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How to navigate when Indigenous plant medicine ceremonies divide a friend group

My friend group started doing traditional plant medicine ceremonies together but one person had a really difficult experience and now they want us to stop, while others feel like we're finally connecting with something sacred we've been seeking, and we don't know how to move forward without losing someone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group must balance individual safety with collective spiritual exploration while honoring the gravity of traditional practices.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous healing traditions — Americas and Pacific?”

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