Journey Music for Psychedelic Playlists: Helios — Veriditas (2018)
Helio’s Veriditas invites the listener into dreamlike, emotional terrain—music that feels both intimate and expansive. Its textures cradle the nervous system, supporting integration and reflection after the peak of a journey. This series explores albums that function as companions for inner work—soundtracks that hold, mirror, and move with the listener through altered states.
Contours of Sound: Mapping Stanislav Grof’s Basic Perinatal Matrices (BPMs) to Journey Phases and Music Choices
This article examines how music can mirror the inner rhythm of a psychedelic journey through three complementary lenses: Stanislav Grof’s Basic Perinatal Matrices (BPMs), Helen Bonny’s early music therapy frameworks, and contemporary research, including the Copenhagen Music Program. Together, they show how the emotional phases of a session—opening, struggle, breakthrough, and return—can be supported through carefully chosen soundscapes that invite safety, surrender, and integration.