Library
Everything I've learned in 20+ years of this work. My honest takes and given freely, so you can make the most of one of life's most profound experiences.
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The Architecture of Silence
An exploration into the structural necessity of stillness before undertaking deep consciousness work. How the container we build defines the depth of the exploration.
Foundation
The core principles and theoretical frameworks that support transformational work.
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The Science of Brief Mystical Experiences
Duration: 12:22
A look at what researchers have learned about brief but intense altered states — including findings from the Johns Hopkins psilocybin lab and what neuroscience reveals about ego dissolution.
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The Brief Window: What Happens in Those Minutes
6 min read
A look at what's known and unknown about what happens during the brief but intense experience — neurologically, phenomenologically, and in terms of what people consistently report.
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Where the Medicine Comes From
4 min read
brief history of how this particular medicine moved from a small corner of the Sonoran Desert into Western practice, and why the lineage matters.
Preparation
How to ready yourself, and what to expect.
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Before Ceremony: A Breathing Practice
Duration: 9:56
A simple breathwork practice to do in the days before sitting — designed to calm the autonomic nervous system, quiet the mind, and create a baseline of settledness to bring into the work.
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Medications, Supplements, and What to Stop Taking
5 min read
A practical guide to the substances that interact with the medicine — with honest notes about timelines, risk levels, and what to discuss with your prescriber before we sit together.
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Setting Your Intention (Without Making It a Performance)
4 min read
How to think about what you want from this work without overthinking it, without treating it as a transactional request, and without making it harder than it needs to be.
Integration
Tools and narratives for weaving the insights of the experience into daily life.
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When Difficult Material Surfaces in the Weeks After
6 min read
A longer look at what to do when integration brings up harder things than you bargained for — and how to tell the difference between integration and crisis.
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Why Integration Matters More Than the Experience
4 min read
The uncomfortable truth about why what you do in the weeks after a ceremony is more important than the ceremony itself — and what most people get wrong.
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The First 48 Hours
1 min read
A brief note on the most important window after ceremony — and why doing less is often more.
Reflections
Personal essays and philosophical deep-dives into the nature of consciousness.
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The Patterns I Keep Seeing
6 min read
After years of sitting with people, certain patterns keep surfacing — about who comes, what they find, and what they do with it.
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The Day I Stopped Trying to Heal People
4 min read
A turning point in my work, and what it shifted about how I sit with people in ceremony.
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On Being Wrong
2 min read
A short note about how often I'm wrong, and why I think that's actually a good sign about what's possible in this work.
Next steps
Whether you're ready to share your story or want to understand my approach more deeply, I'm here to meet you where you are.