Welcome to the Psychedelic Blog. I write about the Impact of Psychedelics on Grieving, Relationships, Culture & Death. Periodically, I dedicate this blog to detailing my Psychedelic journeys to the other side. Well-crafted trip reports are rare, so I strive to share my journeys to the other side with genuine authenticity.
I wouldn’t compare Peyote to any DMT-type experience I have had. Far different. The different iterations of DMT seem to take us to this beautiful world of shapes & patterns, entities, all while feeling bathed in some sort of cosmic love.
Peyote didn’t ‘take’ me anywhere, instead, it revealed all of the subtle nuances and spirits that exist in this world.
Great article. I just started getting your blog in my inbox. I live in Mexico and I wonder where is a good place to participate in Peyote ceremony. I have come to believe that the use of plant medicines do not cause us to hallucinate but open us up to dimensions that are around us all the time but we are not in a state of mind to experience them. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing your experience! I love the idea of the temazcal to help purge and remove physical and spiritual toxins. I had read sweat lodges were often used before peyote ceremonies to help set the stage before the experience so you have a clear mind, but it’s interesting to see its used after as well. Also the art on the dome looks sick! Keep sharing - it makes a difference :)
Thanks so much for the kind words! The temazcal was such a powerful part of the journey — it is both a deep physical cleanse as well as a spiritual reset. You're right, sweat lodges are often used before Peyote ceremonies to help clear the mind & set intentions, but doing it afterward felt like a way to integrate & release anything that no longer served me. And yes, the art on the dome was next-level — it added such a sacred vibe to the whole experience. Appreciate you sharing this, means a lot!
When a few of us were doing "things" down Mexico way in the late 60s, we all got amoebic dysentery - repeatedly, terrible stomach pains and other symptoms. Once a month or so we needed to take some brown pills, I forget what they were - but the cure was within an hour or two! No one we knew could avoid it. So maybe your stomach pains... https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Amoebiasis
As Caitlin said, psychedelics are not important for the hallucinations they give, but for the hallucinations they take away...
Thanks so much for the kind words & for sharing your story! That sounds intense—amoebic dysentery is no joke. I can only imagine how challenging it must have been to navigate that while exploring Psychedelics in Mexico back in the day. It makes me wonder how much of what we experience physically during journeys—especially in foreign environments—can be influenced by external factors like that.
And I love that Caitlin quote. It really hits home. Psychedelics often feel less about adding layers & more about peeling them away—removing the false narratives & distortions we’ve picked up over time. Thanks again for taking the time to share!
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Assuming you have work with Ayahuasca, what do you find to be the main difference between the two?
Cristiano
I wouldn’t compare Peyote to any DMT-type experience I have had. Far different. The different iterations of DMT seem to take us to this beautiful world of shapes & patterns, entities, all while feeling bathed in some sort of cosmic love.
Peyote didn’t ‘take’ me anywhere, instead, it revealed all of the subtle nuances and spirits that exist in this world.
Hope that makes sense!
It does, thanks.
Great article. I just started getting your blog in my inbox. I live in Mexico and I wonder where is a good place to participate in Peyote ceremony. I have come to believe that the use of plant medicines do not cause us to hallucinate but open us up to dimensions that are around us all the time but we are not in a state of mind to experience them. Thank you.
Thank you! That certainly seems to be the case with Peyote.
"In that awakening, we become who we were meant to be." As easy as that!
Keep doing your research on Sacred Medicine, You are on the right path (called Life)
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, my friend!
It is a beautiful path & I am grateful to be on it.
Glad you embraced it!
So much yet to discover.
Thanks for sharing your experience! I love the idea of the temazcal to help purge and remove physical and spiritual toxins. I had read sweat lodges were often used before peyote ceremonies to help set the stage before the experience so you have a clear mind, but it’s interesting to see its used after as well. Also the art on the dome looks sick! Keep sharing - it makes a difference :)
Thanks so much for the kind words! The temazcal was such a powerful part of the journey — it is both a deep physical cleanse as well as a spiritual reset. You're right, sweat lodges are often used before Peyote ceremonies to help clear the mind & set intentions, but doing it afterward felt like a way to integrate & release anything that no longer served me. And yes, the art on the dome was next-level — it added such a sacred vibe to the whole experience. Appreciate you sharing this, means a lot!
Excellent write-up!
When a few of us were doing "things" down Mexico way in the late 60s, we all got amoebic dysentery - repeatedly, terrible stomach pains and other symptoms. Once a month or so we needed to take some brown pills, I forget what they were - but the cure was within an hour or two! No one we knew could avoid it. So maybe your stomach pains... https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Amoebiasis
As Caitlin said, psychedelics are not important for the hallucinations they give, but for the hallucinations they take away...
Thanks so much for the kind words & for sharing your story! That sounds intense—amoebic dysentery is no joke. I can only imagine how challenging it must have been to navigate that while exploring Psychedelics in Mexico back in the day. It makes me wonder how much of what we experience physically during journeys—especially in foreign environments—can be influenced by external factors like that.
And I love that Caitlin quote. It really hits home. Psychedelics often feel less about adding layers & more about peeling them away—removing the false narratives & distortions we’ve picked up over time. Thanks again for taking the time to share!