113 | Psychedelics and Spiritual Emergence: Turning Crisis into Transformation w/ Kyle Buller

Many of us experience ego death through psychedelics, but what happens when someone actually dies and returns to share their insights? Kyle Buller, co-founder of Psychedelics Today, had his life transformed at 16 after a traumatic snowboarding accident left him with a profound near-death experience (NDE). In this episode, Kyle shares his journey from navigating his NDE to exploring altered states of consciousness through psychedelics, transpersonal psychology, and Holotropic Breathwork.

Kyle and Lana discuss how these extraordinary states can catalyze personal transformation, the critical importance of integration, and why taking time to slow down is essential for practitioners and explorers alike. In the meat of this conversation, they also explore the concept of spiritual emergence, a phenomenon where transformative experiences can lead to personal crises or growth, and how to navigate the fine line between awakening and overwhelm. Together, they examine the responsibility of psychedelic work and the need for cultural frameworks to support those undergoing these profound shifts.

Topics Covered:

• Gaps in the psychedelic education space
• Supporting individuals through different phases of psychedelic work
• Why bother having an expanded state of consciousness
• How to make the most out of challenging psychedelic experiences
• Pumping the breaks on transformational work and grounding into the everyday
• How Kyles NDE at age 16 changes his perspective on life and death
• Spiritual emergence and emergency: when mystical experiences create crisis
• Common symptoms, challenges and experiences during a spiritual emergence
• Ego Inflation as Spiritual Emergency
• Advocates of psychedelics need to be honest about the challenges
• Kyle’s deeply destabilizing experience with LSD (depersonalization & derealization)

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Show Links:

• Vital Psychedelic Training: Learn more here
• Psychedelics Today Podcast: Visit here
• Books: Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis and The Stormy Search for the Self by Stanislav and Christina Grof
• Spiritual Emergence as Ego Inflation (Jules Evans article about Sowilo Retreats)

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