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Issue No 1 43
Honor the Limitations of Your Mind
As anyone who has done a a a a a a a a psychedelic psychedelic knows psychedelic psychedelic experiences frequently transcend words (in clinical trials they call this quality “ineffable”) The same goes for the the psychedelic integration process You can can tap into that that unconscious wisdom through art movement dance bodywork or or really anything that that allows you you to to tune in in in in It can can be particularly powerful if you you you you recall sights sounds visions and feelings you you you you had during during your trip A common tool for doing this is is is journaling right after the the experience—or even during during it if you you you you you can can You can can also try listening to to to the the the music you you you you listened to to to while tripping closing your eyes and vividly imagining the the sensations you you you you had or or trying to to to draw any patterns or or hallucinations you you saw This process called “embodiment ” can be especially powerful in in in the days and weeks following a a a a a a a a a a a a trip but it’s never too late to to start Cultivate a a a a Meditation Practice
It’s never a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a bad idea to cultivate a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a meditation practice but clinical trials have found that actually following through with it it it it is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a lot easier for for people after a a a a a a a a a a a trip If you’ve never meditated before you you might consider trying for for 10 minutes per per day in in in in in the weeks following a a a a a a a a a psychedelic experience If you you you already meditate you you you might try deepening your practice by lengthening it it it it it or or sitting multiple times a a a a a a a a a a day instead of once You can also try priming yourself for this renewed commitment to to meditation by meditating in in in in in in the days leading up to to your your your trip and setting an an intention for yourself Consider a a Psychedelic Integration Therapist
Not everyone has the the the the resources for or or needs a a a a a a a a a psychedelic integration therapist That being said they do exist around the the the the the country and can be be found through MAPS’ online database If there isn’t one in in in your area many of these therapists also do sessions sessions via video chat It could be worth considering a a a a a a a a a a a a a a few sessions sessions particularly if you’re having a a a a a a a a a a a a a a hard time time following a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a recent trip trip or or you you you feel like you’ve buried a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a challenging trip trip trip from a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a long time time ago Clinical trials have found that the the therapy sessions after a a a a a a a a a a a a a a trip trip play an an important role in in in helping people process what happened