"Psychedelic experiences are notoriously hard to render in words; to try is necessarily to do violence to what has been seen and felt, which is in some fundamental way pre- or post-linguistic or, as students of mysticism say, ineffable. Emotions arrive in all their newborn nakedness, unprotected from the harsh light of scrutiny and, especially, the pitiless glare of irony. Platitudes that wouldn't seem out of place on a Hallmark card flow with the force of revealed truth."

-Michael Pollan

Themes in my personal episode:

-The importance of set, setting, and safe facilitators.

-Individual and Collective healing in a group setting.

-Noticing my analytical mind before and during ceremony.

-Healing the feminine wound - the resonant emotional waves we would go through.

-Boundaries of not caretaking other women (for all of us).

-Up front and personal with my shadow material. Whoa!

-The presence of a Benevolent spirit (AKA God, the Universe, Spirit).

-Feeling my emotions on the deepest level. The power and impact of sound (moaning, grunting, humming, and releasing).

-We were held in the feminine (The divine mother, the facilitators, nature).

-Mirrors (Everyone is a mirror).

-We are here to grow, learn, and open our hearts.

-The beauty of being alive is magical and mysterious.

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