>>Checking In, Not Checking Out: Cannabis-Assisted Psychotherapy
May 23, 2018 Sara Ouimette, MA, posted in Mental Health
Counter to popular belief, cannabis can be an excellent tool for personal growth and insight. Many people in today's society are not utilizing cannabis's full potential. It's common to use a substance to escape pain, and cannabis's euphoric effect can be rather seductive for this reason. However, when used with careful intention, cannabis's ability to amplify and clarify sensations, emotions, and thoughts while simultaneously softening defenses makes it a wonderful psychotherapeutic facilitator.
Cannabis as Entheogen: Manifesting the God Within
Humanity's relationship with cannabis is thousands of years old. It is one of the most ancient and universal entheogens known to man. People all over the world have continually and consistently been drawn to the sacred states of mind that cannabis can produce. With current developments in research and legalization, cannabis is being recognized once again for its medicinal value. Here in Oakland, CA, where cannabis is legal, recreational and medicinal use are much more widely accepted. However, cannabis's role as a holy sacrament has been largely lost, and therefore so has its potential as a transformational tool. By changing our relationship to this plant into one that respects its power, we can begin to achieve greater self-awareness, insight, and liberation from painful emotional patterns.>>
https://psychedelic.support/resources/checking-in-not-checking-out/
May 23, 2018 Sara Ouimette, MA, posted in Mental Health
Counter to popular belief, cannabis can be an excellent tool for personal growth and insight. Many people in today's society are not utilizing cannabis's full potential. It's common to use a substance to escape pain, and cannabis's euphoric effect can be rather seductive for this reason. However, when used with careful intention, cannabis's ability to amplify and clarify sensations, emotions, and thoughts while simultaneously softening defenses makes it a wonderful psychotherapeutic facilitator.
Cannabis as Entheogen: Manifesting the God Within
Humanity's relationship with cannabis is thousands of years old. It is one of the most ancient and universal entheogens known to man. People all over the world have continually and consistently been drawn to the sacred states of mind that cannabis can produce. With current developments in research and legalization, cannabis is being recognized once again for its medicinal value. Here in Oakland, CA, where cannabis is legal, recreational and medicinal use are much more widely accepted. However, cannabis's role as a holy sacrament has been largely lost, and therefore so has its potential as a transformational tool. By changing our relationship to this plant into one that respects its power, we can begin to achieve greater self-awareness, insight, and liberation from painful emotional patterns.>>
https://psychedelic.support/resources/checking-in-not-checking-out/