This thread is for those who use or have used entheogens for psychonautic or otherwise spiritual purposes, or for those who are considering use or would like to ask questions about others' personal practices with entheogens. For the purposes of the thread, I am using "entheogen" to mean a mind-altering substances that are used for psychonautic or otherwise explicitly transcendent experiences, and I am excluding use of entheogenic substances that do not actively recognize the substance as an entheogen as well as excluding a) entheogens that would not be intense enough to be useful in psychonautics (wine, cannabis) and b) psychonautics attained through means not involving entheogens.
I've been thinking about creating this thread since I arrived at PF, and I still can't decide if it's a good idea. But I'm opening the door for others who would like to discuss this topic. However, I stress that this topic be treated as a form of spiritual practice, as it is, and not as an impersonal debate topic, though I have much confidence in the supportive nature of this community.
To start, this is the most important practice in my life spiritually, and I can take up to six months to prepare for my departure. I feel that eroding or destroying one's ego is both enlightening and dangerous, of course, and treat this ritual very very carefully. However, I've had recent experiences with an entheogen that has quite changed the picture, as it is so incredibly gentle on both body and mind, and so my practices are now less hazardous and can be conducted more than once or twice a year without health or psychological concerns.
This has been very exciting for me, but it can be very difficult to find the correct community to share experiences and practices with. I don't kid myself by thinking I'd get along with most people who identify as psychonauts--it's obviously a mixed bag. I like discussing spirituality here, but I've often lamented that I had no proper place to discuss my most important personal ritual.
So here I am, making a space.
So, psychonauts? Psychonautic questions? Anyone?
I've been thinking about creating this thread since I arrived at PF, and I still can't decide if it's a good idea. But I'm opening the door for others who would like to discuss this topic. However, I stress that this topic be treated as a form of spiritual practice, as it is, and not as an impersonal debate topic, though I have much confidence in the supportive nature of this community.
To start, this is the most important practice in my life spiritually, and I can take up to six months to prepare for my departure. I feel that eroding or destroying one's ego is both enlightening and dangerous, of course, and treat this ritual very very carefully. However, I've had recent experiences with an entheogen that has quite changed the picture, as it is so incredibly gentle on both body and mind, and so my practices are now less hazardous and can be conducted more than once or twice a year without health or psychological concerns.
This has been very exciting for me, but it can be very difficult to find the correct community to share experiences and practices with. I don't kid myself by thinking I'd get along with most people who identify as psychonauts--it's obviously a mixed bag. I like discussing spirituality here, but I've often lamented that I had no proper place to discuss my most important personal ritual.
So here I am, making a space.
So, psychonauts? Psychonautic questions? Anyone?
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