How we remember with sacred mushrooms

As humans, we live from some level of fear-based programming, inherited from past generations, evolved over thousands of years. It further evolves with our individual conditioning and life events. It is so deeply ingrained, we don't even realize the extent of the fear, ways we act from it, and its debilitating and disempowering impact. It blocks our inner wisdom and unique radiance. The sacred mushrooms take us through the depths and layers of our psyche - to remember our true essence beyond the programming and conditioning.

The sacredness of the mushrooms

Before the Western world began researching psilocybin for mental health treatment, it was used as a sacrament by ancient civilizations and indigenous peoples — to connect to the divine, for healing and higher guidance.

Archaeological artifacts from Mesoamerica, Africa & Europe dating as far back as 6,000 BC teach us about psilocybin's ancient and sacred use. Cave murals and clay and rock art and carvings depict ceremonial and ritual scenes where mushrooms are associated with deities.

The Aztecs called them "flesh of the gods". The Mazatecs called them "little precious things", "little saints". They believed the sacred mushrooms carry us into alternate dimensions to commune with spirits and receive sacred messages. These messages helped them form social and technological structures as much as they offered divine connection and healing.

They understood the mycelium network connect us to all life. It is the physical and neural roots of Mother Earth that produce conscious plant life and bridge us to the spiritual world.

Forgetting intrinsic ways of being through fear-based conditioning

Over millennia, we experienced major disruption in our natural life flow through systemic conditioning and traumatic events. We fought, ran, hid, and conformed out of fear to survive. We programmed our minds and bodies to respond for survival, impacting parts of our brains responsible for thinking and discerning, and processing emotions and memoires.

We lost touch with our true nature and our interconnection to others, our home Mother Earth, and Spirit.

Our ancestors', our grandparents', and our parents' experiences and memories are interwoven in our genes. We inherited their fear-based programming - even if we aren't aware, and we cannot fathom the complexity and intricacies.

We no longer need to run on our past generations' survival programming. Yet, we do.

And that programming evolves with our individual conditioning and trauma.

Unconsciously perpetuating fear-based living blocks our discernment & authenticity

Because of the parts of our brain that were repressed and rewired through survival, we cannot fully discern our genuine feelings, desires, and logic. We unconsciously react or repress our way through life in an attempt to be happy and accepted.

Automatic, fear-based living perpetuates and diminishes our freedom. It hinders knowing our true essence and inner wisdom. It blocks our authenticity, radiance and unique purposes.

The fear-based programming is so deeply ingrained in us. We don’t even realize the fear, the ways we act from it, and the way it debilitates us.

We don't recognize it and we excuse it, we might -

tend to jobs we don’t feel passionate about

maintain relationships that aren’t nourishing

stifle our dreams

struggle to speak our truth or express ourselves fully

battle unproductive thought and belief patterns

continuously attract similar challenging and unwanted situations

develop mental and physical health challenges with no 'root cause' or 'cure'

struggle to identify our dreams and purposes, the types of relationships we deserve, and our truth

We may not know how to fully access, feel, and discern our emotions, memories, and body sensations. We may numb them with substances and behaviors (even unconsciously).

We may take medications only to find it suppress the symptoms, causes more symptoms or we become resistant.

We may have endured trauma and struggle to navigate it and find genuine healing.

We may try healthy, holistic approaches but find the challenges persist with no clarity or breakthrough.

These circumstances may lead us on a tireless search for answers.

We are inherently whole & don't need fixing. How do we remember?

We may think something is wrong, missing, or we are "broken".

Yet, we are inherently whole - sovereign and interconnected. No part of us is missing or broken - just parts of us have been forgotten.

So, how do we remember?

Our true essence - our sovereign and interconnected nature before we were programmed in fear

Our genuine personalities and dreams before life’s pressures and entanglements

Our power and courage to follow our hearts and not respond from fear

Our inherent essence as eternal souls in a human body - that bliss and ecstasy are our birthright and we are meant to experience them everyday

Our soul blueprints- our purposes, desires, challenges and lessons

Though indigenous peoples have also been affected by conditioning, many lineages remain devoted to their timeless connection with sacred plants like the mushrooms. May we learn from those who remember.

Healing, reprogramming, & remembering with the mushrooms

As ancient civilizations believed, when we take the mushrooms, we receive higher guidance. With a grateful heart, a willingness to go within, an openness to see the truth, and surrendering to the insights, we can begin to remember.

The mushrooms take us deep within our psyche where our subconscious and unconscious minds convene with our higher-self (or God, source, Spirit(s)). Here, we get a piercing look at the shadows - the ways we act from fear that are not our true nature. We see glimmers of our true nature and receive sacred epiphanies.

Sometimes simple awareness - meeting and accepting - the shadows and glimmers leads to instant healing or fresh perspective.

Other times, it requires consistent reflection and contemplation, noticing patterns and what arises in the mind and body, and taking new aligned action. This is a process of reprogramming (unlearning, deconditioning, or rewiring) fear-based beliefs and patterns.

It can be hard, and it can be freeing and empowering

Healing, reprogramming, and remembering can be puzzling and turbulent. This is because we are feeling and working through paradigms from the human gene pool, not just individual conditioning! As we become more aware of these patterns, we can begin to break free, changing our DNA and brains.

It can feel uncomfortable to discover and feel emotions and trauma that we were unaware of, that were gravely repressed. It can feel scary if we haven’t had the safety or space to navigate it before. Yet, a prepared and intentional approach can support the exploration and offer a space to feel safe.

It can feel intense to experience a memory or epiphany with amplified sensations - yet it can equally amplify healing and remembrance. A compassionately held space can offer a gentle and stable environment.

It can feel confronting - yet we can receive it as an invitation - an opportunity to explore our depths and see ourselves more intimately.

It can all be cathartic and liberating. It can be invigorating and encouraging, realizing insights that direct us on our highest path. As we decondition, we recall our inherent connections and the strengths of our ancestors.

As we become more aware, we heal. Awareness and healing unlock wisdom and remembrance in the mind and body.

We begin to remember our essence and purpose and align to it. Striving and stagnation ceases and flowing begins. Fear lessens and courage expands. What doesn’t match your essence falls away. We see our radiant self-expression and unique soul code. We grant ourselves permission to be as we are.

We begin to remember how we fit as an intrinsic whole, connected to one another, Mother Earth, and Spirit - with the freedom to embrace whatever that means to each of us.

Supporting you in your remembrance, journeying with the sacred mushrooms

The sacred mushrooms have compassionately guided me through feeling and transmuting not just my pain and trauma but that of my lineage's. And, they've reminded me of my unique purpose and inherent bliss, joy and interconnection to all life. They've taught me how to embrace life's harsh experiences and suffering as a teacher, the seed of my wisdom and remembrance. They're taught me to identify fear and not act from it but live open-heartedly with radical optimism and faith. I hope to carry these experiences and teachings to support others in similar ways.

Many of us have lived in an environment or experienced traumatic events where we had to hide or shut down our emotions. We may not be aware of this or how to access our intentions and emotions. I hope to create an environment where you feel safe and courageous to discover and express your inner and outer worlds.

As you journey with the mushrooms, may you wholeheartedly connect with your intention and receive sacred messages... to remember.

With gratitude and love to serve,

Kate