The conscious part of the mind that gives one a personal sense of identity is called the Ego. It is an archetype that is mentally represented as the sum of the person you think you are through a collection of other identities and stories such as age, gender, occupation, preferences, etc.. The Ego itself is very fragile and easily threatened. It functions to keep you safe by steadfastly holding onto what is familiar and comfortable.

Microdosing psychedelics is a practice introduced to Western culture by silicon valley tech entrepreneurs touting its ability to boost their creativity and productivity in highly competitive work environments. In this article we will discuss microdosing in popular practice, the diverse ways it can be helpful as part of a mindful integration practice tool as well as some considerations when approaching microdosing.

The insights gained in psychedelic states invite us to examine our relationships to anything and become aware of aspects that we were not aware of before - or refused to be aware of by ways of denial and repression. In the latter case, this new awareness to truth as it is without sugarcoating can be sobering and difficult to digest. This can be especially challenging when it comes to people like close friends, family members and romantic partners that we feel strongly about.

Our body is host to our soul, or our psyche. Psychedelics heighten the mind-body connection through permeating the unconscious and raising it to consciousness, bringing awareness to various psychological and physical mechanisms that we were previously unaware of. On a daily basis the unconscious orchestrates our personality, directs our actions and creates our reality. In psychedelic integration, as we become aware of psychological, physical and spiritual imbalances, we have an opportunity to form a healthy, conscious relationship with our body. This article will show you how:

For psychedelic therapy and integration, a set time frame of 6 months is ideal and feasible. In this time, one starts by setting long-term goals (where do I want to be in 6 months?), have time to prepare for experiential sessions and process psychedelic material after the sessions. Additionally there is ample time to adopt new habits and induce real change in their lives. Here is my model:

Following your transformational psychedelic experience, engaging in immediate integration techniques can be beneficial for your mind, body and spirit. While there might be a temptation to translate the experience into meaning or a need to understand it better, trust that this will happen in due time. For the days following a psychedelic session, your strategy can do well focusing on grounding, nurturing and recovering activities in order to return to a balanced state of being.

Integration is looking at life as an ongoing, never-ending ceremony, That is meant to bring our awareness to the order of all things. An order divinely designed to support our growth and evolvement, as individuals and as a species, spiritually speaking.  A ceremony, a psyche-delic/soul-manifesting journey, Where every person has a role, Every interaction is an instigator, Every event is a symbol, and chains of events are intentionally-designed, sequential and causative. And events will keep repeating themselves, give or take some details, until we realize we are only inserting ourselves into the exact same sets, same stages, same stories. 

In an ocean of conservative black attire there I audaciously stood out in white and green velour nature-themed outfit. Seems like I entertained many guests throughout the evening; in an Iranian community it is uncommon for a female to defy codes of conduct and boldly present herself. People were curious. Not the happiest of circumstance that has brought hundreds of people together but what a blessing it was to reconnect with members of my tribe after too many months and years. And what a gift it was to hear over and again, “You are more beautiful than you ever have been”. “You are radiant”. “You look peaceful”. “You keep getting more beautiful”. My physical age is 41 solar returns. My Spirit’s many lifetimes, with many more to go. What’s my secret?