Tag Archives: retreat

Digital “plant medicine” retreat with Blue Morpho

Posted on November 12, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

In 2020 (it was a strange year), I did a digital at-home shamanic (!!!) retreat with Blue Morpho and Hamilton Souther (see more here). I wrote a draft about my experience afterwards but for some reason did not publish it. … Continue reading →

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Contemplating death five times a day brings happiness

Posted on February 20, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am preparing for a home retreat on impermanence with Pema Chodron (Buddhist nun) and these are the five reminders we were told to keep with us daily. I relate.

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Nobody home. Off to chase butterflies and talk to plants :)

Posted on November 21, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

Strange things are afoot. A couple of years ago, I watched a documentary about an American shaman in Peru, Souther Hamilton, ayahuasca and his Blue Morpho retreat centre. It must still be somewhere on Youtube. Their ceremonies looked profound. More … Continue reading →

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Doing Time Doing Vipassana

Posted on December 7, 2019 by nomadoftheuniverse

I heard a lot about vipassana. It sounded like a very demanding practice, something next level – 10 days spent in silence as a minimum. The idea of silence meditation always appealed but 10 days of it, mostly sitting and … Continue reading →

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A year later: what psilocybin taught me

Posted on October 26, 2019 by nomadoftheuniverse

Source: The UK Psychedelic Society. On September 28th, it was a year after my psilocybin ceremony. I celebrated by rewatching The Mind Explorers, buying an LED mushroom lamp from Ikea 🙂  and thinking about what I continue learning a year … Continue reading →

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The Mind Explorers: A Psychedelic Weekend

Posted on December 22, 2018 by nomadoftheuniverse

And here it is – the culmination of my ‘magic mushroom’ retreat with the UK Psychedelic Society in September. The film made by Rebecca Coxon. In most of my appearances I am weeping and in one manage to sob while … Continue reading →

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