Professor of Exceptional Experience, researcher, writer, wronger, psychedelic Indiana Jones..https://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mph3kgm5sc2zHad a great chinwag with the blarney kissing and ever curious Evan Mcgloughlin about all things weird, psychedelic and exceptional experience on his Giant's Shoulder podcast.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLKD1gt1X5o29 Jun 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph3kgm5sc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3micixnho5s2eKeeping it surreal and taking it back to the home of Dada I'll be heading to the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich to speak at The Psychedelic Salon on 'Psychedelics and Exceptional Human Experience' on Thursday, 9 April 2026, 6 - 9 pm www.cabaretvoltaire.ch#node-127897-en30 Mar 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3micixnho5s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mhath4kzq22tEver dreamed the future? We are launching a new study experimentally exploring the phenomena of precognitive #dreams under controlled conditions and are looking for lucid and non-lucid dreamers to take part.. from the comfort of your own bed. QR code or link: https://gre.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Ho8Hw5dg1OssHs17 Mar 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhath4kzq22thttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mgau5thrb22aFeeling very privileged to be part of the structured Afterlight psilocybin retreat here in the very beautiful nature of Negril, and featured in the Jamaica Gleaner along with lead psychologist Dr. Crystyn Scott. Such an extraordinary team here doing great work. https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260304/trauma-care-meets-psilocybin-structured-retreat04 Mar 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgau5thrb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mf3kawtf622rEcodelia and the lost art of lichenthropy - On becoming fungus on acid and on being publicly ridiculed by grass on Salvia My latest Substack exploring the psychedelic experiences leading folk to connect & communicate with, or transform into other species https://substack.com/@davidluke543044/p-18807562317 Feb 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3kawtf622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3meylaqzpzs2xNew podcast interview with Haley Dourron at Furthure on ‘Exceptional Experiences with Psychedelics and Beyond’ for all the latest on the far out and freaky end of the spectrum psychedelic experiences.. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KngJBVEZiUbvh0XsumQyz16 Feb 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3meylaqzpzs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3meted7ejgc22Pleased to be joining counselling psychologist Dr Crystyn Scott & team at the Afterlight psilocybin retreat in Jamaica next month to offer guidance & support. Afterlight are committed to helping islanders recover following Hurricane Melissa. A few spaces left www.afterlightretreats.com/experience14 Feb 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3meted7ejgc22https://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3meg4ui37gc2rPutting the psi back into psilocybin - On psychedelomancy & exceptional psychedelic experiences Latest Substack, exploring the paranormal experiences of the original pioneers of psychedelic science in the 50s & 60s on their initial altered excursions! tinyurl.com/2mvw7w7d https://tinyurl.com/2mvw7w7d09 Feb 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3meg4ui37gc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mduok4uizc22There's been a lot of discussion recently about a non-psilocybin 'magic mushroom' from China that induces encounters with small armies of little people. I took a longer look under the tablecloth to see what all the fuss was about.. https://davidluke543044.substack.com/p/so-long-as-youre-got-your-elf02 Feb 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mduok4uizc22https://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3md6qzewdxk22'Dream yoga on the high seas - On pirate utopias and intellectual and psychic piracy.' My latest post on Substack, exploring the very body, mind and soul of pirates, and, well, everyone really. https://davidluke543044.substack.com/p/dream-yoga-on-the-high-seas24 Jan 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6qzewdxk22https://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3md47wchaqs2zYou've undoubtedly heard of apparently precognitive dreams, or possibly had one. You may've even heard of the 'law of large numbers' as an explanation. But have you heard of the 'law of at large slumbers'? New substack about my Popular Mechanics interview https://substack.com/profile/1969943-david-luke/note/c-20397681323 Jan 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3md47wchaqs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mctvxiaiak2qMy latest post on Substack, where I whine about Wikipedia, fail to coin a new psychological term, find myself sceptical about organised skepticism, but end up very much admiring some abstract art.. in.. The Battle of Portmanteau https://davidluke543044.substack.com/p/the-battle-of-portmanteau20 Jan 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mctvxiaiak2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mc63a3sxms2vFollowing on from my interview with @matthabusby.bsky.social for DoubleBlind last week I've further extended some of those insights into the highly speculative psychedelic origins of (or contributions to) language evolution into a new Substack post - https://davidluke543044.substack.com/p/reawakening-the-stoned-ape11 Jan 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc63a3sxms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mbyphlklkc2iExcited that Breaking Convention, the UK's largest & oldest (& arguably best) psychedelic research conference, is returning to SE London in 2026 at the next door wich to Greenwich. Woolwich. I guess any old wich will do so long as you know which wich is which. See you there? breakingconvention.co.uk09 Jan 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbyphlklkc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mbw4bodyuc2fSome suggestion from this interesting new research that 'couples who trip together, stick together' - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02791072.2025.260772908 Jan 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbw4bodyuc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mbtp3ablss2yHad a great day listening to Max Cooper's incredible music through the 360 