Jason K. Day
@jasonkday.bsky.social
Philosophy PhD, phenomenologist, and drug researcher. Prone to silliness.
Thrilled to share that I've been awarded summa cum laude for my philosophy PhD on the phenomenology of psychedelic experiences. What a journey it's been in the birthplace of LSD...So grateful to all the friends made along the way who supported me!
October 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Thrilled to share that I've been awarded summa cum laude for my philosophy PhD on the phenomenology of psychedelic experiences. What a journey it's been in the birthplace of LSD...So grateful to all the friends made along the way who supported me!
New co-authored publication on the recreational use of psychedelics! We critique prohibition, decrim, and legal regulation. We instead argue for 'communalization,' emphasizing individual freedom and community support.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Freedom of Recreation: A Critique of the Prohibition, Decriminalization, and Legal Regulation of Psychedelics for Recreational Use - Jason K. Day, Michael Th. Grooff, 2025
Established by the 1971 United Nations (UN) Convention on Psychotropic Substances, the prohibition of the recreational use of psychedelics (lysergic acid diethy...
journals.sagepub.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New co-authored publication on the recreational use of psychedelics! We critique prohibition, decrim, and legal regulation. We instead argue for 'communalization,' emphasizing individual freedom and community support.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
If you fancy discussing psychedelics on an island off the coast of Italy...applications are open until September 1st.
August 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you fancy discussing psychedelics on an island off the coast of Italy...applications are open until September 1st.
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People often claim psychedelics have been used globally, for millennia, & in rituals of psychological healing.
In today's Guardian Long Read, I show what these stories get wrong & why the reality is far more interesting: www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
From "Shamanism: The Timeless Religion"
In today's Guardian Long Read, I show what these stories get wrong & why the reality is far more interesting: www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
From "Shamanism: The Timeless Religion"
The ancient psychedelics myth: ‘People tell tourists the stories they think are interesting for them’
The narrative of ancient tribes around the world regularly using ayahuasca and magic mushrooms in healing practices is a popular one. Is it true?
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
People often claim psychedelics have been used globally, for millennia, & in rituals of psychological healing.
In today's Guardian Long Read, I show what these stories get wrong & why the reality is far more interesting: www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
From "Shamanism: The Timeless Religion"
In today's Guardian Long Read, I show what these stories get wrong & why the reality is far more interesting: www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
From "Shamanism: The Timeless Religion"
Next up: the Swiss Psychedelic Student Forum. What is it like to trip?
www.alps.foundation/alps-events/...
www.alps.foundation/alps-events/...
May 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Next up: the Swiss Psychedelic Student Forum. What is it like to trip?
www.alps.foundation/alps-events/...
www.alps.foundation/alps-events/...
Excited for my first time speaking @breakingconvention.bsky.social next week! I'll be speaking about 'contraction of consciousness' as a neglected aspect of psychedelic experiences.
April 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Excited for my first time speaking @breakingconvention.bsky.social next week! I'll be speaking about 'contraction of consciousness' as a neglected aspect of psychedelic experiences.
Sharing some thoughts from my research on the phenomenology of psychedelic experiences this Thursday in Bern!
March 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Sharing some thoughts from my research on the phenomenology of psychedelic experiences this Thursday in Bern!
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Sometimes people should probably chill more.
March 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Sometimes people should probably chill more.
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Benny Shanon, one of the pioneers of modern psychedelic research, has recently passed away. If you haven't done so, check out his book Antipodes of the Mind, one of the most influential and beautiful books I have read. May his contributions carry forward in our work and explorations of consciousness
February 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Benny Shanon, one of the pioneers of modern psychedelic research, has recently passed away. If you haven't done so, check out his book Antipodes of the Mind, one of the most influential and beautiful books I have read. May his contributions carry forward in our work and explorations of consciousness
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The most important thing to learn is to think for yourself.
The second most important thing is that just because an idea is yours, that doesn't make it not stupid.
The second most important thing is that just because an idea is yours, that doesn't make it not stupid.
January 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The most important thing to learn is to think for yourself.
The second most important thing is that just because an idea is yours, that doesn't make it not stupid.
The second most important thing is that just because an idea is yours, that doesn't make it not stupid.
1) I'm a PhD candidate in philosophy, conducting a phenomenological qualitative study of psychedelic experiences
2) An article on self-awareness in 5-Me0-DMT experiences
3) A Bit of Fry & Laurie
2) An article on self-awareness in 5-Me0-DMT experiences
3) A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Bluesky Psychedelics People: Let's (re-)intro ourselves to one another!
Quote this post and tell us:
1) What you do in the field
2) A project you're currently working on
3) A show/film/book you're enjoying
Quote this post and tell us:
1) What you do in the field
2) A project you're currently working on
3) A show/film/book you're enjoying
November 17, 2024 at 7:04 PM
1) I'm a PhD candidate in philosophy, conducting a phenomenological qualitative study of psychedelic experiences
2) An article on self-awareness in 5-Me0-DMT experiences
3) A Bit of Fry & Laurie
2) An article on self-awareness in 5-Me0-DMT experiences
3) A Bit of Fry & Laurie
I'm looking forward to soon hosting a workshop on methods for studying psychedelic experiences! Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes, James Sanders, Morten Lietz, and I will be chiming in.
November 16, 2024 at 7:31 AM
I'm looking forward to soon hosting a workshop on methods for studying psychedelic experiences! Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes, James Sanders, Morten Lietz, and I will be chiming in.