Dr. Andrew MacLean Pagon MD PhD

15/07/2025

Working with entheogens in psychotherapy or ceremonial contexts involves navigating amplified experiences and perceptions, which can lead to profound insights as well as potential challenges. Here's a breakdown of key aspects:

Amplified Impact of Minor Stimuli:
Sensitivity to Environment:
The set (mindset), setting (environment), and skill (ability to navigate non-ordinary states) are crucial. Minor details or remarks can take on deep significance under the influence of entheogens.

Role of Facilitators:
Mindful Guidance:
Medical professionals, therapists, facilitators, and guides must be conscious of their words and actions, understanding their potential impact. Even casual comments can be interpreted in vastly different ways.

Preparation:
Setting Intentions and Attentiveness:
Proper preparation and attentiveness helps mitigate unexpected amplifications. Discussing potential scenarios and setting clear intentions and attentiveness provide a framework for interpreting experiences.

Ego-Inflation After Positive Experiences:
Integration Work:
Post-experience integration is essential. Individuals may feel a heightened sense of importance; integration helps ground these experiences, incorporating insights into daily life without ego traps.

Humility and Balance:
Emphasising humility can prevent ego inflation. While experiences are valuable, they don't make one inherently superior.

Projection and Spiritual Narcissism:
Awareness of Projection:
Recognising the tendency to project spiritual significance onto oneself or others is vital to avoid unrealistic expectations and pressures.

Healthy Skepticism:
Encouraging critical thinking and self-reflection helps differentiate genuine insights from ego-driven delusions.

Community and Support:
Supportive Networks:
Being part of a community that values humility and mutual respect mitigates risks of spiritual narcissism. Sharing experiences and receiving feedback provide reality checks.

Additional Considerations:

Safety and Ethics:
Ensuring the physical, energetic, psychological and psychiatric safety of participants is paramount. Ethical guidelines should be strictly followed.

Legal Awareness:
Understanding the legal status of entheogens in your area is crucial to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.

Continuous Learning:
Facilitators should engage in ongoing education and training to stay informed about best practices and new research.

In conclusion, while entheogenic psychotherapy and ceremonies can offer profound healing, potential cures and insights, they also present challenges that require careful navigation.
Proper preparation, mindful guidance, and thorough integration are key to ensuring these experiences are beneficial rather than detrimental.

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( द्रुविद् रिषि द्रुवेद सरस्वती Druid Rishi Druveda Saraswati)
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14/07/2025

The Sacred Link

In this rather short dance of life, we find our place,
Two-legged beings (humans), bound by grace.
Wholesome interdependence, a sacred thread,
Weaving bodies, energies, hearts, minds, souls and spirits, where true love is spread.

In mutual healthy need, we stand hand in hand,
Embracing life’s touch, across the land.
Connections deep, relationships strong,
In this harmony, we all truly belong.

Support flows gentle, like rivers’ glide,
Strengthening society, far and wide.
The earth and sky, the creatures, the trees, the fungi, the lichens,
All forms of life, in unity, we please.

Empathy blooms in hearts so true,
Compassion’s light, in all we do.
Together we rise, together we heal,
Collective well-being, a true bond we feel.

So let us cherish, this sacred link,
In wholesome ties, let’s deeply sink.
For in this short dance, of life’s embrace,
We find our true strength, our sacred space.

©DrAndrewMacLeanPagonMDPhD2025
( द्रुविद् रिषि द्रुवेद सरस्वती Druid Rishi Druveda Saraswati)
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Collective Vision by Alex Grey
1995. oil on linen. 38 x 38 in.

14/07/2025

The danger of psychedelic drugs,
The danger of mind-opening...
Of consciousness expansion.
The danger of inner discovery
is the danger to the establishment.**

Dr. Timothy Francis Leary, PhD (October 22, 1920 – May 31, 1996 CE)

Dr. Timothy Leary, a renowned clinical psychologist often referred to as “a hero of American consciousness” and "the most dangerous man in America," highlighted the perceived dangers of entheogenic drugs. According to Dr. Leary, the real threat of these substances lies not in their direct effects on the mind or consciousness but in their potential to disrupt societal norms and power structures.

Dr. Leary suggested that exploring one's inner self and expanding consciousness could challenge established social norms, making entheogens controversial and feared by authorities. This perspective emphasises the broader social and political implications of entheogenic use beyond their immediate psychological and spiritual effects.

