Key points
Psychedelics may offer clarity and resilience in times of uncertainty.
Altered states can increase emotional flexibility and support adaptive coping.
Inner grounding helps us meet outer chaos with presence and purpose.
Novel compounds are being studied for their potential to support mental health well-being.
In today’s fast-evolving world, many individuals report feeling overwhelmed by increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity—a phenomenon often described using the acronym VUCA. Originally developed by the U.S. military [1] and now widely used in psychology, leadership , and systems thinking, the term captures the cognitive and emotional challenges posed by our rapidly changing environments. As conventional coping mechanisms prove insufficient for navi