PsySoc Social BRIGHTON: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling

What The Psychedelic Society are saying about their event:

Join us for a night of Psychedelic Speed-Friending, where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most.

Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into Psychedelic Storytelling, our beloved open mic session where you get the chance to take the stage.

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Psychedelics in Africa: The Untold Story Revisited by Darren Le Baron in Bristol

What The Psychedelic Society are saying about their upcoming event:

After spending three months in Southern Africa among the San Bushmen, Zulu, and Himba communities, Darren returns to share insights by revisiting his popular series "Psychedelics in Africa: The Untold Story."

This series takes a closer look at the ancient history, mythology, and scientific studies surrounding psychoactive compounds found in Africa. For millennia, these powerful plants and fungi have been used by Africa's earliest indigenous peoples for spiritual and community growth—a practice that remains largely overlooked by modern scholars.

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PsySoc Social HASTINGS: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling

What The Psychedelic Society are saying about their event:

Join us for a night of Psychedelic Speed-Friending, where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most.

Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into Psychedelic Storytelling, our beloved open mic session where you get the chance to take the stage.

All info plus tickets linked below…

The Science of Psychedelics with Dr. David Luke

What Seed Talks are saying about their upcoming event:

The traditional use of psychoactive plants and fungi for spiritual and shamanic rituals has occurred for thousands of years, whereas the Western scientific research of these substances has only been explored in the last 100 years, and prohibition stalled the last 50 years of this.

In this talk you will be introduced to the science of these traditional psychedelics along with their modern counterparts first synthesised in the 20th century. Dr. Luke will also touch upon the mental health applications for these drugs.

Now that scientific research is resuming, what do psychedelics tell us about the weirder side of human consciousness, and what can be learned from the traditional shamanic practices with these substances? Find this out and more in this enlightening talk.

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What Numinity are saying about their upcoming event:

Step into an immersive day of movement, music, ritual and deep connection as Numinity takes over &Soul for a one-of-a-kind day party. Expect a powerful Master Plant Breathwork session, Ecstatic Dance, Sound Healing, and a nourishing wild spa experience with sauna and ice baths open all afternoon.

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PsySoc Social MANCHESTER: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling

What The Psychedelic Society are saying about their event:

Join us for a night of Psychedelic Speed-Friending, where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most.

Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into Psychedelic Storytelling, our beloved open mic session where you get the chance to take the stage.

All info plus tickets linked below…

The void inside the brain: Neural correlates of 5-MeO-DMT in humans

What Oxford Psychedelic Society are saying about their upcoming event:

5-methoxy-DMT (5-MeO-DMT) is an atypical, highly potent psychedelic compound that is radically unlike most other psychedelics. Instead of rich, colourful hallucinations, 5-MeO induces a unique subjective experience that is intense, yet free of phenomenal content – a pure "white-out" experience, where one is conscious yet not conscious of anything, that challenges preconceptions in consciousness science and the neuroscience of psychedelics.

In this talk, we will discuss the first study of the neural signatures of 5-MeO in the human brain, uncovering more of its unique properties, and linking it to sleep, dreams, and non-dual awareness meditation.

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The Science of Psychedelics with Dr. David Luke

What Seed Talks are saying about their upcoming event:

The traditional use of psychoactive plants and fungi for spiritual and shamanic rituals has occurred for thousands of years, whereas the Western scientific research of these substances has only been explored in the last 100 years, and prohibition stalled the last 50 years of this.

In this talk you will be introduced to the science of these traditional psychedelics along with their modern counterparts first synthesised in the 20th century. Dr. Luke will also touch upon the mental health applications for these drugs.

Now that scientific research is resuming, what do psychedelics tell us about the weirder side of human consciousness, and what can be learned from the traditional shamanic practices with these substances? Find this out and more in this enlightening talk.

Info & tickets linked below…

PsySoc Social EXETER: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling

What The Psychedelic Society are saying about their event:

Join us for a night of Psychedelic Speed-Friending, where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most.

Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into Psychedelic Storytelling, our beloved open mic session where you get the chance to take the stage. Share your story, whether it’s strange, tender, funny, or downright mystical. There’s no need to be polished or profound, just honest.

