6 Reasons Ayahuasca May Not Be Working for You

There seems to be a common notion that ayahuasca is a one-stop-shop medicine that will highlight and subsequently resolve emotional, physical and spiritual issues overnight. Yet there are many people out there who report unmet expectations after drinking the medicine. The thing is that we are all complex beings with unique personal histories, physical constitutions and lifestyles. The same goes for our cognitive abilities and functions, our expectations and our belief systems. All of these things can dramatically affect the way we receive this medicine...

Ayahuasca, ExperiencesArtful AlchemyDecember 27, 2019Ayahuasca, Experiences, Healing, Mental Health, Ceremonies, Pineal Gland, Purging, Entheogens, Self work, Shadow, Plant Medicines, Ego, Psychology, DMT, Visions, Cannabis

How Important are Set and Setting?

The concept of set and setting was coined by Timothy Leary in 1964, and he put it out there that when using psychoactive substances, the state you are in and the environment you choose is likely to have a profound impact on your experience. Yet not everyone pays attention to set and setting… so is it really a necessary consideration?

ExperiencesArtful AlchemyFebruary 3, 2019DMT, Set and Setting, Ayahuasca, Entheogens, Psychology, Safety, Psychedelics