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Utiseta: The Northern European Art of Plant Communication
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…an article for the times.
While I appreciate the author’s perspective that elucidates what could be described as an “expanded experience” when ingesting psychotropic fungi under the guidance of a Shamanist, lest us be practical in noting that a very very few of the willing participants who choose to experience the molecule psilocybin have direct access to such a ceremonialist. Notwithstanding the lack of working knowledge that would lead people to seek out such guidance in the first place, emphasis added.
Consequently, as the resurgence of psilocybin’s popularity escalates over time, western civilizations with their predictability will bludgeon this purveyor of primordial essence in a traditional conformists attempt to “revision” its application thus, rendering it “FUBAR’d” (less expansive).
However and with confidence, fungi has been present and evolving upon Gaia for untold millennium, it will undoubtedly persevere and prevail. The question remains who will choose to experience this plant medicine’s “authentic-self”.
It’s my perception that the concept of “expanded experience” could be realized with any natural occurring matter when imbued with intentionality, and is not just limited to “plant medicines”.
Does giving “thanks” at the dinner table over the bounty that which we are about to receive somehow “expand” the bioavailability of its nutritional value? …dunno
Overwhelming, the water drunk by the world populations is “tortured” rather than “structured” negating water’s full potential. Consider the contorted path water travels to its point of destination, your tap (for most).
It is said the spirit of water is memory. Dr. Masaru Emoto irrefutably demonstrated this.
So much to “reenvision”!
I think this is a well-written article with a great perspective, thanks Jaime!
I started my shamanic journey way back in 1974 by using LSD as a spiritual tool. Since then I have explored psilocybin and amanita muscaria as well as other psychoactive substances. I am currently micro-dosing with amanita and psilocybin as well as continuing to use a range of psychoactive substances. I do not use ceremony as part of my journey but I do use meditative practices though I have used ceremonial rituals in the past. I feel that ceremony can be important to the beginner as it helps to focus the mind.