Hi Reader,

It’s been a little while since I last wrote. I've had other priorities in this period whilst we’ve been figuring out carer schedules, nurse visits, and syringe drivers. Alongside that, I’ve been learning what it actually means to show up for someone day to day.

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🍄 Holding Space (At Home)

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how life can prepare us in ways we don’t expect.

For years, I’ve sat with people in altered states.

Holding space, watching breath, listening without trying to fix.

Now I’m sitting with my mum.

Different setting.
Same essentials.

Caregiving and tripsitting have more in common than I ever realised.

In both, the job isn’t to solve the experience.

Primarily, it’s to be a supportive presence.

Sometimes that means holding a hand.
Sometimes it means saying very little, just being with them, or breathing with them.
Sometimes it means steadying your own nervous system, so you have the right presence for them.
And sometimes it’s as simple as sitting in the room while someone rests.

Caregiving has brought that lesson home in a much more personal way.

When someone you love is going through something difficult, there can be a temptation to try to fix, distract, or escape.

But the deeper practice is presence.

Presence is love without agenda.

It’s sitting in the room.
Listening.
Accepting that this moment is the moment.

I’ve realised that the psychedelic world has quietly trained me for this phase of my life.

Holding space.
Staying steady when things get intense.
Letting emotion move without trying to dam it up.

And maybe that’s what this work is really about.
Not peak experiences or insight fireworks.

But learning how to show up when it matters.

What did this bring up for you? Hit reply and let me know what's landed. I read all your replies.

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📚 Microdose of Wisdom

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🎵Psychedelic Supplements

In my absence, Webdelics shared a conversation I had with host Scott on music and the psychedelic experience.

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On that note, here's another journey playlist:
"this one is meant to feel sweet, uplifting, and also powerful"

lay down and listen • cmunch... Marazion (50.127932, -5.4745... PREVIEW   ​

And on from East Forest I'm listening to as I hit send..

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Also, the psychedelic playlists tool I've been building, Session Soundtracks, is now being tested by a small beta group. Updates are being made and it's coming soon...

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❤️ Love and mettā to you all,

John

John Robertson​
​Psychedelic Facilitator & Educator
Webdelics' Top 100 Psychedelic Thought Leaders and Content Creators​ 2025​
​Maps of the Mind​

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