This 45-minute ceremony was held as a reverential invocation to Cannabis prior to a period of intentional meditation held with sacred song. It is offered here as an example of how to hold intentional space when communing with the plant, and for you to practice alongside.

What changes when we stop relating to cannabis as a substance and begin approaching her as a teacher? Medicine man, somatic psychotherapist and longtime plant medicine practitioner Alex Stickler explores plant consciousness, intention, reciprocity, boundaries, space and integration, offering wisdom from years of study in Amazonian plant medicine traditions and his own relationship with cannabis.

What happens when sacred relationship begins to feel like addiction? In this deeply personal conversation, we explore getting lost in cannabis, the fear of having gone too far and the wisdom that can emerge from finding our way back. Alex Stickler examines cannabis’s light and shadow, the importance of boundaries and the deeply personal work of finding a rhythm that allows us to receive the medicine without surrendering our sovereignty.