We are looking for people interested in creating a meditation group that would include the use of legal entheogens as part of its practice.
Entheogen
An entheogen (literarily "awakening the divine within") is a psychoactive substance used in a religious, shamanic or spiritual context. Entheogens have been used in a ritualized context for thousands of years; their religious significance is well established in anthropological and modern evidences. It has also been postulated that entheogens have played a key role in the evolution of human consciousness.
Although the amazing potential of entheogens can easily be explored individually, there are many advantages to using them within the context of a meditation group. One such advantage is support and safety. Also, participating in a group necessarily involves a series of routines, shared practices, etc. that reinforce the ritualistic aspect of the practice. Finally, the energy of the group can make for a very powerful meditative experience that can’t possibly be attained on one’s own.
One of the first undertakings of the group will be to choose the best suited legal entheogen available, defining the process and the structure within which the meditation practice will take place (Where? When? What rituals will be used to establish a safe space at the beginning of each session? Will there be music or chanting? Will the sessions be guided? What will be the process for debriefing and sharing? What guidelines should be established to ensure a safe and respectful experience for all involved? etc.)
You would particularly be interested in this group if:
- You’ve practiced meditation for some time but feel you could use a little nudge to expand your consciousness a notch or two (or three or ten);
- You’ve experimented with hallucinogens before but never with the kind of focused devotion that would have allowed you to unlock their true potential;
- You’re shocked with the state of the world and wonder when people will finally wake up and realize we just can’t keep going like this;
- You simply yearn for the revival of our archaic link with the universe which has been severed long ago and which is being denied to us through fears, taboos and prohibitions.
If it’s the case, or if you are simply curious about what an entheogenic meditation group may look like, please write to: spiritkuest@gmail.com
"Life lived in the absence of the psychedelic experience that primordial shamanism is based on is life trivialized, life denied, life enslaved to the ego."
“My notion of what the psychedelic experience is for is that we each must become like fishermen, and go out on to the dark ocean of mind, and let your nets down into that sea. And what you're after is not some behemoth, that will tear through your nets, follow them and drag you in your little boat, you know, into the abyss, nor are what we're looking for a bunch of sardines that can slip through your net and disappear. Ideas like, "Have you ever notice that your little finger exactly fits your nostril", and stuff like that. What we are looking for are middle size ideas, that are not so small that they are trivial, and not so large that they're incomprehensible. That middle size ideas that we can wrestle into our boat and take back to the folks on shore, and have fish dinner. And every one of us when we go into the psychedelic state, this is what we should be looking for. It's not for your elucidation, it's not part of your self-directed psychotherapy. You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do, is to bring back a new idea, because our world is in danger by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in crisis because of the absence of consciousness. And so to whatever degree any one of us, can bring back a small piece of the picture and contribute it to the building to the new paradigm, then we participate in the redemption of the human spirit, and that after all it what it's really all about.”
Quotes by Terrence McKenna
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