34: Psychedelic Common Sense with Benjaman Sullivan

Benjaman Sullivan has spent more than half his life as a student and practitioner of shamanism and Earth Medicine. His own journey of personal healing and discovery has led him to study and train with master healers and medicine people of North and South America, as well as the Celtic Medicine of his ancestry. It was through his connection with Plant Medicine that he found his deepest, most profound healing transformation, as well as the path forward to help others do the same. 

You can learn more about Benjaman and his services and offerings at https://originalmythology.com/

Today we cover several different angles in how a person can relate to the pursuit of a psychedelic journey. We discuss how to apply it to our life, what to seek out, what to avoid; we cover Mindset and Setting. We talk a bit about how someone's spiritual belief and how that might factor in to a journey. Psychedelic plants are an extremely powerful tool for human awareness and if someone's mind is not open to a certain degree, a plant medicine journey could shake their foundations. Levels of tolerance stepping outside ones comfort zone. We cover some RED FLAGS and GREEN FLAGS when selecting a center. Singing to people for healing. 

DISCLAIMER: This episode is in no way intending, encouraging, or recommending that any one use or not use any particular plant or substance. All substances come with risk, psychedelics can pose a vast risk to the human spirit and human psyche. Psychedelics alone do not heal anything necessarily. People may have individual experiences of healing and change, but it is not consistent or reliable enought to establish any basis of healing. 

RESEARCH: Currently there is research being done with psychoactive substances. Here are some resources to find more information on current studies:

https://www.heffter.org/

https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/

 https://podcastnotes.org/huberman-lab/episode-93-dr-nolan-williams-psychedelics-neurostimulation-for-brain-rewiring-huberman-lab/

https://www.holotropic.com/holotropic-breathwork/about-holotropic-breathwork/

PERSONALLY: My experiences overall with psychedelics throughout any and all use have been good. I have had negative experiences. When I have used psychedelic plants with clear intentions and a very intentional set and setting.. the result has been a greater ability to sense things, physically, mentally and spiritually; and due to that expansion, my ability to process information and cross reference data has improved overall.