Dr. Leary's views raise important questions about:

Individual Freedom vs. Societal Control:
How does personal exploration of consciousness fit with societal interests in maintaining order?

Role in Personal Growth:
What potential do entheogens have for fostering introspection, healing, potential cures, and self-awareness?

Social Change and Reform:
How might expanded consciousness lead to shifts in cultural and existential values and inspire societal, conscious evolution, and revolution of consciousness?

Dr. Leary's ideas continue to influence contemporary discussions on entheogens, consciousness, and personal freedom, inviting ongoing debate about their role in society and existence itself.

©DrAndrewMacLeanPagonMDPhD2025
( द्रुविद् रिषि द्रुवेद सरस्वती Druid Rishi Druveda Saraswati)
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12/07/2025

One cannot hurt another, including all forms of life, without hurting oneself.

Uno no puede dañar a otro, incluyendo todas las formas de vida, sin dañarse a si mismo.

The profound truth that harming another—be it a fellow two-legged (human) or any form of life—ultimately harms oneself is deeply embedded across diverse philosophical, spiritual, metaphysical, and ethical teachings worldwide.

At its core, this principle emphasises the interconnectedness of all existence. In many traditions, it is understood that every action ripples through the fabric of reality, affecting not only the immediate victim but also the perpetrator’s own being—energetically, spiritually, and psychologically.

Karma in Vedic and post-Vedic Hindu teachings, as well as in Buddhism, exemplifies this interconnected law of cause and effect: actions rooted in harm generate negative karmic imprints that rebound upon the doer, shaping future circumstances and spiritual evolution.

The Golden Rule—treat others as one wishes to be treated—embodies this ethic of mutual respect, empathy and compassion. It underscores that harming others is ultimately self-defeating, as it violates the fundamental principles of empathy, compassion, love, and harmony that sustain spiritual and social well-being.

From an ecological and systems-thinking perspective, all life forms are intricately interconnected. Harm inflicted on one part of the system destabilises the whole, including the perpetrator. This interconnectedness reveals that actions disrupting the balance of life resonate through the entire web of existence, causing suffering and disorder that eventually circle back to the initiator.

On a psychological level, causing harm fosters guilt, shame, and inner conflict. These mental/emotional burdens diminish self-worth and hinder mental and emotional health, creating energetic blockages that impede spiritual progress.

Social and legal frameworks reflect this understanding by establishing norms and consequences that discourage harm, reinforcing the idea that harming others damages social cohesion and trust.
Such actions lead to ostracism, legal repercussions, and loss of respect—reminding us that harm done to others ultimately diminishes our own standing and integrity.

Spiritually and esoterically, harming another disrupts the harmony of one’s own energetic and divine essence. It creates energetic cords of negativity, blocks spiritual light, and distorts one’s vibrational frequency. Many esoteric teachings hold that the soul’s growth depends on cultivating empathy, compassion and love; acts of harm create energetic dissonance, impede soul evolution, and generate spiritual debt.

Furthermore, engaging in harmful actions can erode qualities essential for spiritual awakening—empathy, compassion, and love—diminishing one’s capacity for connection with the divine and with all beings. This erosion can lead to spiritual dissonance, a sense of disconnection from the higher self, and a barrier to realising one’s divine nature.

Metaphysically, it is believed that all beings are interconnected through a universal consciousness or divine essence. Harm to another distorts this sacred unity, creating ripple effects in the fabric of reality that can manifest as personal suffering or spiritual stagnation for the perpetrator.

In essence, this perspective urges us to cultivate empathy, compassion, and a recognition of our shared existence—our common two-leggedness (humanity) and interconnectedness. Promoting the well-being of others is not only an ethical and moral duty but also an existential and spiritual imperative, as nurturing love and kindness aligns us with our higher self and the divine source.

By understanding that harming others ultimately harms ourselves—whether physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, or energetically—we are called to embody empathy and compassion and uphold the sacred interconnectedness of all life, fostering a more harmonious, enlightened, and spiritually fulfilled existence.

©DrAndrewMacLeanPagonMDPhD2025
( द्रुविद् रिषि द्रुवेद सरस्वती Druid Rishi Druveda Saraswati)
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12/07/2025

The Weight of Light and The Return

To stand awake while others sleep,
To hold a truth so few will keep—
The burden sharp, the vision clear,
Yet loneliness may dwell too near.

