Ancestral (or “intergenerational”) trauma is having a moment as awareness of our hidden wounds and biases bubbles up through the cultural discourse. But when journalist and memoirist Seth Lorinczi began investigating his own family secrets, the only way into deeper understanding was a terrifying—but transformative—descent into the shadowy byways of underground psychedelic therapy. The result is his recently published Death Trip: A Post-Holocaust Psychedelic Memoir.

Leapfrogging off the book, Lorinczi returns to the Alembic with storyteller and filmmaker Mareesa Stertz for an interactive exploration of the book’s most provocative themes: the transformative power of sharing our stories, the lack of initiation in Western culture, and the power of nonlinear modes of exploration, including creative writing, dreamwork, and psychedelic journeying. If previous events are any guide, this gathering will be a provocative and liberating exploration of the facets of family and self that so often remain shrouded. Show up ready to bask in emotionally resonant storytelling—and to share what it illuminates in your own backstory.

Can trauma be inherited…and can psychedelics help us heal it? These questions form the central core of Death Trip: A Post-Holocaust Psychedelic Memoir, by Seth Lorinczi (Spiral Path Collective, 2024). A marriage story, a search for meaning in the wake of the Holocaust, and a struggle to release the weight of ancestral trauma, Death Trip takes readers from the ayahuasca basements of Portland’s psychedelic underground to the darkest days of the Second World War.

Interested in the intersection of Judaism, psychedelics, and ancestral trauma? Join Seth Lorinczi for a very special discussion of Lorinczi’s new book Death Trip: A Post-Holocaust Psychedelic Memoir, with a special focus on the use and experience of psychedelic therapy for counselors, guides, and others working in the field.

Interested in the intersection of Judaism, psychedelics, and ancestral trauma? Join Portland authors Seth Lorinczi and Vanessa Veselka for a very special discussion of Lorinczi’s new book “Death Trip: A Post-Holocaust Psychedelic Memoir.” The story of a marriage, a deep dive into Portland’s psychedelic underground, and an investigation into the impact of ancestral trauma, “Death Trip” is most of all a journey to confront the past in order to make sense of the present.

We’re thrilled that our dear friend Jacob Rubin is headed our way for a very interactive night of enneagram talk. If you’ve never delved into the world of this theory of personalities, we promise you: you’re in for a treat!

If you’re interested in the intersection of intergenerational trauma and psychedelic therapy, this is one night you won’t want to miss. Authoer Seth Lorinczi joins the congregation at Berkeley’s Chochmat HaLev synagogue to discuss Death Trip: A Post-Holocaust Psychedelic Memoir, the first book in decades to address the scars of the Holocaust through psychedelic therapy.

A marriage story, a search for meaning, and a struggle to release the weight of ancestral trauma, Death Trip takes readers from the ayahuasca basements of the psychedelic underground to the darkest days of World War II. By turns wrenching and hilarious, it asks whether trauma can be inherited and, if so, if psychedelics can help us heal.

If you’re interested in the intersection of intergenerational trauma and psychedelic therapy, this is one night you won’t want to miss. “Death Trip: A Post-Holocaust Psychedelic Memoir” is the first book in decades to address the scars of the Holocaust through psychedelic therapy.

Port Orford People! Come down to the beautiful Sea Wolf book store and community writing center. It’s gonna get…weird.

Portland People! For this very special launch event, “Death Trip” author Seth Lorinczi will be joined by Paul Levy, a noted Portland author and spiritual authority who’s hosted Awaken in the Dream events for decades.

Can literary events be funny? Legally, no. But we’re going to break the rules. Come watch it all fall apart right before your eyes.

Join us for our first Spiral Press Collective Event, in collaboration with We Touch the Earth. With readings by Seth Lorinczi, Beth Adele Long and special guest, Jonathan Raymond. And music by Julianna Bright.