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Essays on preparation, integration, and the inner work around psychedelic experience. Written from a quarter-century in psychology and coaching.

June 2026

Europe's Forgotten Psychedelic Century

From Sandison's LSD Clinic to 285 Retreat Centres

The psychedelic renaissance has a European dimension that most accounts leave out. From the first LSD clinics in 1953, through the smart shop era in Amsterdam, to the research programmes now running across the continent, this is the rest of the story.

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23 June 2026

Why Ibogaine Is Not Like the Others

A Different Kind of Medicine, and Why It Asks for a Different Kind of Respect

Ibogaine is not like the other psychedelics. Its history, its effects, its dangers, and the moment it is having now, from someone who has watched it from a respectful distance for twenty-five years.

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11 June 2026

Preparation Is Already Integration

Why Psychedelic Work Begins Before the Session

Many people think integration begins after the session. In my experience, it starts much earlier. How you prepare shapes how safe, meaningful, and lasting the experience becomes.

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March 2001 · Published 2026

Ayahuasca in Ritual and Therapeutic Context

A Literature Thesis, Published in English for the First Time

A Utrecht University literature thesis from 2001, covering the botanical, pharmacological, anthropological, and therapeutic dimensions of ayahuasca. Written before the current wave of research, and arguing for what the field has since largely confirmed.

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