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Jules Evans and Rachel discuss the intersection of psychedelic culture and cultic influence, exploring the risks and recovery from therapeutic abuse.

Jules Evans and Rachel discuss the overlap between psychedelic culture, therapeutic abuse, cultic dynamics, and coercive control. Drawing from Jules’ research into post-psychedelic difficulties and Rachel’s decades of counseling former cult members, they examine how charismatic facilitators and leaders can exploit trust, vulnerability, awe, and the desire for healing. They explore guruism, dependency, group pressure, psychedelic therapy, AI-based spiritual movements, family-like power structures, and the risks of unregulated facilitators. They also discuss ways people can regain agency after harmful experiences and what to consider when assessing the safety and qualifications of psychedelic practitioners. Jules Links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUE70klJkkikBFQdAqf27Jw https://www.ecstaticintegration.org/ https://challengingpsychedelicexperiences.com/ Connect with us on social media: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/indoctrination⁠⁠ Support IndoctriNation on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes and more: https://www.patreon.com/indoctrination⁠ Prefer to support the IndoctriNation show with a one-time donation? Use this link: https://www.paypal.biz/indoctriNATION Watch full video episodes…

People in this episode

Host: IndoctriNation

Guest: Jules Evans

Topics covered

• psychedelic culture
• therapeutic abuse
• cultic dynamics
• coercive control
• regaining agency
• safety of practitioners

Keywords

• psychedelics
• cult influence
• therapeutic abuse
• coercive control
• agency
• facilitators
• guruism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: YouTube, Ecstatic Integration, Challenging Psychedelic Experiences

Products: Restart and Restore: A Journal for Survivors of Manipulation, Restart and Restore: Companion Notebook

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