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Benjamin Wachs: Philosopher of the Counterculture
Profile edited by Lydia Laurenson Photo courtesy of Benjamin WachsLast update: October 15, 2019 Benjamin Wachs wrote "XX" for The New Modality, and he's also one of our Catalysts. Here's a bit...
Spirituality, Psychedelics, and Psychotic Risk: Ryan Jay Beauregard and the Zendo Project
I met Ryan Jay Beauregard at the Burning Man Festival in 2016, where he was helping run the Zendo Project. The Zendo Project creates safe spaces for festival attendees experiencing psychological...
Alt Parenting #3: Poly Family Research with Dr. Eli Sheff
I met Dr. Elisabeth Sheff earlier this year while attending a small conference at U.C. Berkeley called “Polyamory: Resilience in Families and Empirically-Informed Clinical Practices.” Sheff has...
Science and Meditative Spirituality: Robert and the Technology of Enlightenment
By Lydia Laurenson Mar 21 2017 / / 2:45PM PST Years ago, I met Robert during dinner with a bunch of friends. He’s a mathematician and research scientist, and he stuck in my mind because he spoke...