To walk where shadows twist and bend,
And see the cracks they try to mend,
With hollow words and fleeting guise,
A heart that's pure must recognise.

The Isolation of the Awake: A Multidimensional Exploration

A cultured, cultivated, educated, skillful, honest, and integral individual—one who embodies deep awareness, moral and ethical rigour, and conscious presence—often finds themselves in profound stress and tension when navigating spaces where such qualities are absent. This friction is not merely social, psychological, or spiritual; it is existential, reverberating across scientific, philosophical, spiritual, and even shamanic dimensions.

Scientific Perspective: The Neurobiology of Integrity

Research in neuroscience suggests that individuals with high moral sensitivity exhibit heightened activity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and insula—brain regions associated with empathy, compassion, error detection, and mental-emotional processing. When confronted with deceit or moral incongruence, these individuals experience cognitive dissonance physiologically, manifesting as stress and tension responses, elevated cortisol, and even immune suppression over time.

Example 1:
A corporate whistleblower who exposes fraud despite institutional pressure often faces ostracisation. Neuroscientific studies show that social exclusion activates the same neural pathways as physical pain, explaining why ethical individuals suffer acutely in unethical environments.

Philosophical Perspective: The Existential Burden of Consciousness

Philosophically, this phenomenon echoes Sartre’s "hell is other people"—not because people are inherently malevolent, but because consciousness, once awakened, cannot tolerate inauthenticity. Nietzsche’s Übermensch must endure isolation to preserve integrity, while Plato’s Allegory of the Cave illustrates the agony of seeing truth while others remain shackled in illusion.

Example 2:
A philosopher who critiques societal norms may be labeled "difficult" or "idealistic" by those unwilling to engage in self-examination. Their clarity becomes a mirror that others avoid, reinforcing their solitude.

Spiritual & Shamanic Perspective: The Wounded Healer

In many traditions, the spiritually conscious are "called" to bear the weight of collective shadow work. The shamanic archetype of the Wounded Healer suggests that those who see deeply must navigate both light and darkness—often, if not always, at personal cost.

Example 3:
A shaman who speaks truth to a community in denial risks expulsion. Indigenous wisdom holds that such individuals absorb collective dissonance, requiring rigorous purification—such as sweat lodges, plant baths, massage, bone-setting, smudging and incense for cleansing and fragrance, and vision quests—to cleanse and clear the accumulated psychic residue.

Entheogenic Insight: Dissolving Illusion

Entheogens often reveal the fragility of ego-driven facades. Those who have undergone such experiences report an inability to un-see the illusions sustaining societal, cultural, and religious constructs. This can create an irreparable rift between their perception and that of those still embedded in consensus reality.

Yet in the silence, strength is grown,
A truth that stands—and stands alone.
For though the crowd may turn away,
The light you hold will never sway.

And when the shadows stretch and loom,
Remember: dawn must follow gloom.
The path is hard, the road is steep,
But souls like yours—they never sleep.

Final Synthesis

The challenge of navigating moral, ethical, and conscious asymmetry is not a flaw but a testament to depth. Whether through neural stress and tension, existential solitude, shamanic burden, or entheogenic clarity, the individual who sees must choose between self-betrayal or sacred isolation. Yet in that isolation lies an unshakable truth: to be awake is to suffer—but it is also to be free and to transcend.

PS
The Call for Community

There is a profound need to establish a community of like-minded individuals—cultured, cultivated, educated, skillful, honest, and integral—who embody deep awareness, moral and ethical rigour, and conscious presence. Together, they can create a sanctuary where knowledge and wisdom can flourish and light can thrive.

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( द्रुविद् रिषि द्रुवेद सरस्वती Druid Rishi Druveda Saraswati)
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12/07/2025

Embodied cognition and non-ordinary states of consciousness

Embodied cognition is indeed an approach to understanding cognition that emphasises the role of the body and its interactions with the environment in shaping cognitive processes.
It suggests that cognition is not solely a product of the mind-brain but rather emerges from the dynamic interaction between the mind-brain, body, and environment.

