psychedelics

My Life in a Death Cult

I tend to share Jung’s Kantian perspective about subjects like God and life after death. We simply cannot know the ontological truth about these directly. Yet to the psyche their existence seems quite real regardless of what the intellect has to say about the subject. I also possess what I would consider a healthy mistrust of mediums and mediumship, though to be fair, I don’t doubt their inner experiences. While I’m convinced at least some of them are outright charlatans,...

What Ayahuasca taught me about Jungian Psychology, and what Jungian psychology taught me about integrating psychedelic experiences.

Post by Johann Mynhardt About fifteen years ago, on the recommendation of a friend and Ayahuascero (Ayahuasca shaman) I attended my first Ayahuasca ceremony. I wasn’t particularly enthused about the idea, but he suggested it might be good for me and in hindsight I probably had (and to some degree still have) issues around control. I was hesitant about opening up the floodgates of the unconscious. My journey was revelatory and to my surprise I found myself being introduced to my body...