Sam Gandy

Ecologist and Freelance Speaker

Dr Sam Gandy is an ecologist, writer and speaker. Formerly a scientific assistant to the director of the Beckley Foundation, he now works as a collaborator with the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, with a research interest in the capacity of psychedelics to influence our connection to nature.

Written by Sam Gandy

Photo of a wolf standing in a sunlit paddock with mountains and trees in the background, creating a serene atmosphere.

Altered states can help us face death with serenity and levity

Near-death and out-of-body experiences can help us embrace our impermanence, letting us live and face death with serenity

by Sam Gandy, Samantha Treasure, Jade Shaw & Alexander Beiner