This week we're travelling to 1950s Los Angeles to take a mescaline trip with Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World. Slip into your favourite pair of flannel trousers — you never know what they might reveal.

This week we are exploring the limitless potential of the universe behind our eyelids. Take off your shoes, grab a blanket and close your eyes. We're going into the Dreamachine.

This week we will be learning some "lovely lessons about love" from Julian of Norwich, a 14th century Christian mystic and author of the earliest surviving English language works by a woman. Say your prayers.

In our third issue, we're taking a look at three of the best magazine articles about psychedelics, which serve as fantastic introductions for the uninitiated.

In the second issue of the Afterglow newsletter, we're smoking 5-MeO-DMT with George Orwell. Take a deep breath and let go. We're in for a strange trip.