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An article I wrote about high ventilation breathwork, describing some experiences I had, as well as new research on the use of this technique to induce spiritual and therapeutic experiences. samwoolfe.com/2026/06/breath…
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Jun 2
Excited to share that Psychedelics Community is live – the new home for the Chemical Collective blog, which I've been managing for the past year.
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May 26
My latest blog post is about how yoga nidra (or non-sleep deep rest) can induce hypnagogia: the trippy, transitional state between waking and sleeping. samwoolfe.com/2026/05/hypnag…
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May 18
I recently rewatched Arrival. Here, I explore the film's connection to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in linguistics, the ontological turn in anthropology, Terence McKenna's DMT-inspired view of reality, and the tension between premonition and free will. samwoolfe.com/2026/05/langua…
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May 5
My latest blog post is on how cultural factors and cognitive biases may cause people to embellish memories of their psychedelic experiences.
I also explore the difficulty in knowing whether memory distortion has occurred. samwoolfe.com/2026/05/do-we-…
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Apr 27
In this blog post, I look at what anemoia (nostalgia for an era one didn't live through) can reveal about identity and culture – how it influences trends like the Y2K aesthetic, the resurgence of 90s and 2000s-style music, the manosphere, and tradwives. samwoolfe.com/2026/04/nostal…
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Apr 15
An article I wrote about the recurrence of car crash imagery in emo music – in track titles, lyrics, and music videos. I look at how this trend harks back to the 'teen tragedy songs' of the 50s and 60s. I also include a list of tracks featuring this theme. samwoolfe.com/2026/04/emo-ob…
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Mar 26
An article on my relationship to writing, and why thinking of writing in an atelic (non-goal-oriented) way can make it a more fulfilling practice. samwoolfe.com/2026/03/writin…
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Mar 25
Philosopher Timothy J. Pawl on why we need to rediscover the older meaning (and virtue) of meekness. theconversation.com/meekness…
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Mar 10
An article on the connections between Jung's ideas and New Age culture. samwoolfe.com/2026/03/new-ag…
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Mar 3
Em dashes and semicolons (more so em dashes) have become associated with AI content nowadays, to the extent that writers avoid them or worry about using them. In this article, I argue why this is a loss to human writing and should be resisted. samwoolfe.com/2026/03/ai-use…
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Feb 24
Some research has found that, for many people, psychedelics increase rather than decrease death anxiety.
In my latest blog post, I look at whether a triggering of apeirophobia (a fear of eternity or eternal life) may be one reason for this. samwoolfe.com/2026/02/psyche…
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Feb 17
An essay on the films of Mike Leigh, one of my favourite directors.
I look at how Leigh portrays anxiety in Britain through his eccentric characters, in films such as Bleak Moments, Life is Sweet, Naked, and Career Girls. samwoolfe.com/2026/02/britis…
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Feb 16
An excerpt from my book, published by @IAI_TV. It's taken from Chapter 9, where I apply Henri Bergson's theory of dèja vu to the intense feeling of familiarity that many people experience on DMT.
#philosophy #books #memory
Deja vu is weird. Excellent article by @samwoolfe on Bergson, time, and why we sometimes remember the present iai.tv/articles/deja-vu-reve…
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Deja vu is weird. Excellent article by @samwoolfe on Bergson, time, and why we sometimes remember the present iai.tv/articles/deja-vu-reve…
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Feb 9
I wrote about how we can apply Mark Fisher's theory of 'the weird' to the many weird experiences that people have on psychedelics. samwoolfe.com/2026/02/psyche…
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Déjà vu is one of the most peculiar human experiences there is. | iai.tv/articles/deja-vu-reve…
In this article, philosopher @samwoolfe draws on Henri Bergson’s work to argue déjà vu is the merging of the virtual and actual worlds.
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Feb 2
An essay on why 'torture porn' horror films and deathcore bands became so popular in the 2000s. samwoolfe.com/2026/01/tortur…
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Jan 19
An essay on apeirophobia (the fear of an eternal afterlife) and how certain philosophical views may help address it. samwoolfe.com/2026/01/dealin…
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Jan 12
New blog post.
I recently finished reading a new biography of #Schopenhauer from @dbatherwoods (highly recommend). One part that stood out was Schopenhauer's warning about how excessive solitude can feed social anxiety.
#philosophy #mentalhealth samwoolfe.com/2026/01/schope…
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