multilayered immersive sound installation at the University of Greenwich Immersive Lab with Max & a fantastic crew of fellow audionauts as part of my PhD student Viviana Caros project into audio ASCs & spiritual experience.07 Jan 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtp3ablss2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mbmlgx4ep22rThe serpent's tale of the original medical staff - Hippocrates and the therapeutēs On altered states, visionary experience and healing in ancient Greece, the Amazon and my back garden My latest substack: https://davidluke543044.substack.com/p/the-serpents-tale-of-the-original04 Jan 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbmlgx4ep22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3mbjrml6enc2tAn auto-eulogising round up of my the lost/last year.. Chasing academic chimeras in the pursuit of exceptional experiences: 2025 as the year of dream temples, salamanders, psychedelics and sawing children in half.. https://davidluke543044.substack.com/p/chasing-academic-chimeras-in-the03 Jan 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjrml6enc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3madopexdns2sProps to the CPEP research team tinyurl.com/ywa6jbe8 especially lead author @eirini-k-a.bsky.social, our paper on post-psychedelic ontological shock got selected by PLOS One editors from among 1000s as a stand out paper in medicine in 2025. https://everyone.plos.org/2025/12/16/editors-picks-2025/ https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.032250119 Dec 2025 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3madopexdns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3ma6zd5mxmk2hA third-eye peeping exploration by Webb Wright of that particular 'dimethyltrypta-meme' that the pineal gland is the seat of the soul and neurochemical factory of the spirit molecule DMT, for which I chimed in with a few (interdimensional) observations.. https://newsletter.doubleblindmag.com/p/why-the-pineal-gland-became-a-spiritual-fixation17 Dec 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6zd5mxmk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3ma5bl2jvfc2mGreat article by @matthabusby.bsky.social on the origin story of psychonaut scientist Bruce Damer & the origin story of life on earth, and Bruce's MINDS project exploring the use of psychedelic for scientific creative problem solving https://nautil.us/the-psychedelic-scientist-1254733/ see also https://doi.org/10.1177/2050324522109764916 Dec 2025 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5bl2jvfc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3m3u377bij226Great piece by Tamlin Magee for BBC celebrates the many unsung contributions of Erowid.org to drug policy, culture and science & interviewing psychedelic nerds like myself, Erik Davis, Rick Doblin, Leor Roseman, & Nicolas Langlitz [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2025 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3u377bij226https://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3m3hkx25hk22nA fascinating @drugscience.bsky.social podcast interview by David Nutt with 3 SAS paramedics, echoing the findings of our naturalistic pilot study of 5 paramedics who took psilocybin to deal with work place stress, with reductions in burnout, stress & compassion fatigue.. tinyurl.com/ycujmvw7 https://tinyurl.com/ycujmvw718 Oct 2025 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3hkx25hk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3m2tqsnjd2s2oReally excited to be returning to Dublin for Samhain for the 2nd IMBAS Psychedelic Research Conference organised by Irish Doctors for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy @IdPat7 & the Psychedelic Research Group, Trinity College Dublin. I'll be talking Ecodelia & the Art of Lichenthropy www.idpat.ie/events https://www.idpat.ie/events10 Oct 2025 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tqsnjd2s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3m2rgbdoga225Will be giving a short talk tonight for Numinous Ways on Entity Encounters in Psychedelic Experience.. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dr-david-luke-presents-entity-encounters-in-psychedelic-experience-tickets-135183104604909 Oct 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rgbdoga225https://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3m2jmgugnas2aEncouraging to see this recent UK Gov's Natural England commissioned report on the importance of nature connection, and also that it mentions our research on the enhanced wellbeing & connection to nature derived from psychedelic experiences tinyurl.com/265z58wn https://tinyurl.com/265z58wn06 Oct 2025 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2jmgugnas2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3lzyg2tijr22qFinally I am giving a talk in a venue that matches my end-of-the-pier 'standard' of humour - The Gaiety, Portsmouth, next Monday 6th October, for The Science of Psychedelics.. "I'm here all week!" https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-science-of-psychedelics-with-dr-david-luke-tickets-154132684307929 Sep 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzyg2tijr22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3lzp422m2yk27This new collaborative paper from 17 @drugscience.bsky.social professionals (myself included) in the field presents a new standardized terminology for psychedelic research and treatment to guide clinical development, dosing, safety monitoring, and regulatory classification. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050324525138051125 Sep 2025 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzp422m2yk27https://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3lyg2qcyj2s2fKudos to @matthabusby.bsky.social for writing this much needed piece about challenging psychedelic experiences (& the CPE project - challengingpsychedelicexperiences.com) and their potential for extended difficulties. Including a quote from my good s'elf. https://statesofmind.com/psychedelic-bad-trip-debate/09 Sep 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyg2qcyj2s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drdluke.bsky.social/post/3lxu4ush7f22rLooking forward to give the first @SeedTalks event on parapsychology. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-phenomena-of-parapsychology-a-scientific-approach-to-the-extraordinary-tickets-1526716322619?utm_campaign=Intro_Email&utm_medium=Direct&utm_source=Venue_Speaker02 Sep 2025 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:qcdjdggqs2xpwas6yt66ryux/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxu4ush7f22r