For newcomers to psychedelia ๐, I see that many start their education with the clinical trials.
Psilocybin for depression๐นMDMA for PTSD๐น DMT for end-of-life anxiety
All these efforts deserve more attention and praise; however, these psychedelic experiences for patients account for less than 1% of all psychedelic journeys. The other 99% are the experiences us Psychonauts have: unguided journeys that are formed by the influences around usโwhether purposeful or not.
I love that psychedelics are being viewed as "medicines" in the typical pharmaceutical manner. And I also love these substances as "medicines" for the soul ; the psyche ๐.
Until the day comes where psychedelic clinics (or at least harm reduction areas ) are created en masse... well, we gotta make do with what we got. WE have to make the setting acceptable for a good trip. WE must embody our intention during the trip . WE must integrate our trips .
You donโt have to do all this alone, of course. It's just that there's always a feeling where I go: "Damn, if I'm on some sort of NSA watchlist, then I am cooked ๐
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๐๐ฅ;๐๐ซ People shouldnโt duplicate clinical practices for a psychedelic journey, especially if the intention is different. Psychedelics are medicines for the soul as much as they're medicines for the mind.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ'๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ? ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ? ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐?๐๐