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Scenario

When psychedelic exploration creates spiritual competition in groups

Our friend group started doing psychedelics together as a way to deepen our connections and explore consciousness, but it's created this weird hierarchy where whoever had the most profound experience gets to be the spiritual authority for a while. The drugs opened something up but now our egos are more present than ever.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sacred experiences can become profane when filtered through the need to be special or enlightened relative to others.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Islamic psychology — nafs and spiritual wellbeing?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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