@psypre.bsky.social
Publisher of psychedelic writing and other literary treats since 2008 | Substack: http://tinyurl.com/hh4z8x26 Books: psychedelicpress.co.uk
Just learned that Alston Hughes - aka Smiles - had died - RIP my friend, a life well-lived ❤️
11.08.2025 07:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Great article exploring a Huxley family trip by James L Penner:
psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/huxley-fam...
Excellent review/interview with historian Andy Roberts about the revised edition of Albion Dreaming: A Popular History of LSD in Britain...
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Very pleased to be able to publish this excerpt from
@gmantic.bsky.social's forthcoming biography of Terence McKenna - Psilocybin Summer
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Very pleased to announce our new forthcoming book...
Trip Sitting: The Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space by Julian Vayne 🥳
More info & pre-orders here:
psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/tri...
Nice interview with Andy Roberts, author of Albion Dreaming: A Popular History of LSD in Britain, via @internationaltimes.bsky.social
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Review of Andrew R Gallimore’s new book Death by Astonishment: Confronting the Mystery of the World’s Strangest Drug [DMT]
Thanks to William Rowlandson for his words! Plus shout out for @breakingconvention.bsky.social <3
psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/death-asto...
"Whether you believe L$D is an escape from reality or a trip into the heart of it, the hidden history of the most potent and undefinable drug known to humankind is only just being unearthed"
- historian Andy Roberts
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Thoroughly enjoyed reading 'Acid Dialectics' by Vincent Rado - a very engaging and thoughtful book. Our review is available here:
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“They really did share this belief in psychedelics as a way to augment the psyche, heal the world. ‘True belief’ really enabled that behavior, but ‘ego inflation’ actually got in their way” - Susannah Cahalan
Interview by James Penner
psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/rosemary-w...
'I am so glad I took LSD' - Dr Sue Blackmore
Read more here:
psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/glad-i-too...
Andy Roberts' Albion Dreaming tells the extraordinary story of how LSD helped shape British society and culture since its introduction in the early 1950s.
Out now!
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William 'Ubi' Dwyer was an anarchist, psychedelicist & festival organiser who steered acid anarchism in the UK.
"LSD is no escape from reality. As an intensifier of experience LSD brings one into more direct confrontation with the world."
Learn more ➡️ tinyurl.com/2xmf8xtj
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Big thanks to Vince Rado for sending this - I'm looking forward to tucking into this book very soon ❤️⬇️
20.05.2025 07:54 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dr Frank Lake was giving Anglican priests LSD in the 1950s/1960s, although not managed to trace any of the participants...
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Our latest paper on DMT phenomenology, led by Pascal Michael, exploring the mis/matches with near-death experiences, showing that while 95% on DMT had at least one NDE feature, many classic NDE features were absent & only a very few had NDE-like trips in any way.
doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
Sounds like he's been black-pilled on the topic
20.05.2025 07:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Just published a book review of the fascinating 'P£ychedelic-Assisted EMDR Therapy' by Hannah Raine-Smith and Jocelyn Rose. Read it here:
psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/psychedeli...
"The wonderful thing Rob gives us are the real persons and movements that would otherwise be lost to the grand myths that forge narratives"
- @petersjostedth.bsky.social on Cobweb of Trips: A literary history of psychedelics by Robert Dickins
More info ⬇️
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Very pleased to feature this interview with @zachleary.bsky.social in our latest Substack - he discusses his new book, sustainability and mystical transformation. Interviewed by @stephprice.bsky.social 💞📖
Link in bio, or
psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/leary-your...
Was kindly given this book by the authors at Breaking Convention
- Psychedelic-Assisted EMDR Therapy: A Memory Consolidation Approach to Psychedelic Healing by Hannah Raine-Smith & Jocelyn Rose -
Review coming soon to Psypress ❤️📖
Very happy we started doing ltd. hardback runs of our publications a few years ago - starting to get a classic psy collection of history, philosophy and literature together 😍
Big love to all our authors, and everyone who supports us🙏
A review of my book from @psypre.bsky.social.
#bookreview #philosophy #consciousness
Only 12 Ltd. hardback copies of Albion Dreaming: A Popular History of L£D in Britain (revised edition) by Andy Roberts left. Get yours here ⬇️
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Our new review of the insightful 'Altered Perspectives: Critical Essays on Psychedelic Consciousness' by @samwoolfe.bsky.social
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Breaking Convention 2025 was awesome! 🥳😍
Big love to everyone who made this mega psy conference happen, organizers and attendees alike 💞
We helped run BC's book & merch stall - so were also surrounded by many writing friends who were unable to attend this year!
Leaf Litter - a lovely piece of writing by Will Rowlandson for those who like their woodlands free of rubbish 💞
@thekentacorn.bsky.social might enjoy too
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After a fabulous Q&A with author Andy Roberts at Breaking Convention, we are delighted to announce that Albion Dreaming: A Popular History of LSD in Britain is now officially out 🥳❤️📖
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A couple of days late but happy #bicycleday for those who mark it... tobyseddon.com/2023/04/19/9...
21.04.2025 10:02 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