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Dreamhaze presents Ishq, Glassfactory + Shivani Sen

What Haze are saying about their upcoming event:

Haze is a chillout event exploring the harmony between sound and the wider environment. Rooted in the idea that “music is liquid architecture, architecture is frozen music” (Goethe), Haze invites audiences into an immersive space where sound, visuals and the senses gently merge into one another. Inspired by synaesthesia, the event is designed as a space for deep listening, encouraging audiences to experience sound beyond being purely audible.

This is achieved through a curated mix of AV, massage, scent and movement. This is a sit on the floor gig.

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The Science of Psychedelics with Dr. David Luke

What Seed Talks are saying about their upcoming event:

The traditional use of psychoactive plants and fungi for spiritual and shamanic rituals has occurred for thousands of years, whereas the Western scientific research of these substances has only been explored in the last 100 years, and prohibition stalled the last 50 years of this.

In this talk you will be introduced to the science of these traditional psychedelics along with their modern counterparts first synthesised in the 20th century. Dr. Luke will also touch upon the mental health applications for these drugs.

Now that scientific research is resuming, what do psychedelics tell us about the weirder side of human consciousness, and what can be learned from the traditional shamanic practices with these substances? Find this out and more in this enlightening talk.

Info & tickets linked below…

What The Loop say about their monthly drug-checking service:

The Loop's regular drug checking service, the first in the UK, takes place every last Saturday of the month in Bristol. The Loop team, chemists and healthcare staff, complete drug testing in our mobile laboratory and provide harm reduction advice and consultations informed by the testing of submitted substances. Everyone is welcome to use the service and to drop-in to meet and speak with The Loop.

Members of the public can submit a substance for testing at Bristol Drug Project in Brunswick Square (look for the pink door). This is an anonymous service and no name needs to be provided. A brief assessment, related to the use of the submitted drug will be completed, and this informs the information that can be shared following the laboratory testing. This all takes place within an hour of submitting the substance, and there is an opportunity to speak openly and receive non-judgmental and factual information regarding drugs and harm reduction advice with a member of The Loop's healthcare team. Where there is a dependency on the submitted substance we are able to support people in engaging and receiving further services, accessing support and treatment.

All info linked below…

PsySoc Social BRISTOL: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling

What The Psychedelic Society say about their upcoming event:

Join us for a night of Psychedelic Speed-Friending, where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most.

Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into Psychedelic Storytelling, our beloved open mic session where you get the chance to take the stage. Share your story, whether it’s strange, tender, funny, or downright mystical. There’s no need to be polished or profound, just honest. Stories are 5 minutes max, and you can sign up on the night.

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OPS PRESENTS Active Inference, Interoception, and Psychedelics: Putting Priors-Updating Models to Work in Psychotherapy with Dr. Matt Hayler

What Oxford Psychedelic Society are saying about their upcoming event:

Psychedelics hold huge potential for use both as and in therapies for a wide range of common mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, addiction, and PTSD. There is increasing evidence that at least part of this power stems from a temporary suspension of our prior assumptions about the world. In this talk, Dr Matt Hayler discusses how predictive accounts of cognition (i.e. brains constant testing of their models of best-fit for the worlds they encounter mediated by sensory apparatus and cultural and historical shaping) can be put to work in psychotherapy, and with a particular focus on overcoming fear.

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PsySoc Social FROME: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling

What The Psychedelic Society say about their upcoming event:

Join us for a night of Psychedelic Speed-Friending, where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most.

Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into Psychedelic Storytelling, our beloved open mic session where you get the chance to take the stage. Share your story, whether it’s strange, tender, funny, or downright mystical. There’s no need to be polished or profound, just honest. Stories are 5 minutes max, and you can sign up on the night.

All info plus tickets linked below…

PsySoc Social: Speed-friending and Psychedelic Storytelling

What The Psychedelic Society are saying about their upcoming event:

Psychedelic Speed-friending: sweet conversation, friend-making and (maybe?) finding your future lover! You can drop the small talk and ask the questions you REALLY want to ask. Taking inspiration from the 36 Questions to Intimacy and The School of Life's '100 Questions,' this evening gives you a menu of profound, intriguing, and spicy questions designed to inspire authenticity and meaningful connection with those around you. You’ll be guided through playful icebreakers and a series of 10-minute one-on-one conversations with different people throughout the evening, wrapping up with free-flowing socialising. You’ll leave here with a fresh perspective on connection, some fun stories, and maybe even the beginning of something special.

