Seeding Consciousness
Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and Psychedelic Initiation
- 336 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
• Provides a blueprint for responsible and effective use of psychedelics and plant medicines to transform pain and trauma into profound connections with ourselves, nature, and the spirit world• Shares exercises to help readers plant the seeds of transformation in their own consciousness, navigate altered states of consciousness and ego death, work with the shadow, and integrate fragmented parts of the self• Explores ancestral teachings on the interconnectedness of all life, drawing on the author's studies with indigenous elders, including Bwiti initiations with ibogaPresenting a deep dive into the world of psychedelic initiation and ancestral wisdom, Tricia Eastman demonstrates the power of plant medicine and psychedelic journeys for cultivating new beliefs, healing trauma, and accessing latent gifts within us—an inner alchemical process she calls "seeding consciousness."Drawing on her studies with Indigenous elders, including two decades of iboga initiations with the Bwiti of Gabon, Africa, and training with the Kogi Kággaba of Colombia, Eastman provides a blueprint for responsible and effective use of entheogens to transform pain and trauma into profound connections with ourselves, nature, and the spirit world. She explores ancient teachings on the interconnectedness of all life and the forces of nature and shows how colonization and modern culture have disconnected us from our spiritual foundations. She shares exercises to help readers seed their own consciousness, navigate altered states of consciousness and ego death, work with the shadow, and integrate fragmented parts of the self. She also examines how to respectfully engage with these potent transformative plants, substances, and ancient traditions, thereby honoring the wisdom keepers who have safeguarded these traditions across the millennia.Revealing how to prepare the fertile soil of the mind for mystical experience, this book presents a psychedelic path to awakening that simultaneously facilitates personal transformation and collective societal change.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright & Permission
- Contents
- Foreword by Alex and Allyson Greyv
- Foreword by Grandmother Jyoti Ma
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Psychedelic and Plant Medicine
- 1. The Web of Life: Living in Balance with Nature
- 2. Seeds of Alchemy: Beginning the Great Work
- 3. Individuated Consciousness: Understanding the Egoic Template
- 4. Soul Kintsugi: The Art of Soul Repair
- 5. Learning How to Die: Seeding Consciousness through Ego Death
- 6. The Universe and the Innerverse: Exploring the Cosmos Within
- 7. Solar Eclipse: Pausing to Reclaim Our Solar Power
- 8. Moon Empowered: Restoring Inner Harmony
- 9. Tuning In: Becoming a Receiver of Consciousness
- 10. Alchemical Mastery: When Integration Becomes Wisdom
- Appendix 1: The Wisdom Keepers
- Appendix 2: Stewardship
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Books of Related Interest
- About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
- Backcover