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.

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