picking them from the earth is the only way to truely access the medicine. Anything else is akin to tearing the soul of the mushroom from its body... or maybe im just pretentious.
The mushroom is the sexual offspring, it is not the being... The end result is the same regardless of how the mushrooms are procured and harvested. There is heavy personal bias in this statement; your view gives your work power, but it is not the law for everyone. It is nice that you have psychedelic mushrooms growing around you just down the street, but I live in a shithole city and do not want to buy from the dealer down my own street.
what form of health care besides nutrition and Pharmakei would you suggest for any possible cause of bad health?
Exercise, Yoga, steam/sweat lodges, cardio, seeing a PCP, sunbathing, breathwork, physical therapy... there are countless ways to maintain your vehicle, many physical problems can also be the manifestation of psychological issues as well and don't even need physical treatment. Diet and nutrition is a facet, but depend on it at your pleasure, it's your body after all, you are the only one who has to live in it.
You understood me properly. However the rest of the paragraph is not getting a response, I don't engage with strawmen.
What exactly do you mean "we create our own narratives" -
I mean that we create our own narratives. Discussing this would be off topic and if you want to understand this basic metaphysical truth, my DM's are always open.
And quest and trip are colloquialisms, they both describe taking and experiencing psychoactive (or psychedelic) substances.
There is a world of difference between tripping in your mom's basement on impulse / out of boredom and purposefully setting aside time, setting up the space, having an intention for the experience, and devoting the whole of your being to the experience consciously. This is what makes ritual effective, the difference between the two is painfully clear.
god forbid one is ever civilian
Well said.
i am picking up is an attitude of a person who thinks themselves better than others
We create our own narratives. You should be mindful that you aren't projecting.
My rebuttal doesnt contribute to the conversation at all, except for giving me a place to vent my childish defensiveness. I am sorry.
I believe there are plenty of Discord communities for that kind of behavior. Displacing your insecurity onto others is an alienating trait that will not help you, and is a symptom of someone being uninitiated. You are clearly young, and I forgive your transgressions. Know that there are many here on Earth and beyond it that are not as forgiving.
