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2026-04-09 13:04

Honest Conversation with a Barcelona Psychedelic Society Coordinator

🎙️ Honest Conversation with a Barcelona Psychedelic Society Coordinator

What’s really happening inside the psychedelic scene in Barcelona?

There’s a lot of talk about psychedelics these days.
Retreats. Healing. Transformation.
But what does it actually look like on the ground — inside a real community?
To explore that, I sat down with Ricardo Lozano Fuentes
a psychologist, psychedelic activist, and one of the key contributors to the Barcelona Psychedelic Society.

🌿 Who is Ricardo?

Ricardo has spent years:
  • organizing events within the Barcelona psychedelic community
  • supporting people navigating non-ordinary states
  • volunteering in entheogenic spaces
  • and working at the intersection of psychology and altered states
(And yes — he’s also a Bioneuroemotion practitioner, though we didn’t get to dive into that this time 😄)

🧠 What we talked about

This wasn’t a scripted interview.
It was a real, open conversation about what’s actually happening behind the scenes.
We explored:

🔹 The underground reality in Spain

What does the “psychedelic ecosystem” look like beyond the surface?
Who are the facilitators, and how do these spaces actually operate?

🔹 The shadow side of retreats

Not everything is healing and light.
We touched on:
  • ethical gray zones
  • power dynamics
  • and the risks people don’t usually talk about

🔹 Integration (the part most people skip)

Why the experience itself is not the work —
and what actually determines whether something changes in your life

🔹 Stories from the field

Ricardo shared real observations and experiences from years inside the community —
things you won’t find on polished retreat websites

🌍 Why this conversation matters

Because psychedelics are becoming more visible —
but the conversation around safety, ethics, and integration is still catching up.
And if we want this space to evolve in a healthy way,
we need more honesty.
More nuance.
And more real conversations like this one.

▶️ Watch the episode

If you’re curious about:
  • what’s happening in Barcelona
  • how psychedelic communities actually function
  • and what people don’t usually say out loud
this episode is worth your time.
🎥 Watch here:

💭 Final note

This isn’t about promoting or rejecting psychedelics.
It’s about understanding the reality of the space —
so people can move through it with more awareness, responsibility, and clarity.