LoneShaman
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I have probably had around a thousand experiences over a couple of decades with psilocybin, DMT, ayahuasca and mescaline.
The only demons I have encountered are my own inner ones, these are the bad trips. They are terrifying and dark, it is not easy and it is especially difficult to then go back and dip once again into the deep waters of the mind. It takes courage and purpose. These were all in my earlier days.
However over time I have realized these were some of the most healing of the experiences. These bad trips are in my opinion are the purging of dark energies. The traditional shaman would call them evil spirits. Parasitic thought forms that has taken up residence in the psyche. They will eventual cause physical illness or disease. These events were like a initiation process for me. I no longer endure them. There is a definite skill to navigating these normally hidden realms of mind.
It is part of the process. Still to this day there is still a certain amount of fear that comes with the ritual. I have developed my own ritual practice from experience. I spend the previous week intermittingly fasting and eating only natural foods and exercising. I journal my thoughts and dreams leading into the experience. I prepare the setting, I use sigils and runes specific to my intention, I cleanse the area and spend a couple of hours meditating and preparing myself for the journey. Then it is done in complete darkness and silence.
All I am saying is that it is not so simple as just drinking or smoking a substance and hoping for the best. You are bound to confront those demons eventually and have to be prepared for it, understand what they represent and learn to integrate and transcend them.
On the other side, the experience in the space after the dissolution of the ego is beyond words. Our normal conscious states simply cannot even comprehend the awe and profound states of mind that can be achieved. I would say it is beyond human, except it is the reconnection to spirit that is the birth right of all humans to experience, so it is very human, we have just forgotten it.
Be cautious, be also wary of shamanic tourism and charlatans. I went down the path on my own, it took many years to learn how to do it properly and it can be treacherous.
The only demons I have encountered are my own inner ones, these are the bad trips. They are terrifying and dark, it is not easy and it is especially difficult to then go back and dip once again into the deep waters of the mind. It takes courage and purpose. These were all in my earlier days.
However over time I have realized these were some of the most healing of the experiences. These bad trips are in my opinion are the purging of dark energies. The traditional shaman would call them evil spirits. Parasitic thought forms that has taken up residence in the psyche. They will eventual cause physical illness or disease. These events were like a initiation process for me. I no longer endure them. There is a definite skill to navigating these normally hidden realms of mind.
It is part of the process. Still to this day there is still a certain amount of fear that comes with the ritual. I have developed my own ritual practice from experience. I spend the previous week intermittingly fasting and eating only natural foods and exercising. I journal my thoughts and dreams leading into the experience. I prepare the setting, I use sigils and runes specific to my intention, I cleanse the area and spend a couple of hours meditating and preparing myself for the journey. Then it is done in complete darkness and silence.
All I am saying is that it is not so simple as just drinking or smoking a substance and hoping for the best. You are bound to confront those demons eventually and have to be prepared for it, understand what they represent and learn to integrate and transcend them.
On the other side, the experience in the space after the dissolution of the ego is beyond words. Our normal conscious states simply cannot even comprehend the awe and profound states of mind that can be achieved. I would say it is beyond human, except it is the reconnection to spirit that is the birth right of all humans to experience, so it is very human, we have just forgotten it.
Be cautious, be also wary of shamanic tourism and charlatans. I went down the path on my own, it took many years to learn how to do it properly and it can be treacherous.