Journey Preparation, Guidance, Integration
My own relationship with psychedelics and other entheogens began 20 years ago. The countless experiences I’ve had have dramatically influenced how I experience myself, my relationships, and Life Itself.
I am immensely grateful for the compounds themselves and the many people who have held my hand along the way, whether in recreational, therapeutic or ceremonial settings, supporting my sense of safety as I allow myself to open.
The media is saying that psychedelics are the magic pill we’ve all been waiting for. The truth is, sometimes they kind of are. Someone walks in one way and walks out with some type of freedom that’s astonishing and magical!
Sometimes it’s like that! Sometimes it’s not. (For me the gifts are often more subtle and layered and the lessons require ongoing tending).
Sometimes journeys offer access to emotions that we have deeply guarded inside of ourselves. Sometimes we have experiences of much needed joy and aliveness, sometimes journeys are insightful and clarifying. Sometimes they’re painful. Sometimes they’re confusing. Sometimes we cry a thousand tears. Sometimes they’re mundane. Sometimes they move us an inch, sometimes a mile. Sometimes they’re all of the above. There is always something to learn, and the gifts come in many forms!
..so let’s take the pressure off and venture into the great mystery with courage, curiosity, and willingness to embrace exactly what unfolds.
Often said in the medicine communities- “the medicine gives you what you need, not what you want”. I personally like to think of it as ”the medicine meets us right where we are”… and I invite us to do just the same. If we’re not able to leap a mile, can we perhaps be where we are and start learning how to breathe better? Stretching our arms up to the sky and down to our toes, and maybe taking a fresh look around where we are. Perhaps we can see things we really need to see if we’re wiling to slow down and learn how to get present with what is. Our society’s more/faster/better mentality continues disprove its truthfulness and efficacy in so many ways.
The healing / growth / evolutionary journey is never a straight upward line. I don’t know about you, but my journey sometimes spirals, goes in circles, takes jumps in unexpected directions, or brings me into places that feel frustrating and familiar. And then a new season/new day comes, and my wild growth grows on.
Journeys can be catalyzing and revelatory experiences that make way for the inner awareness and self connection needed for our growth to occur. They don’t do the work for us, but they can give us something to work with!!
It is my honor to be a companion on the path. I don’t have the answers for you, but I will be with you along the way, offering my presence, curiosity, encouragement, and trust in your winding journey when you can’t hold it for yourself. I’ve got you.
If you are interested in exploring expanded states with loving support, let’s connect! You can share what draws you to this work, where you’re at in your life…I’ll share more with you about my approach, we can explore if we feel like a right fit for each other, and I can answer all of your questions!
Much love along your path of growth and evolution!!!
