I’ve participated in retreats and facilitated therapeutic, integrative psychedelic work that genuinely shifted the way I understand myself, my nervous system, and patterns that had, unbeknownst to me, shaped my life for years. I would never dismiss the value of these experiences, but I also no longer romanticise them, because what they offered me was perspective rather than resolution in themselves. At their best, these experiences function like a key, momentarily unlocking a wider field of...

Plato said that excellence, arete , is knowledge of the good life and how to live it. Well, my community college philosophy teacher had paraphrased this when I was 16, but you get the picture. However, I would absolutely say that true knowledge of the good life is also awareness of the good (and the bad) life. Abraham Hicks speaks about this very accurately. Without contrast, we humans simply do not know what is good for us. If life has always functioned smoothly, if our needs have always...

I just watched Next Level Soul with Panache Desai, and I felt really compelled to share this with a wider audience. I sent this to a few friends already, but I would honestly highly recommend everyone watch this episode. He is absolutely incredible. A very rare being. Completely grounded and real, but way beyond in the best possible way. These are my notes, keeping his words and the way they landed for me: Love is a state of unity and neutrality. Achieving this state leads to freedom from...