Psychedelics as Medicine

Our society has spent decades teaching us that drugs are bad. Many of the children of the 80's and 90's can vividly remember Nancy Regan telling us all to "Just Say No". But recently there has been an increased interest by the scientific community in the use of psychedelics for use as treatment from everything from mental illness to helping cancer patients deal with end of life anxiety. Perhaps we are coming to a crossroad of science and spirituality with this new research.

Understanding Of The Universe

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Many of us, myself included, spent a good portion of our lives looking at the universe and trying to understand it from the perspective of others. We are taught by our parents and our society that there is a way that things are supposed to be done. So what do we do when the agenda of our society does not meet our expectations, and we are no longer satisfied living our lives the way we are supposed to?


“You have to take seriously the notion that understanding the universe is your responsibility, because the only understanding of the universe that will be useful to you is your own understanding.”
~Terence McKenna

Raising Your Consciousness

Consciousness is defined as the state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings, but how do we become conscious and aware? The idea of consciousness is not a passing stage in our world, people have been seeking ways to expand their consciousness for thousands of years.There are many ways that a person can become more conscious, a quick Google search will give you over 4 million results that you can explore, today I want to look at two specific ways that a person can become more conscious.

• Explore your mind 
• Be aware of your language 

What is Reality

The dictionary defines reality as the quality or state of being actual or true. Even though there are there are certain facts generally accepted by most people as being true, so much about life and the world around us is open to interpretation. Our language and our perceptions both contribute to the way that each individual defines their reality. Due to the subjective nature of reality, it is possible for an individual to change their reality by changing their perceptions and the language that they use in their lives.

Back Before Science Explained Away All The Magic

As a child our minds are open and anything is possible. We have imaginary friends and we believe that a rocket ship made out of a cardboard box will take us to outer space. As we get older, we incorporate everything that we are taught into our reality, and slowly our sense of what is possible begins to narrow. We no longer spend time with our imaginary friends, we no longer believe that our cardboard rocket ship will take us into space. We are told there is a specific way that we are supposed think and be. Science begins to explain away the magic.

Preparing to Return Home

My intention going into my third and final ceremony of this journey was to gain the insight I needed to return home. I knew that as I prepared myself to return to my family, my job, and my everyday life that I would need insight to incorporate all that I learned into my being.