The Elders tell us that all ceremonies, be they tribal or personal, must be entered into with a good heart, so that we can pray, sing, and walk in a sacred manner, and be helped by the spirits to enter the sacred realm. For this reason, we will now perform a smudging ceremony, where we […]
As you lie back and feel your trip beginning, your excitement becomes colored by doubt. Did you take too much? How can you be sure it’s not more than you can handle? As you worry, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, and your anxiety takes over. You can tell the next few hours are going to […]
The Elders tell us that all ceremonies, be they tribal or personal, must be entered into with a good heart, so that we can pray, sing, and walk in a sacred manner, and be helped by the spirits to enter the sacred realm. For this reason, we will now perform a smudging ceremony, where we […]
Preparation: Cleaning up your body, no booze, no weed, no red meat, lots of raw food and exercise. Clean the ceremony space and surrounding areas, do all dishes, vacuum, wash bedding and blankets. Be caught up to work commitments and take the following day off. Ceremony should begin at 10:30pm with pre-smudge meditation. Shower, shave […]
What is crucial is to develop a sense of The Witness. The Witness is a state of consciousness where one can observe the contents of one’s experience in a detached manner. In this state, mushroom eaters can observe their emotions, thoughts, and experiences without being attached to them. Only when one is in this state […]
Eating entheogenic mushrooms is not for everyone. While many people enjoy these sacred sacraments as recreational entertainments and use them as a means to have fun and magical experiences, they can easily launch a person on a difficult, frightening, and often harrowing experience. While the experiences generated by entheogens are not necessarily spiritual or religiously […]
The experience of our patterns is very similar, there are layers. Some are more superficial and some are deeper. The deepest layers reside in our hearts. This is where the journey needs to take the spiritual seeker eventually, but one may need to work through many more surface layers before getting there. Once one has […]
Fear is a powerful force that convinces us to cling to our illusions and our deceptions because even when they make us miserable, at least they make us feel safe and secure. To truly work with the spiritual nature of mushrooms and accept their spiritual lessons, seekers must free themselves from fear and be completely […]
While mushroom states of consciousness are highly refined and often transcendent and profound, the ultimate goal is to bring these insights into everyday life. That is the goal of any form of spiritually transformative work. Mushrooms can bring the spiritual seeker right to the heart and root of his personal issues, especially if used consciously […]
The practice of such individuals is an art of the highest degree and makes use of intentions, thoughts, sounds, symbols, ritual, and countless other factors to generate the sought after experiences and realizations. If one is seeking to learn from mushrooms, it is actually easier to understand what is happening with somewhat larger or stronger […]