Overcoming the Fear of Death with Psychedelics

Dying Is an Art and We Can Practice It There are words that only touch us when we dare to fall still. Like the word dying. A word often whispered in our culture, with tense shoulders and a face turned away in discomfort.And yet, dying – just like birth – is a profound part of […]

Shame & Guilt

Shame and guilt. Not who you are, but what you’ve come to believe. And how you’ve lost yourself along the way… There are emotions we’d rather avoid at all costs—ones we suppress, deny, dodge, or drown out with a smile: “Yes, everything’s fine.” (Inside, a gnawing ache remains.) Shame and guilt are two of those […]

Stories of participants

Plant Spirit ProcessA restless body & a strong safety guardDesiree (mid-30s) I’m healthy, have a free life as a self-employed creative, and a lovely social network. Basically, a luxurious, ‘carefree’ life.And yet, I’m always on guard. Something in me is constantly alert. I come from a family where violence and suicide cast shadows across generations. […]

The 5 stages of grief

How does grieving work? How does grieving work for the loss of someone through death, but also the loss through grieving a divorce? The stages of grief occur both during a (long) illness and afterward, once someone has passed away. These stages of grief apply to both the dying person and their loved ones. In […]

Does a psychedelic plant ceremony ‘bad trip’ exist?

First and foremost, I want to emphasize the following: when consuming entheogenic plants in a ceremonial setting, we are not talking about ‘tripping.’ Tripping is partying until the early hours with drugs, with no focus on any form of inner work or self exploration. In a ceremony, you are ‘traveling’ through your inner world under […]