My name is Andrea Necchi, also known as DM Tripson. I am an author, blogger, independent researcher, and cartographer of states of consciousness.
My work focuses on the psychedelic experience, preparation, integration, and the exploration of consciousness. I describe myself as a cartographer because I develop cognitive and experiential maps designed to help people navigate non-ordinary states of consciousness, understand what emerges, and integrate the experience into everyday life.
I am the author of two books on Psilocybe mushrooms—commonly known as magic mushrooms, sacred mushrooms, or “hallucinogenic mushrooms”—and, more broadly, on psilocybin and the psychedelic experience: The Magic Mushroom User’s Guide and The Psychedelic Experience: Preparation and Integration – A Guide to the Journey of Consciousness.
In my books, I address both practical and safety-related aspects—including contraindications, dosage, methods of consumption, set and setting, and harm reduction—as well as preparation for and integration of the psychedelic journey. On this blog, I have published dozens of freely accessible articles that together form a coherent body of work devoted to psychedelia and the exploration of consciousness.
Over more than forty-five years, I have worked in a wide range of professional and entrepreneurial fields, from advertising and technological innovation to product and service design and business consulting. Alongside this work, I have pursued an ongoing path of inner research, training, and direct experience devoted to self-knowledge.
My background includes Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and decades of experiential work focused on developing awareness, complemented by a sustained and passionate study of psychology, inner research, and consciousness. The approach I now apply to the preparation, understanding, and integration of psychedelic experiences emerged from the encounter between study and practical experience.
After years of publishing without revealing my identity, I chose to place my real name alongside the pseudonym DM Tripson and to step into the public sphere, so that I could contribute openly to the debate and help foster a more conscious psychedelic culture and more responsible education.
Over the years, the focus of my research has gradually shifted from psychedelic substances to the consciousness undergoing the experience. For me, psychedelia is not an end in itself, but a tool capable of making more visible the inner mechanisms, identifications, and structures through which we interpret and shape the reality we live.
The word “psychedelic” literally means “that which manifests the psyche.” Understanding what emerges allows us to explore the experience with greater awareness and helps reduce its risks.
The purpose of my work is not the pursuit of extraordinary experiences, but the transformation of every experience—ordinary or non-ordinary—into an opportunity for genuine self-observation. Recognising our identifications and ceasing to mistake them for who we are allows us to move from consciousness towards self-consciousness: what I call the Awakening from the Dream in which we live without realising it.