Psychedelics for Infrequent Flyers w/ Author Joe Dolce & Stephen Dahmer, MD
August 2, 2025 7:00pm
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As The Psychedelic Show comes to a close, Pidgin Palace Arts celebrates the launch of “Modern Psychedelics: The Handbook for Mindful Exploration.” Join author Joe Dolce and Stephen Dahmer, MD. (the Director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at University of Arizona) for an illuminating discussion: Psychedelics for Infrequent Flyers. They will discuss the groundbreaking ways psilocybin, MDMA, LSD and ibogaine — are being used to treat crippling illness such as depression, PTSD and addiction, as well as ways people are using them to maximize the benefits and minimize risks.
Afterward,in a community partnership with Desierto Books, Joe Dolce’s new book MODERN PSYCHEDELICS The Handbook for Mindful Exploration will be on sale and Joe will be signing them!
Saturday, August 2nd 7PM to 9PM This event is free!
PIDGIN PALACE ARTS 1110 South Sixth Ave (parking in the back off of Russel Ave)
Closing party to follow!
There’s a global resurgence of interest in psychedelics, but there has not been a comprehensive, reliable book that combines contemporary science, ancient wisdom, and practical guidance for using these mysterious, magical molecules. Until now.
Journalist Joe Dolce delivers this and more in MODERN PSYCHEDELICS (August 5, 2025; Black Dog & Leventhal; Paperback; $25), a meticulously researched, user-friendly guide for psychedelic users, the psychedelic-curious, and wellness enthusiasts alike.
MODERN PSYCHEDELICS The Handbook for Mindful Exploration By Joe Dolce
MODERN PSYCHEDELICS covers benefits, dosing guidelines, and risks of all of the major psychedelics: MDMA, Magic Mushrooms, Ketamine, DMT/5-MeO-DMT, Ayahuasca, LSD, Mescaline/ Peyote/ Huachuma, and Ibogaine/Iboga. The book also brings to light:
Promising research on ways psychedelics are being used to treat crippling illnesses that have eluded modern medicine for decades: PTSD, chronic depression, anxiety and addiction (to opioids, alcohol, tobacco, even smartphones)
The widely reported but little understood benefits of microdosing such as enhanced mindfulness, improved mood and motor skills, and a greater sense of interconnection, and how to approach it skillfully
Ways couples and close friends are using psychedelics to increase emotional intimacy and connection
Harm reduction techniques such as engaging and vetting a guide or sitter, factoring in setting, integration, potency and purity testing
Sidebars that answer common questions like ““Will psychedelics make me fail a drug test?” and “How To Mitigate the Nausea from Mushrooms”
A powerful foreword and essays from experts in the field such as Julie Holland, MD, and Dr. Gul Dolen, and a decades-long ayahuasquero.
Says Dolce: “Ram Dass once said, ‘For grass you should have the equivalent of a driver’s license, and for LSD you should have the equivalent of a pilot’s license.’ This is true for all psychedelics and while this book won’t provide the license, it will help you get the plane off the ground, into the right flight path, and safely landed. It can help reduce unexpected turbulence and alert you if you shouldn’t be flying at all.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joe Dolce is a journalist and the former editor-in-chief of Details magazine. He is also the author of Brave New Weed: Adventures into the Uncharted World of Cannabis and CEO of Joe Dolce Communications, one of the premier presentation and media training companies in New York City. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