When it comes to non-ordinary states of consciousness—such as those induced by meditation, breathing exercises, yoga, martial arts, Ta**ra (sacred sexuality), entheogenic substances, or intense spiritual experiences—embodied cognition can offer some insights.

Body Awareness:
Non-ordinary states of consciousness often involve heightened body awareness and a sense of embodiment. Embodied cognition recognises the importance of bodily sensations and movements in shaping cognition. In these altered states, two-leggeds (individuals) may experience a profound connection with their bodies, perceiving and interpreting bodily sensations in new and transformative ways.

Sensorimotor Loops:
Embodied cognition emphasises the bidirectional relationship between perception and action. In non-ordinary states of consciousness, this relationship can be profoundly altered.
For example, during entheogenic experiences, two-leggeds (individuals) may report synesthetic experiences where sensory perceptions merge and influence one another. This blurring of boundaries between sensory modalities may reflect an intensified sensorimotor loop, where perception and action become tightly coupled.

Situatedness:
Embodied cognition recognises the situatedness of cognition—meaning that cognition is shaped by the specific context in which it occurs.
Similarly, non-ordinary states of consciousness often arise in specific contexts, such as meditation, yoga, martial arts retreats, ceremonial rituals, or altered environments. These contexts can provide a unique set of cues and affordances that influence the nature and content of the experience. Embodied cognition suggests that the body's interactions with these contexts play a crucial role in shaping the cognitive experience.

Embodied Metaphors:
Metaphors are fundamental to two-legged (human) cognition, and embodied cognition highlights the role of bodily experiences in shaping metaphoric understanding.
Non-ordinary states of consciousness often involve vivid and metaphorical experiences, where individuals may use bodily and sensory metaphors to make sense of their experiences. Embodied cognition proposes that these metaphors are not merely linguistic devices but are grounded in bodily experiences and knowledge.

Enactive Perspective:
Embodied cognition aligns with the enactive perspective, which suggests that cognition is inseparable from action and the ability to enact and engage with the world.
Non-ordinary states often involve shifts in the sense of agency and a blurring of the boundaries between self and environment. Embodied cognition can provide insights into how these shifts in agency and self-experience arise through embodied interactions with the world.

Mental-Emotional States and Affect:
Embodied cognition emphasises the role of mental-emotional and affective states in shaping cognition.
Non-ordinary states of consciousness can be highly mental-emotional and transformative, often involving intense mental-emotional experiences. Embodied cognition can shed light on how bodily sensations, gestures, and movements contribute to the generation and modulation of mental-emotional states within these altered states.

Skillful Engagement:
Embodied cognition highlights the importance of skillful engagement with the environment in shaping cognition.
In non-ordinary states, individuals may report enhanced perceptual abilities, intuitive insights, or altered states of flow. These experiences can be viewed as a result of heightened embodied engagement with the environment, where cognitive processes are facilitated by a deep attunement to the present moment and harmonious interaction with surroundings.

Extended Mind-Brain:
The concept of the extended mind-brain suggests that cognition is not confined to the boundaries of the mind-brain and body but can extend into the environment through tools, artifacts, and external resources.
In non-ordinary states, individuals may rely on external aids such as ritual objects, symbolic artifacts, or sacred spaces to induce and navigate these altered states. Embodied cognition offers a perspective on how these external resources become integrated into cognitive processes and contribute to the construction of non-ordinary states.

Embodied Practices:
Embodied cognition emphasises the role of bodily practices and skills in shaping cognition.
Non-ordinary states of consciousness are often associated with specific practices such as meditation, yoga, breathwork, martial arts, or ecstatic dance. These practices involve intentional engagement of the body and movement patterns, which can profoundly impact cognitive processes. Embodied cognition can help elucidate how these practices influence subjective experience and cognitive transformations.

Changed or Altered Sense of Time and Space:
Non-ordinary states often involve a distorted or transcendent sense of time and space.
Embodied cognition suggests that perceptions of time and space are grounded in bodily experiences and movements. In these altered states, the body's relationship with time and space may be radically transformed, leading to experiences of timelessness, expansion, or dissolution of spatial boundaries. Embodied cognition provides insights into how these shifts arise through embodied dynamics.

