How to Integrate what you experienced in your session
“The mushroom opens the doors of perception, allowing us to see the
world in a new light”
- Maria Sabina
From my experience, I've seen that the mushroom gives us two things simultaneously during our session. Firstly, it actually cleans and heals us during the session by opening up the mind, clearing us energetically through purging, and we can have emotional releases as well. This healing happens in the session, and we are free from it going forward, so there is nothing to "integrate" in that sense. The second thing that the mushrooms (can often do) during our session is introduce us to wisdom. We see clearly the truth of ourselves, the nature of reality, and how we can be free of self-created suffering. Now, that is the shit we need to "integrate," in the sense that we need to carry that wisdom and clear view into our life going forward. We need to shift our ways of thinking, speaking, and acting that are informed by the wisdom that we uncover in our session, or we will be very much the same as we were before the session. It's a time to make changes in our life. It's a good time because we now have wisdom as well as enhanced neuroplasticity for about two weeks after the session, so it’s easier to make changes. Not that we need to make big and radical changes, but rather small, important changes in our habits that, over time, will lead us to experience big change for the better. As with the preparation phase, we don't want to be too strong and change our life in a day. That is never a good idea. Nor do we want to be too lazy and do only the bare minimum either. We want to find a balance between the two extremes and do what is necessary so we can show up for ourselves in a compassionate way informed by wisdom.
Abstain from the following for at least three days after your session
-No idle speech (gossiping or even talking in depth about other peoples personal affairs.)
-Never tell a Lie.
-Always speak the truth.
-Don’t use words harshly or divisively.
-Don’t steel
-Practice generosity.
-Don’t kill or harm any living thing.
-Take care of and support life to flourish.
-Refrain completely from sexual activity with another and with oneself.
-Refrain from mindless consumption of any kind - social media is a big one to consider for this.
-Refrain from consuming Cannabis whatsoever.
-Refrain from intoxication by alcohol or drugs.
-Refrain from taking anything containing Psilocybin, even micro-dosing because it will affect your tolerance.​​
Diet
Only eat plant based (No meat)
Slowing down or quitting sugar entirely.
Only Eat simple, healthy and nutritious meals. No spicy food.
Consume caffeine in moderation. (Max one coffee in a day)
Having a beer is fine but not getting tipsy or intoxicated.
Spend your time wisely -
Empowerments
Priorities good nights sleep.
Going to sauna and doing restorative and balancing yoga.
Walking in nature. Spending quality time with friends and family
Don't talk away your experience
It can be tempting to want to share your experience with every Tom, Dick, and Harry that asks you about it. I would suggest keeping this sacred and sharing it only with people who can either relate or encourage you in some way. What can often happen is that we share our experience with people who have no way of being able to relate to what psychedelics are like and even what it’s about, and we can start to doubt our experience. This is really not good. The truth is that people who have never had the opportunity to experience psychedelics in this way actually cannot relate. And that is fine. All I am saying is that you should be conscious of who you share with and be mindful not to take on opinions and advice from people, especially if they have never done psychedelics under these kinds of circumstances.
Do the thing
What was the message from your experience? What I am asking is, what were the overall takeaways? Honor your experience by making the effort to form the new habits, routines, and practices that are true to the teachings and insights. If you need to write that book, end that relationship, open up to dating, look after your health, be kinder to your parents, spend more time in nature, or appreciate the small things, then fucking start. Start with even the smallest, tiniest action to just get the ball rolling. There is no time like the present. Do a tiny thing today, then another tiny thing tomorrow, and so on. This will bear great fruit as time goes on, and you will undoubtedly be happy that you did show up for yourself in a balanced and skillful way.