Remembering We Belong: Mushrooms and Our Relationship with Nature

“Bodies do not precede what they belong to; it is from within the lively web of becoming and belonging that we gain definition.” — Bayo Akomolafe The Illusion of Separation One of the greatest gifts mushrooms have given me isn’t simply a new perspective on myself or my life. It has been a new relationship […]
Psilocybin vs. SSRIs: Understanding Two Paths to Mental Wellness

“The quality of our lives depends on the quality of our minds.” At first glance, that statement feels obvious. But if you’ve ever struggled with depression, anxiety, or relentless self-criticism, you know something deeper: our minds don’t always feel like places we can choose to inhabit. Sometimes they become prisons. The same thoughts echo through […]
A Message from the Mushroom: A Transmission for Seekers

We come as fruiting bodies of all shapes and sizes. An array of colors. Endless forms. Emerging from darkness, decay, forest floors, fallen trees, and forgotten places. We rise when the time is ripe to be devoured by the ones who wish to know. To see. To heal. To feel. We come for the seekers […]
Cacao: Food of the Gods

The first time I was introduced to cacao was in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico, in a ceremony led by Keith Wilson, also known as The Chocolate Shaman. I came across the sign-up sheet while drifting through a spiritually oriented hostel towards the end of my travels. At this point, I had sat in […]
The Symbolism of Mango: Why This Fruit Feels Like Summer Medicine

Simple Plant Medicine Rituals If I close my eyes and bite into a perfectly ripe mango, I’m brought back to age 7 with my mom and sister, filling up crates of mangos ripe and freshly fallen from the old church’s giant mango tree out front. We would pile into the car, and ride home surrounded […]
Microdosing for Spiritual Work

Microdosing for Spiritual Work Mushrooms for healing, Mushrooms for music, mushrooms for productivity. Where my interest abides is in the power of mushrooms for interfacing with the subtle realms that exist unseen all around us and within us. Their power to seamlessly bring to the surface the ungraspable dimensions of existence. We live in a […]