Back in 02-20-2020, the First Thank You Plant Medicine day took place.
#ThankYouPlantMedicine is a Global Movement to Share Our Stories and Overcome Stigma Attached to Psychoactive Therapies. Many of these tales were shared on Facebook, Twitter, the socials….
I am sharing the story I wrote back then. With 6 + years passed, I could make some editorial changes, but I will leave it as I published it with thousands of others who understand the need for plant medicine.
Thanks, Plant Medicine!
Without taking up too much time, my interest in mushrooms, cacti, marijuana and psycho-actives goes back decades.
It commenced with playfulness and discovery, and some enlightenment, and mostly with a big smile on my face.
These potions helped me mask (at times) the pain of early trauma and pain, but ultimately, I do believe they played a large part in healing and releasing me from my early, very painful trauma.
When I was a teenager, my beautiful, loving, amazing Mother was struck with a cerebral haemorrhage. An operation was called upon to hopefully fix the problem, but this failed, and my Mother deteriorated until she passed when I was 17. Of course, this changed the course of my life and the beauty and love that was my family. She was the glue, the communicator, the anchor that we all were tethered to. My 3 siblings and I, and my dad, felt the loss as if someone had removed a part of our anatomy.
Like our hearts.
During that period, I had 2 awful LSD experiences. I had already been a seasoned traveller, having ingested it numerous times in the heady days of the early 70s. But these 2 dramatically bad acid experiences taught me all I needed to know about Set and Setting. I never had a ‘BAD’ trip again.
The depth of those feelings and that loss did change my life. My acceptance of mortality became simpler, and I always used the mantra ‘we only have one ticket, ride it for all it’s worth’. And although the trauma may have impacted me in my direction and the course my life took, I never tried to experience life with anything but love and joy.
I believe love, community, relationships, friendships and plant medicine have allowed me to unpack that baggage. I did not dwell on that pain, and I did release it. There are people I love who helped me through that period. One person is my sister, to whom I send my undying love. She knows that. Along with some of the women I have loved, and coupled with, I do believe my soul has been healed. My dear friends, they know who they are, have also helped me, and I do my best to tend that garden with care and love.
Fast forward to today, and my use of mushrooms over the last 30 years has helped me reboot. They are my go-to agent for change and clarity. They keep my mindset on what I have always been told about these medicines. These visits do not need to be frequent, but when the calling is there, I know it is time.
Landing in the arms of Acacia over the last 16 months has injected a new energetic healing into my soul. Something I have been able to share with others.
I have been shown beauty, love, a reaffirmation of positive behaviours, and, hopefully, the ability to change some semi-toxic behaviours to improve my own journey on this earth.
My experiential and anecdotal knowledge of acacia and ayahuasca continues to impress me and push me forward with wanting to work with this medicine when time permits and continue to learn. I have been blessed to see massive change in individuals I have sat with, I have watched people commune and speak to spirits, and I have been shown the beauty of many hearts and souls of people I have sat with and just talked with. I thank the plants and I thank all the people I have met.
Simply, my recent connections with the ‘spirit molecule’ show me the same thing over and over. It parallels what happens when people who have left the physical plane come back and visit me in dreams….it all says the same thing.
“Everything is alright. Everything will be alright. Everything has always been alright”.
I consider myself very lucky. I know this journey is much harder for many of you than I can even imagine. Life is a carnival and all that entails.
Simply, if anyone needs a heart or a head or a word …. I am here to chat, to listen, and to continue learning. To learn from you, to learn from others, and to learn from the plants.
TYPM… my life would be very different without you.
Peace. Love.
https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/63586242 This is the link to the Qobuz playlist….Please switch from Spotify. Call me if you need technical assistance. Small fees apply!
Now I would love to think this bullshit that took place in the White House is enlightenment for the GOP and America. I smell Big Pharma. I smell greed. You have to know if DJT is signing an Executive Order, there is some money changing hands….and most of it will be funnelled somewhere that won’t be enabling ordinary Americans’ assistance with their trauma, mental health, or raising their consciousness.
All bird pics Paul Busch ( I love birds….Thank You Birds!)
Coming up will be a recent experience with some trees…..xx