Re-enchanting... psychedelics - Ashley Lande

Using psychedelics as a search for re-enchantment: artist and author Ashley Lande talks with Belle and Justin

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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About this episode

Ashley Lande is an artist and author whose book The Thing That Would Make Everything Okay Forever tells her story of using psychedelics as a search for re-enchantment, and her path to faith in Christ as she began to encounter the dark side of trips and transcendent experiences. She talks to Belle and Justin about her journey. Visit her site for more information about her. For Ashley Lande:

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