Psychedelics, Entities & Consciousness 

Dr. Chris Timmermann exploring latest research on what altered states reveal about reality

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About 

As the field moves more into mainstreaming of psychedelic therapy, intriguing avenues has started to open up at the fringes of psychedelic science. Scientists are now starting to ask:

Are DMT “entities” real?

If we see brain activity associated to them, does it mean they are entirely produced by the brain? 

Is consciousness something the brain produces, or something the brain tunes into?

Join Dr. Chris Timmermann for a mind-expanding evening at the intersection of neuroscience, psychedelics, and the deepest mysteries of mind and self.

This talk dives into the latest groundbreaking research on:

• Entity encounters during high-dose DMT experiments
• 5-MeO-DMT and its uncanny overlap with non-dual meditation states
• Brain imaging data showing changes in brain connectivity, entropy, and brainwaves related to entities and pure awareness
• How psychedelics shift metaphysical beliefs toward animism, panpsychism, and non-material worldviews
• A recent collaboration with a meditation lama exploring how long-term contemplative training meets psychedelic consciousness

Chris brings a rare balance of scientific rigour and philosophical openness. Whether you’re a curious psychonaut, a neuroscience enthusiast, or someone fascinated by the edges of consciousness, this is a unique opportunity to go deeper.

Dr. Chris Timmermann 

Dr. Chris Timmermann is a neuroscientist exploring with over 12 years of experience in psychedelics and consciousness science. He obtained his PhD in Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, where he led the world’s first brain imaging studies of DMT - one of the most powerful psychedelics known. Until 2025, he headed the DMT Research Group at Imperial College London, conducting pioneering work on both DMT and 5-MeO-DMT, and contributing to their clinical development for depression.

He is now based at University College London (UCL), where he co-directs the UCL Centre for Consciousness Research. His research spans from psychedelics and breathwork to meditation and other non-ordinary states, with a focus on their therapeutic potential and their power to illuminate the nature of the consciousness.

Chris has published over 60 peer-reviewed papers, with his work featured in The New York Times, BBC, CBC, WIRED, and The Guardian. He also designs and teaches university-level courses on psychedelic science.

In 2022, he founded the ECOH Foundation - a non-profit in Latin America dedicated to public education and research on psychedelics, science, and mind.

Schedule 

Arrive: 6:45-7:00pm  
Talk: 7:00-8:30pm 
Q&A: 8:30-9pm

The Venue

We will be meeting at beautiful , The Sanctuary, &Soul. 

The venue will serving  a variety of drinks available for purchase on the night.

Your Organiser 

Callum is the Marketing & Community Manager for The Psychedelic Society and a life-long learner in the exploration of consciousness and the mystical arts. 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 across the world. 

Callum is a Trauma-Informed Body-Worker and Somatic Therapist whose training includes Somatic Muscle Release, Somatic Alignment,  Myofascial Release, Advanced Deep tissue Massage, Breathwork and the Shamanic arts. Callum is passionate about the innate wisdom and intelligence of the body to both find equanimity and balance but also explore ecstatic and altered states of consciousness. He is a passionate advocate of somatic and psychedelic experiences that are grounded in transpersonal philosophy and psychology. These are the experiences that cultivate the experience and wisdom to remember and embody deeper connection with ourselves, others, nature and the beyond. Follow Callum on Instagram at @calibraid 

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