Taking a psychedelic retreat

Alasdair and Julie-Roxane talk about the value of taking retreats in general and psychedelic retreats in particular. They discuss their recent psychedelic experience, how they approached it and the importance of preparation. Alasdair shares how spending time with shamans in Peru has changed the way he thinks about psychedelics.

Listen to this week's episode and explore:

• Why take a retreat? (8:12)


• The "wrong" way to take psychedelics (15:31)


• How we prepared our bodies for the retreat (17:38)


• The importance of space (20:35)


• How we prepared our psychically and the value of ritual (21:51)


• Rituals we performed (28:10)


• A shaman's tips for dealing with difficult spirits (32:24)


• Psychedelic retreats as miniature lives (41:14)

Mentioned in this episode:

• FAR OUT episode 1


• Yosemite retreat in 2019 Alasdair and Julie-Roxane are co-leading


• Alasdair's essay on the vendange


• Alasdair's essay on how to take a solo retreat


• Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey

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Credits:

Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald

Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa

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