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You Can Alter Your Mind Without Psychedelics
But most people don’t even try.
I’ve found that people seek answers outside themselves in any way they can — even sometimes, when they’re on a path of self-discovery, they still don’t turn to the self for answers. They turn to mind-altering substances and methods that come from outside them to bring them the answers by forcing their inner life to come forward.
But it need not be this way. Healing can happen intentionally within yourself and with no external aid. You can discover yourself without ingesting anything out of the ordinary. I’ve done it, and countless others have as well. It’s called meditation. It’s also about learning to have a less rigid, more fluid mind.
Starting a Meditation Practice Isn’t Easy
It’s the hardest thing in the world for many of us. The more you are attached to your own emotions and inner cycles, the more challenging it will be to start meditating or training yourself to break free. And only then can the healing work begin.
It is by no means an easy process, but it is worthwhile because it all depends on you and can be achieved by you. You will learn that you don’t need to spend money on ceremonies or take trips to places where a shaman can administer a substance to you. The power to heal and integrate your shadow was always within you.
Discern What’s Actually Good for You
There are plenty of messages out there telling you that you need to try this substance or do that session with a professional. These things can be good for self-discovery in the sense that you may need them in order to believe that your life can drastically change. You may need to have a taste to see what your mind really is. But when you become dependent on these external things for your healing, it’s no better than being dependent on medicine from a doctor to heal instead of trusting your body. It can also become an addiction.
When you’re reliant on someone or something else healing you, then you’re giving up your power of self-healing. You have always had the power to transform yourself, but you have to believe it in order for it to work.
