Trip Sitting with Julian Vayne

Book Launch for Julian Vayne’s “Trip Sitting”
 

 Learn the Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space

About The Event 

Join us for a mystical journey into the art of Trip Sitting and an accesible and practical guide to setting up ceremony and ritual for the psychedelic journeyer. 

Julian Vayne draws on over a decade of experience, this event explores the inner journey — reminding us that “the drama is internal” — and offers grounded ways to support others through psychedelic experiences.

The session will cover the bare essentials of ceremony and care: ethical considerations, practical guidelines, music curation, and how to be present during challenging moments, both during and after a journey. We’ll look at how vulnerability and care create conditions for healing, and how the ethics of care and cultivation of virtue can shape this work.

Designed for both those supporting others and those embarking on solo journeys, this talk distils traditional wisdom alongside cutting-edge scientific research. Expect a collection of practical hints, tips on dosage, and reflections that bridge old and new ways of working with psychedelics.

"I’ve aimed to write something that will be useful to experienced space-holders who might pick up new ideas to refine their practice, but primarily for those new to the field, curious about the deep internal dive into psychedelic experience.

Trip Sitting focuses on what happens when we don’t go clubbing or wander through the forest, but instead, what happens when we lie down, often with our eyes closed, and use psychedelics for internal exploration.

It’s for anyone considering that kind of journey, or who may find themselves holding space for others doing it. For seasoned practitioners, there may still be tips, tricks, and perspectives worth adopting."

What to Expect 

• Highly accessible guide to supporting yourself and others in psychedelic spaces, especially for psilocybin.
• Discuss the wider set and setting of the inner journey with reflections on the politics of trip sitting
• Distills a decade of practice + insights from the “inner journey”
• Covers: ethics, practical considerations, bare-bones trip sitting, music curation, supporting tricky experiences (during/after), ethics of care, cultivation of virtue
• Relevant for solo journeys
• Provides dosage guidance, blends traditional wisdom with cutting-edge science
• fusion of tradition + latest research

Julian Vayne

Julian Vayne is a British independent scholar and author with over forty years’ experience in esoteric culture, spanning Druidry, Chaos Magic, Shamanism, Freemasonry and Witchcraft. Immersed in the countercultural currents of punk and rave Britain, he began practicing group ritual at sixteen and has since worked with practitioners across many traditions. A senior member of the Magical Pact of the Illuminates of Thanateros, he is widely regarded as one of Britain’s leading occultists and has published pioneering works on psychedelic practice, including Pharmakon: Drugs and the Imagination and Getting Higher: The Manual of Psychedelic Ceremony.

Alongside his writing, Julian has edited Britain’s best-selling pagan newspaper, co-organizes the Breaking Convention conference, and serves as a trustee of The Psychedelic Museum Project. His work emphasizes open-source, earth-centered spirituality informed by chaos magic, ecology, and Wiccan and Tantric lineages. He teaches through workshops, retreats, and online courses, offering integration support and facilitating psychedelic ceremonies. With a collaborative and creative approach, Julian continues to bridge the worlds of occult practice, psychedelic culture, and academic study.

Schedule 

19:00: Arrive
19:15: Talk on Trip Sitting 
20:00: Q&A
20:30-21:00: Book Purchasing & Signing 

Location: &Soul Shoreditch 

The Psychedelic Society is in Collaboration with &Soul Shoreditch, a new state of the art, experimental social wellness space in the heart of East London. 

Shoreditch &Soul is rooted in regenerative living and a belief in the deeper meaning of health. Find out more here. 
 

Your Organiser

Callum is an event coordinator for The Psychedelic Society and a life-long learner in the exploration of consciousness. He has completed a MSc in Medical Anthropology at University College London where he specialised in research on the phenomenology of consciousness, psychedelics and the therapeutic and healing arts in mystical traditions around the world. 

Callum regularly delivers talks and workshops on mental health, meditation and the breath to companies, groups and festivals across the UK. He is an advocate of transformative and psychedelic experiences that are grounded in transpersonal and somatic philosophy and psychology. These are the experiences that cultivate the experience and wisdom to remember and embody our connection with ourselves, others, nature and the beyond. Follow Callum on Instagram at @calibraid 

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