Psychedelic Storytelling: This is becoming a must for our monthly socials. There will be the opportunity for all of us to share our psychedelic stories - the weird, the tricky and the downright wonderful. This part of the evening will be open-mic style, and we will have a sign-up sheet to add your name to the list of storytellers. Your stories should be no more than 5 minutes, and there's no need to rehearse what to say or come particularly prepared - often the best stories are told off-the-cuff and from the heart!

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PsySoc Social MARGATE: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling

What the Psychedelic Society are saying about their upcoming event:

Join us for a night of Psychedelic Speed-Friending, where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most.

Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into Psychedelic Storytelling, our beloved open mic session where you get the chance to take the stage.

All info plus tickets linked below…

A British History of Magic Mushrooms: Talk & Discussion with Dr Rob Dickens

What The Psychedelic Society are saying about their upcoming event:

It's been twenty years since the possession of fresh magic mushrooms was made illegal in Britain. 

From obscure origins, Psilocybe mushrooms quickly and quietly established themselves in local and countercultural Britain. They became a staple rite of passage, folkloric emblem, and mischievous companion in the festival calendar. For over fifty years, these tricksters danced around the law, difficult to capture.

In this talk, Dr Robert Dickins discusses the history of picking Psilocybe mushrooms and explores the events that eventually led to their change in legal status in 2005. He will begin at the accidental 'poisonings' and the slow systemization of the Liberty Cap by mycologists in the nineteenth century, traversing through history to the post-war counterculture's discovery of native magic mushrooms and the emergence of home grow kits. It is both a rural and urban story, spanning generational tensions.

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The Science of Psychedelics with Dr. David Luke

What Seed Talks are saying about their upcoming event:

The traditional use of psychoactive plants and fungi for spiritual and shamanic rituals has occurred for thousands of years, whereas the Western scientific research of these substances has only been explored in the last 100 years, and prohibition stalled the last 50 years of this.

In this talk you will be introduced to the science of these traditional psychedelics along with their modern counterparts first synthesised in the 20th century. Dr. Luke will also touch upon the mental health applications for these drugs.

Now that scientific research is resuming, what do psychedelics tell us about the weirder side of human consciousness, and what can be learned from the traditional shamanic practices with these substances? Find this out and more in this enlightening talk.

Info & tickets linked below…

Psychedelics: Ancient Cults to Modern Clinics

What the organisers are saying about their upcoming event:

Explore the use of psychedelics across cultures and centuries - drawing on historical objects, new discoveries, scientific methods, and archival evidence to examine how altered states have been recorded, understood, and ritualised.

Luca and Rayyan will explore cutting-edge research at Imperial College London and beyond, revealing how these substances are reshaping approaches to mental health, addiction, and the broader human experience.

By weaving together history and science, the talk invites the audience to consider that the answers to how we might use these drugs today may, in fact, lie in the past - offering a striking new perspective on an ancient practice.

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PsySoc Social BRIGHTON: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling

What The Psychedelic Society are saying about their event:

Join us for a night of Psychedelic Speed-Friending, where curiosity, courage and connection take centre stage. We’ll gently guide you through playful ice-breakers and juicy conversation prompts designed to help you meet new people in meaningful ways. Think slow, soul-nourishing conversations rather than frantic networking. Expect short but impactful heart-to-hearts in pairs and trios. Plus plenty of time to flow freely with whoever you vibe with most.

Once the room’s warmed up and hearts are open, we shift into Psychedelic Storytelling, our beloved open mic session where you get the chance to take the stage.

All info plus tickets linked below…

What the organisers are saying about their upcoming event:

Inspired by the chillout rooms of 90s raves, our Sunday sessions are a gentle wind-down: downtempo music, visual art, massage and nourishing food in the calm atmosphere in the wonderful new sober bar The Arc. Art supplies and a communal art wall for attendees to draw along to the music.

Session 003 is our Valentines special- whether you bring a Valentine, a Palentine, or simply yourself, this one’s about connection in all its forms. Expect lots of sultry, smoky sounds to set the mood xo

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What Psy Wednesdays is all about:

Psy Wednesdays is a really chill small event that feels like somewhere in between a psy rave, an ecstatic dance, and a private house party.

Show up as you are, no added pressure. Dance, sit, tea, trance, stretch, chat, play with props, whatever - plenty of options.

