Speaking from Experience, edited by Madison Margolin, features essays by and in-depth conversations with artists, scientists, mystics, healers, activists, and fringe thought leaders who engage with a wide range of paradigm-shifting encounters. From psychedelics to somatics to cybernetics, these experiences speak to and beyond the growing edges of Jewish life and culture, revealing ancient and emergent connections between self, community, earth, and cosmos.
Madison Margolin's conversation with Jay Michaelson about how Judaism can adapt to the new psychedelic frontier, and how altered states can enrich spiritual and religious life.
On October 5th, 2023, I hopped on a bus from Jerusalem to Ramallah to interview peace activist Sulaiman (Souli) Khatib. ...
Author’s Note Nowadays, the word “psychedelic” sounds like a marketing buzzword, neurolinguistically employed to promote an aspiring industry that teeters ...
What is it to be spiritual, to walk with wisdom from Above and to apply it down here not only ...
The four species are very wise sages. —Vayikra Rabah 30:15 Peoples from all lands across the planet have profound relationships ...
I grew up with Ram Dass as just another of my father’s friends, one of the guys—as in, “Ram Dass ...
This piece is featured in our new zine, Indwelling: A Sukkot Companion, available to order in print and digital now! ...
What would Judaism be without a communal narrative of trauma? Who would we be without the hardships that have shaped ...
Jericho Vincent calls themself a post-ultra-Orthodox Jew. Having left the fold as a teenager, they’ve now returned to Judaism to ...
Krishna Das (KD) was born on Long Island as Jeffrey Kagel. As he puts it—echoing the words of those like ...
Why do our brains naturally make DMT? Does psychedelic science prove the existence of God? Where do psychedelic experiences and ...
Welcome to Speaking from Experience, an interview series that explores the edges of Jewish life and culture—from psychedelics to somatics, ...
