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Hamptonese: The Asemic Writing of James Hampton

James Hampton (1909–1964) was an American outsider artist. He worked as a janitor, and in his spare time, in secrecy, he built a large…

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Hamptonese: The Asemic Writing of James Hampton

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How Do Psychedelics Affect Musical Ability?

Listening to certain music while on psychedelics can be a highly memorable and therapeutic experience. Since the 1950s until the present…

5d ago

How Do Psychedelics Affect Musical Ability?

5d ago

Can Psychedelics Heal Intergenerational Trauma?

Intergenerational trauma (also known as generational trauma or ancestral trauma) refers to the idea that trauma can be passed down through…

Jul 7

Can Psychedelics Heal Intergenerational Trauma?

Jul 7

Timothy Leary: The Embodiment of the Trickster Archetype

Originally published at https://www.samwoolfe.com on June 30, 2025.

Jun 30

Timothy Leary: The Embodiment of the Trickster Archetype

Jun 30

Can DMT Cause Tinnitus?

On the subreddit r/DMT, there are many posts from users who describe developing tinnitus after using DMT. This wasn’t a potential risk of…

Jun 23

Can DMT Cause Tinnitus?

Jun 23

Cosmic Anxiety in ‘Aniara’ (2018)

Aniara (2018) is a Swedish sci-fi film written and directed by Hugo Lilja and Pella Kågerman. It is an adaptation of the 1956 Swedish epic…

Jun 16

Cosmic Anxiety in ‘Aniara’ (2018)

Jun 16

Have You Met the DMT Jester? How Expectations Influence Entity Encounters

Originally published at http://www.samwoolfe.com on June 11, 2025.

Jun 11

Have You Met the DMT Jester? How Expectations Influence Entity Encounters

Jun 11

Schopenhauer’s Insight Into the Psychology of Pain

One of my favourite insights from the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer relates to the human negativity bias, that is, our tendency to…

Jun 9

Schopenhauer’s Insight Into the Psychology of Pain

Jun 9

On the Stigma Against Antidepressants in the Psychedelic Community

On his site Ecstatic Integration, the writer Jules Evans published a post titled ‘Are you a psychedelic cultist?’ It features a…

Jun 4

On the Stigma Against Antidepressants in the Psychedelic Community

Jun 4

Does Microdosing Enhance Neuroplasticity?

It’s easy to find glowing accounts of microdosing. On psychedelic-related subreddits and forums, on social media, on blogs, and in…

Jun 2

Does Microdosing Enhance Neuroplasticity?

Jun 2

Sam Woolfe

Sam Woolfe

I'm a freelance writer, blogger, and author with interests in philosophy, ethics, psychology, and mental health. Website: www.samwoolfe.com

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