Epstein, Manson: psychopimps - The dark twin of the psychopomp

Psychopimps are framed as a dark counterpart to psycho-pomps, manipulating people through altered states for egoistic aims such as sex, money, and power. The piece links Jeffrey Epstein and Charles Manson to psychedelic and club-drug related claims, including references to a DEA investigation (reported as being largely redacted) and an alleged “shopping list” of drugs tied to the “Epstein files” release, naming substances such as LSD, DMT, ketamine, and MDMA. It argues that altered-state access and “psychonaut” connections can be exploited, and it signals upcoming focus on how psychedelic culture figures in the interpretation of the Epstein-Manson connection via Paul Krassner.