One of the most potent questions to ask in a plant medicine ceremony is...

One of the most potent questions to ask in a plant medicine ceremony is...

Not the classical “Please heal my pain”.
But something that comes from a different paradigm of thought - where plant medicine is not a magic wand to zap our troubles away!

Before we come to answer this, let's look at it first:

The myth of the quick fix

Wouldn't it be great to just press the magic button and make our problems disappear.
Pop a pill — and the symptoms go away?
Drink a cup of Ayahuasca — and all your traumas are healed?

That’s simply not how it works.

Plant medicine is not a magic wand to wish away all our problems.
Treating it as such is a misunderstanding.

We say this without blame.
We’ve tried it too - many times.
It’s just what we all have learnt through the promises of advertisements, our socialization and media — the illusion of quick fixes.

But quick fixes and live hacks comes with a cost - they only treat the symptoms, not the actual root cause and won't last long...

What we miss when we rush

If meditation, Yoga, Cacao, couples therapy , even Ayahuasca etc. are treated as quick fix — the guaranteed effect is: we’re truly missing out.

Missing out on the immense potential of working with an intelligence far beyond what our minds can comprehend.
Missing out on truly getting to know yourself and your body —
and learning to read the signs your system is constantly giving.

Missing out on the power that comes from learning to move through pain with wisdom and grace.
Missing out on the deep satisfaction of the healing journey — because it is, indeed, a journey.

Walking the walk

Instead of trying to zap the pain or density away,
we need to recognize that the pain or density is most likely a symptom of something greater.

Trying to zap away the pain is like trying to shoot the messenger. Don't shoot the messengers! listen to their message!

Healing happens slowly. Sometimes f***ing slowly.
We rewrite one story at a time.
We build capacity.
We re-find safety.
We reshape reality.

Plant medicine can show us our potential and direction — yes!
But everyone needs to actually walk the path.

This is the human condition. This is the reality. Which can be frustrating and heartbreaking - and also immensely beautiful and wondrous.

Let's step into - instead of trying to zap away - our own unique and funky journey of becoming.

A more potent question

So what to do instead?
What kind of question — what kind of energy — is more potent to bring to plant consciousness?

Our invitation to you:
Next time you sit in ceremony, instead of asking the medicine to take away your pain, your troubles, your density...
ask this instead:

“If this were your density, your pain — what would you do?”

Trust — the answer will most likely touch you
And most likely, it will inspire you to take that same step.

It might not be easy to do, and to continue to live and embody, but it's possible - and you are not alone!

With love
Stephan & Eva Maria

P.S. Our Autumn Medicine Retreat takes place 20–23 November. Reach out if you feel the call.

P.P.S. Thank you to our old cacao mentor, Keith Wilson, for inspiring these kinds of questions — and reminding us to hold healing with grace and fun.