Psychedelic Psalms : Reflections from an Offline World

Psychedelic Psalms: Reflections from an Offline World by Josh Rogers is a thought-provoking collection of poems, aphorisms, essays, quotes, and illustrations written over the first 23 years of the 21st century. Psychedelic Psalms, written in very short snippets for the attention spans of today’s readers, is a contemporary stew of poetry, essays and aphorisms, seeking to explain our shared current experience and to give us guidance on how we should proceed.

A synthesis of Rumi’s Spiritual Poems, Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, and Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet—this is an easy to read, entertaining analysis of human existence. At times the book is poetic and spiritual; at other points the author offers the reader hard-hitting pragmatic critiques of culture and education.

Addressing topics ranging from technology, revolutionary new education policies, to spirituality… Psychedelic Psalms seeks to awaken all humans to a more evolved future and to remember the truths of existence which we already know in our immortal souls.

Josh Rogers is the CEO of Arete, the largest distributor of alternative investments in the United States. 

He is a voracious reader, writer, and an avid art collector. 

Prior to entering financial services, Joshua left Georgetown Law early to pursue innovation and co-invent several patents, including the ‘name your own price’ e-commerce concepts that became Priceline.com. 

In his expanded business and community works, Rogers is actively involved in the Chicago chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO); he currently serves as an Elected Trustee of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; he is also a graduate of St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, where he is an elected Trustee and has also taught entrepreneurship at both St. John’s Annapolis and Sante Fe campuses. 

He lives in Chicago.