Psychedelics and the Hero’s Journey

“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” — Joseph Campbell

I am watching a single drop of water.

Lights bounce and dance off of dark corners while the musicians onstage pour their heart into their strings, their keys, their drums. The crowd moves as one, sinuous and fluid-like, to the beat of the music pouring from the speakers. I am standing too close to the speakers, as usual, pressed up against the raised platform that forms the stage, my spirit moving in…