Similia similibus curantur
Paracelsus
Ingesting the same psychoactive mushroom can have diametrically opposite effects:
If taken for the purposes of self-aggrandizement and ego-enhancement, in order that, as the serpent in the garden promised Adam and Eve, you may become “as gods”, the result will be exile from paradise and even deeper immersion in Babylon.
If the aim is ego death and spiritual rebirth, in the spirit of the second Adam, Christ, the result will be reconciliation with God and entry into His kingdom.
The primal intention behind all other intentions when embarking on a high dose trip should be theosis. We accept God’s transformative grace from “above” as partakers in the divine nature. We don’t transform ourselves from “below” with Faustian magic into some kind of transhumanist homo deus superman.
Even if we are seeking personal healing or guidance, we should seek it not out of self-love, but for the glory of God.
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Romans 14: 23
Don’t worry. Have faith. Be grateful. Be humble.
bread of life 