Welcome!
When I first began to explore psychedelics in my early sixties, I had no idea that journeying in older age was such a widespread and powerfully positive phenomenon. This exhilarating discovery was the impetus for writing my book, Psychedelics and the Counterculture of Aging, now available through the following outlets:
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster UK
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Inner Traditions
Over the course of the writing and research, I realized that, beyond the potential of psychedelics for individual transformation in older life, most compelling is their power for collective transformation. Now that the book is finished, exploring how to catalyze that power will be the focus of my future work.
For now, I invite you to
- Read my “manifesto” about psychedelics in older life here.
- Hear me talk about the vision behind the book in an interview on psychedelics and conscious aging
- Subscribe to my Substack: The ELDEREVOLUTION Newsletter on Psychedelics in Older Life. (it’s free).
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About the book:
“Weaving decades of clinical research history together with the vivid, first-person accounts of a memorable group of older psychonauts, Rosner illuminates what is truly at stake in this work — stories of healing, forgiveness, and spiritual awakening that no journal article can capture. Her nuanced attention to the medical and psychological considerations specific to older bodies and minds, from geroprotection and neuroplasticity to approaches for getting the most out of the psychedelic experience, makes this an invaluable resource for clinicians and researchers alike, while her larger vision of a reimagined culture of elderhood, grounded in authentic self-expression and fearless engagement with mortality, makes it essential reading for anyone brave enough to imagine a richer last chapter of life.”
Charles Raison, MD, Professor of Human Ecology and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry School of Medicine and Public Health at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Rosner moves us beyond the medicalization of the ‘third act’ and into a space of profound possibility. With a physician’s eye for safety and a storyteller’s heart for the human condition, she explores how these ancient tools can help us soften into our limitation sand find expansion in the face of the unknown. This isn’t a book about dying well, it’s a rigorous, compassionate guide to living fully – with curiosity, connection, and a sense of wonder – until the very end.
BJ Miller, MD, Palliative Care Physician, Cofounder of Mettle Health, and Coauthor of A Beginner’s Guide to the End.
“If you seek clear, focused knowledge, not only about psychedelics, but about the art of nurturing human development and discovering new dimensions of meaning in our latter years, this book is a treasure. “
William A. Richards, PhD, author of Sacred Knowledge