Mama said knock you out, Resistance! As Sgt Horvitz says in Saving Private Ryan, "We're in business!" On Friday, November 27th, I was able to successfully navigate a full phonomantic rite for the first time since early June. Having sustained a serious spiritual injury this summer, I'm still on the mend, but I am so, so grateful to be able to put in some work. Here's my after-action report:
I want to tell you about my approach to working with psychedelics, because I think I'm breaking new ground. If you or someone you know is working along similar lines, get in touch. I want to talk with you. For now, at least, I'm calling this approach "phonomancy," meaning "divination via sound." If you're a recreational user, it likely won't appeal to you. If you're someone who's dipping your toe in the psychedelic water via microdosing, or someone who is primarily interested in using psychedelics to treat trauma, depression, or addiction issues, you might find the practice I'm going to describe off-putting or even alarming. That's because phonomancy is not therapeutic--it's augmentative. It's a program for developing supra-normative emotional and spiritual capacities via psychological hormesis. Some risk, pain, and fear are part of the process. But that's the price of transformation. THE ORIGINAL TWO &qu
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