Embodied Healing, Cure, and Transformation:
Non-ordinary states of consciousness are often sought for their potential healing, curing, and transformative effects.
Embodied cognition can shed light on the mechanisms underlying these processes. Through embodied experiences, individuals may gain new perspectives, release somatic tensions, or access deep mental-emotional and spiritual insights. Embodied cognition helps explain how these processes of healing and transformation occur through the integration of cognitive, emotional, racial, ethnic, spiritual, and somatic aspects of experience.

Spiritual, Social, Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Context:
Embodied cognition recognises that cognition is shaped by spiritual, racial, ethnic, social, and cultural factors.
Similarly, non-ordinary states of consciousness are influenced by these beliefs, social contexts, rituals, and ceremonies. Embodied cognition offers a framework for understanding how these factors shape embodied experiences and the cognitive dimensions of these states. It highlights the importance of considering the cultural and social context in which these states occur, and how they are mediated through practices and interactions.

These considerations further highlight the relevance of embodied cognition in understanding the nature, mechanisms, and transformative potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness.
By exploring the interplay between the body, cognition, and environment, embodied cognition provides a holistic framework for investigating and making sense of these extraordinary states.

It is worth noting that the study of non-ordinary states of consciousness is a complex, interdisciplinary field, and the relationship with embodied cognition remains an area of ongoing exploration and discussion.
Different multi-theoretical frameworks and approaches may offer complementary, integrative perspectives on understanding these states. The interaction between embodied cognition and non-ordinary states is a potentially rich and evolving area of research.

Overall, the perspective of embodied cognition offers a framework for understanding how non-ordinary states of consciousness are not solely products of the mind-brain but are intricately intertwined with the body and its interactions with the environment.
It emphasizes the significance of bodily sensations, sensorimotor loops, situatedness, and embodied metaphors in shaping and giving meaning to these states of consciousness.

©DrAndrewMacLeanPagonMDPhD2025
( द्रुविद् रिषि द्रुवेद सरस्वती Druid Rishi Druveda Saraswati)
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12/07/2025

The most beautiful flower.
La flor mas linda.

The most stunning hummingbird.
El picaflor mas hermoso.

The most wonderful divine madness.
La locura divina mas maravillosa.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Gracias.Gracias.Gracias.

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( द्रुविद् रिषि द्रुवेद सरस्वती Druid Rishi Druveda Saraswati)
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09/07/2025

For to be free is not merely to cast off all one's chains of myriad kinds of slavery and addiction, but to live in an honourable, wholehearted, wholesouled, and whole-spirited way that truly respects and unremittingly enhances the real freedom of all forms of life—two-legged (human) and non-two-legged (non-human).

This quote emphasises that true freedom involves more than just breaking free from personal limitations and addictions.
It calls for living with integrity and wholeheartedness, respecting and enhancing the freedom of all living beings—two-legged (human) and non-two-legged (non-human) alike.
It’s about fostering an environment where all forms of life can thrive, highlighting the interconnectedness between personal freedom and the well-being of others.

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( द्रुविद् रिषि द्रुवेद सरस्वती Druid Rishi Druveda Saraswati)
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09/07/2025

The basic aim of concepts and fundamental principles of all sciences is to establish happiness in all living beings.
But a correct and thorough knowledge of the basic principles of the universe and the body leads to the correct path of the happiness, while the deceptive knowledge leads to the wrong path.

चरक संहिता Charaka Samhita
(ca.1000 BC if not earlier)

The quote from the Charaka Samhita highlights a profound idea: the ultimate goal of scientific and philosophical inquiry is the well-being and happiness of all living beings.
By understanding the fundamental principles of the universe and the two-legged (human) body, we can find the right path to happiness. Conversely, incorrect or misleading knowledge can lead us astray.

The Charaka Samhita, an ancient Indian text on Ayurveda, emphasises the importance of true knowledge and wisdom in achieving a harmonious and healthy life.
This perspective underscores the timeless connection between knowledge, health, and happiness, a theme that remains relevant across societies, cultures and eras.

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( द्रुविद् रिषि द्रुवेद सरस्वती Druid Rishi Druveda Saraswati)
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08/07/2025

The anniversary of Master Irineu’s passing is indeed a significant date for followers of the Santo Daime doctrine and those interested in the cultural and spiritual history of the Amazon.
Master Irineu, also known as Raimundo Irineu Serra, was a pivotal figure in introducing and establishing the use of Ayawaska within a spiritual and religious context outside its indigenous origins. His life story is marked by extraordinary dedication, resilience, and a deep connection to the Amazonian traditions.

