Topics Discussed: Challenging psychedelic experiences, derealization/depersonalization, ecstatic experiences, bad trips, acid flashbacks, HPPD, & the value of integrated support after taking psychedelics.

Justin and James sit down with Jules Evans to discuss harm reduction and ethics in the field of psychedelics.

Jules is the director of The Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project and editor-in-chief of Ecstatic Integration — a Substack publication dedicated to making psychedelic culture safer by improving the ecstatic literacy of Western cultures.

Jules is also the author of several books, including Philosophy for Life and Other Difficult Situations, The Art of Losing Control, Holiday From The Self: An Accidental Ayahuasca Adventure, and Breaking Open: Finding a Way Through Spiritual Emergency (co-authored with Tim Read).

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Must-Read Articles & Books By Jules Evans

• How Philosophy Can Save Your Life (TedX Talk)
• Philosophy for Life and Other Difficult Situations (📚)
• The Art of Losing Control (📚)
• Holiday From The Self: An Accidental Ayahuasca Adventure (📚)
• Breaking Open: Finding a Way Through Spiritual Emergency (📚)
• The Psychedelic Industry's Entity Dilemma (Ecstatic Integration)
• 3 Ways to Build a Psychedelic Safety Net (Ecstatic Integration)
• Synthesis and the Shadow of Psychedelic Capitalism (Ecstatic Integration)
• Coming Back Together: A Qualitative Survey Study of Coping and Support Strategies Used by People to Cope With Extended Difficulties After the Use of Psychedelic Drugs (2024)
• ‘More evolved than you’: Evolutionary spirituality as a cultural frame for psychedelic experiences (2023)
• Psychedelic integration challenges: Participant experiences after a psilocybin truffle retreat in the Netherlands (2023)
• Extended Difficulties Following the Use of Psychedelic Drugs: A Mixed Methods Study (2023)