Trip Sitting (book details below)
Thanks Beckley Foundation for the shout out!
psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/tri...
"P£ychedelics... force us to acknowledge that the human mind is at root a metaphysical subject. If we are surprised by this, it is only because we are not typically aware of our metaphysical assumptions" - Tim Hardwick
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September 16, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"P£ychedelics... force us to acknowledge that the human mind is at root a metaphysical subject. If we are surprised by this, it is only because we are not typically aware of our metaphysical assumptions" - Tim Hardwick
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Wahoo! Trip Sitting: The Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space by Julian Vayne is out today!
Trip Sitting is your essential guide for supporting safe, meaningful psychedelic journeys.
psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/tri...
Trip Sitting is your essential guide for supporting safe, meaningful psychedelic journeys.
psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/tri...
September 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Wahoo! Trip Sitting: The Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space by Julian Vayne is out today!
Trip Sitting is your essential guide for supporting safe, meaningful psychedelic journeys.
psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/tri...
Trip Sitting is your essential guide for supporting safe, meaningful psychedelic journeys.
psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/tri...
Science is not some lone bastion of truth. Like everything else, it has good and bad actors. Weird framing.
September 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Science is not some lone bastion of truth. Like everything else, it has good and bad actors. Weird framing.