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Hi, I just went down a little form rabbit-hole and one thing brought up a lot was how psychedelics are a tool for consciousness expansion. Question: What is different between those who really change their daily state of consciousness with psychedelics and those who don't? How do you use psychedelics to raise consciousness permanently? My psychedelic background: I am 28, started taking ayahuasca when I was 18. 19-23 taking a lot of LSD, some shrooms. 22-26 countless experiences with ketamine. 23, iboga. 22-27 many large dose solo mushroom trips. 24 started doing bufo (5-MEO) 25 became a bufo "facilitator", continued worked at a retreat. I have had 100's of 5-meo experiences through bufo. 26- isolation in jungle drinking ayahuasca, ~15 times. DMT somewhere in the several dozen time range. MDMA therapy, and more. I'm sharing that all to say: I have had quite a lot of experience with psychedelics in a variety of different settings. I have been able to access states and have direct realizations I can link back to Leo's work. I can see how they have informed my understanding of reality and promoted healing. However, I personally don't know how much my day-to-day consciousness has really changed, despite having had profound mind-expanding direct experiences/realizations. Sometimes I have thought of it as a staircase I am going slowly, slowly up, or that all the trips (and other work) are pieces which are slowly coming together. I have found that other practices, such as mediation, also can create great shifts. But everything fades (sometimes quickly) if I am not consistent. Psychedelics or not: How do I create lasting (permanent) changes in my state of consciousness?

This last weekend I went to see a guy I really really like who lives 5hrs away. I had a test today (Monday) and told my teacher I was out of town. When she asked for documentation I said that I had a family member with mental health issues that I had to go see until someone else could come take over.. I absolutely hate lying and my heart is now hurting, I see that it is spoiling the nice time I had this weekend. I already told the lie. Next time (and every time) I can be better and more responsible so I never find my self in this position again. Any advice?

Hi I see where your girlfriend is coming from. I personally struggled with an eating disorder for many years and one of the main ways that they are “cured” is by allowing the individual to relax and allow all foods, no hard restrictions. This is kind of eating disorder recovery 101 if you go to any specialist or treatment. Not saying she’s had one, but just to bring some awareness to that angle. I also empathize with you. I personally eat a very healthy diet in comparison to the “average population” and have dated guys who eat poorly. Honestly I found it to be unsustainable for me because of the lack of congruence. I think this can be said for many lifestyle choices. I also can’t date someone who drinks every night or has an aversion to hiking in nature. (These people exist lol) It sounds like other areas of your relationship are pretty solid. I’d say continue to do you, and don’t try to pressure her. Overtime she may warm up to eating healthier just by being exposed to your good example and wanting to feel better. Ultimately “eating healthier” is something she has to desire on her own. Eventually it may be apparent that your values don’t align and you separate, or you realize it’s not that big of a deal to you and you guys grow together in other ways. You probably don’t care this much about how what your friends eat, so try applying this to her, and don’t be swayed from your values by someone else’s actions. best of luck ?

No, I was referring to the make-believe spiritual mumbo jumbo and group think that people often entertain in these circles.

Thank you.

Hi I’m 26, female and have been seriously interested in spirituality since I was 18. I’ve often felt the same as you. (Still do sometimes!) I have noticed that as I’ve developed myself over the years the men I attract have become more and more “my ideal” in terms of being interested in spirituality and actually embodying that. That would be my biggest tip for you. Also patience. And like Leo said, I think it has a lot to do with where you hang out. Personally I met my last two boyfriends at psychedelic retreat centers. Ecstatic dances, yoga, transformational festivals, retreats I think these can all be good places to start. Though for me I’ve found as I get deeper into this work, I see a lot of people “pretending” in places like these. Gets lonely. But I trust you’ll find the gems. good luck!

I have been on iboga microdosing regimes and then taken other medicines (5Me-O and psilocybin) with no issues what so ever.

The retreat center I have been living/learning/working at the past 6 months mainly works with bufo, the natural source of 5-MEO-DMT, and then uses mushrooms and a few other medicines conjunctively for healing and to disassociate people from thier egos. One thing that has come up over and over again since I've been here is this idea that the medicines do not work the same on people who have had the covid vaccine. And the more vaccines someone has had, the harder it is for them to go deep into the work. We had one guy here a few weeks ago, who had just gotten it 2 weeks prior to arriving; and he absolutely lost his shit in a way I've seen no other guest do the whole time I've been here. (Could just be him, his personality though) I have also noticed that sometimes people who have gotten the vaccine will have a harder time feeling the medicines, even in larger doses. It appears to be something that can be felt... My teacher seems to have an ability sense when people have had it, especially when he's also taken medicine. I am curious if anyone has noticed a change to thier trips/journeys since getting the vaccine, or has heard of anything like this? Thank you.

Leo's last blog post, the one listing all the things that are NOT God Realization, leave me with the question of where to turn to now. What direction to start in. My aim is to obtain the highest level of consciousness and God Realization possible. I would prefer to leave everything behind, all the practices, teachings and teachers listed and only put my time and efforts in the right direction. I don't want to waste my time. I am curious to where to go from here.

Contemplating death and suicide with curiosity can actually be incredibly life transforming/affirming... Pros could be: You would then know what it was like to experience death (though you are also able to have this experience while alive, so killing yourself is unnecessary) The past would be gone, there would be no need to worry about the future, you would be elevated of all caring, for there would be no you to care. Your family, friends, all ideas of the world, ideas of Karma or Jesus, who you are, all attachments... gone. Taking off the identity (ego) you are manufacturing/maintaining. You can reach/practice this state while "alive" (if you so choose to lable yourself as such) so again suicide is unnessesary.... (Death)..." slices through every lie, ridicules every belief, mocks every vanity and reduces ego to absurdity. He is sitting with you right now. If you want to know something, ask him. Death doesn't lie." -Jed McKenna Also maybe you aren't afraid of dying, but are terrified to actually LIVE. Life works in mysterious ways, you never know what's going to happen, who you'll meet, what serendipity will come your way... The curiosity keeps me here. "Good", "bad" whatever you want to lable this moment, and even though it may be absolutely meaningless... holy cow, it's a fucking miracle. Great entertainment for conciousness. Sending you all the love and the biggest hug. Take care

Leo has stated before that the reason his videos are often an hour, two, or sometimes even three hours long is because not everything can be explained simply. Sometimes more complex, nuanced ideas require more words to articulate and build/create understanding.

But "you" cannot love "yourself", because "you" as you think of yourself, a defined character, does not exist. Break down and expand the definition of you.