Drinks/food/gifts/games for sharing are always welcomed, but remember that your presence is more than enough.

Join Us For Some Mid-week Psy Silliness To Charge Up The Happy <3

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What The Loop say about their monthly drug-checking service:

The Loop's regular drug checking service, the first in the UK, takes place every last Saturday of the month in Bristol. The Loop team, chemists and healthcare staff, complete drug testing in our mobile laboratory and provide harm reduction advice and consultations informed by the testing of submitted substances. Everyone is welcome to use the service and to drop-in to meet and speak with The Loop.

Members of the public can submit a substance for testing at Bristol Drug Project in Brunswick Square (look for the pink door). This is an anonymous service and no name needs to be provided. A brief assessment, related to the use of the submitted drug will be completed, and this informs the information that can be shared following the laboratory testing. This all takes place within an hour of submitting the substance, and there is an opportunity to speak openly and receive non-judgmental and factual information regarding drugs and harm reduction advice with a member of The Loop's healthcare team. Where there is a dependency on the submitted substance we are able to support people in engaging and receiving further services, accessing support and treatment.

All info linked below…

What Psy Wednesdays is all about:

Psy Wednesdays is a really chill small event that feels like somewhere in between a psy rave, an ecstatic dance, and a private house party.

Show up as you are, no added pressure. Dance, sit, tea, trance, stretch, chat, play with props, whatever - plenty of options.

Drinks/food/gifts/games for sharing are always welcomed, but remember that your presence is more than enough.

Join Us For Some Mid-week Psy Silliness To Charge Up The Happy <3

More info linked below…

The Science of DMT & Ayahuasca with Dr. Chris Timmerman

What Seed Talks are saying about their upcoming event:

Join us to explore the intersection of science, shamanism + DMT (the 'spirit molecule') and the entities it reveals. Followed by a Q+A.

DMT is a psychedelic like no other… able to induce visions of alternative dimensions and communication with entities. It is also an active compound in ayahuasca: a brew from the Amazon used in rituals for healing and communication with spirits. 

Join Imperial College’s Dr. Chris Timmermann - one of the world’s leading DMT neuroscientists…

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The Science of Psychedelics with Dr Sam Gandy

What Seed Talks are saying about their event:

Psychedelics are having a moment, with a research renaissance exploring their effects and potential in full swing. While these substances have been used as agents of healing and divination in a shamanic and spiritual context by some indigenous cultures for many centuries, their intersection with Western culture is much more recent. Psychedelics have a tumultuous history, with an initial wave of scientific research into their potential being cut short by a vicious countercultural backlash in the 1960’s, although scientific research is once again picking up pace.

While psilocybin has taken centre stage in this modern research revival, other psychedelics such as LSD, ayahuasca, DMT and 5-MeO-DMT are also gaining increasing scientific attention. What has research revealed about how psychedelics impart their powerful effects on the human psyche? And what promise might psychedelics hold in the treatment of various mental health afflictions, and the betterment of well people?

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The Psychedelic Society Film Club: Fantastic Planet (1973)

What the organisers are saying about their upcoming event:

Join The Psychedelic Society Film Club for a journey into mind-expanding cinema. Each screening invites you to turn on, tune in, and drop out of the everyday grind, exploring stories that bend perception and challenge our understanding of reality. We will move deeper into the strange, beautiful, and transgressive world of psychedelic filmmaking.

Once the film finishes you can independently integrate your new perspective or you can stay for a chat, discussion, laugh.

Bring blankets, tea, drinks, snacks. Let's get cosy. Own alcohol, snacks, drinks allowed at venue.

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The Science of Magic Mushrooms with Dr Mourad Wahba

What Seed Talks are saying about their event:

Psychedelics are having a big moment, with a research renaissance exploring their effects and potential in full swing. Taking centre stage is psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, which have long been used by indigenous communities for purposes of divination and healing.

In this interesting talk, you will learn about how psilocybin imparts its powerful effects on the human psyche. You will also hear how it might treat depression, addiction and other mental health conditions, and potentially lead to the betterment of well people?

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Psychedelics, Entities & Consciousness: Dr. Chris Timmermann exploring latest research on what altered states reveal about reality

What The Psychedelic Society are saying about their upcoming event:

What does it mean to encounter “entities” on DMT? 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.

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.

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