«O meu espírito eu entrego a deus E o meu corpo à sepultura». ‘Pisei na terra fria’, Irineu Serra, 1970. El 6 de julio de 1971 fallecía a los 78 años en su hogar de Río Branco Raimundo Irineu Serra, ‘Mestre’ Irineu, fundador de la doctrina del Santo Daime y considerado por sus deudos ...

08/07/2025

The Sacred Triad: Unity in Divine Expression

In the sacred dance of existence,
Plants serve as divine alchemists, unconditionally transmuting luminous light into sacred life —
A silent, eternal blessing, a gift from the divine into form and matter.

Humans — the two-legged beings—
Are here to weave sacred life into the fabric of consciousness,
Transforming the essence of being into pure, unconditional love —
The awakening flame that ignites the soul’s true nature.

These three—divine light, sacred life, and unconditional love—
Are but one radiant expression,
Each a mirror reflecting the other in endless, divine harmony—
Three dimensions of the singular, infinite existence.

At the core of this reflection lies a sacred invitation:
To see the divine presence in all forms of existence,
To recognise the sacredness woven into the very fabric of creation,
And to awaken to the unity that underpins all that is.

It calls us to a profound reverence —
For the natural world as sacred scripture,
For our role as co-creators in this cosmic dance,
And for unconditional love — the ultimate truth and purpose of all being.

To embody this truth is to touch the eternal,
To live in the sacred flow of unity,
Where light, life, and unconditional love are but the same eternal song,
And in this harmony, we find our divine home.

DrAndrewMacLeanPagonMDPhD2025
( द्रुविद् रिषि द्रुवेद सरस्वती Druid Rishi Druveda Saraswati)
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08/07/2025

The Dynamics of Power and Trauma: A Holistic Perspective

Power—its capacity to harm, heal, and cure—resides at the core of the two-legged (human) experience. When wielded irresponsibly, it becomes a force of abuse, undermining the dignity and autonomy of others and fostering impunity. Such misuse of power not only damages individuals but also distorts their perception of reality, trapping them within a limited, often traumatic worldview.

Trauma alters neural pathways, impairing cognitive functions, mental, emotional, and spiritual regulation, and the sense of self.
The mind-brain's plasticity means that traumatic experiences can reshape neural circuits, leading to persistent patterns of fear, distrust, and disconnection from one’s true essence. Healing—and the potential for cure—therefore involves neuroplasticity, a modern scientific testament to the capacity of the mind-brain to rewire itself through therapeutic interventions, supportive environments, and conscious awareness.

Trauma confronts us with the fragility of two-legged (human) existence and the importance of authentic perception. It challenges our assumptions about free will and moral and ethical responsibility, urging us to recognise the interconnectedness of all beings.
Healing and potential cures become a journey toward reclaiming agency—an acknowledgment that even in the face of suffering, the two-legged (human) spirit possesses innate resilience and a capacity for transformation and transcendence.

Trauma can be viewed as a rupture in the soul’s journey—a disconnection from the divine or higher self. Many spiritual traditions teach that healing and potential cures involve reconnecting with one’s inner light, embracing forgiveness, and surrendering to a higher power. Rituals, prayer, meditation, and sacred ceremonies serve as pathways to restore harmony within oneself and with the universe.

Shamanic and entheogenic traditions offer profound insights into healing and potentially curing trauma through non-ordinary states of consciousness. Shamans, as spiritual healers, navigate the unseen realms to retrieve lost parts of the soul, dispel negative and dark energies, and facilitate integration, transformation, and transcendence. Entheogens—plants, mushrooms, lichens, and other natural medicines used in sacred contexts—are believed to open gateways to ancestral wisdom and divine consciousness, enabling individuals to confront their trauma from a vantage point of expanded awareness.

Creating a supportive environment is essential across all these perspectives.
Healing and potential cures require safety, understanding, empathy, and compassion—whether in therapy, community, or spiritual practice. Support groups, therapeutic interventions, and community rituals act as containers for transformation, allowing survivors to process pain, integrate experiences, and rebuild their sense of self and agency.

In essence, healing and potential curing of trauma—whether viewed through scientific, philosophical, spiritual, shamanic, or entheogenic lenses—are multifaceted processes. They involve rewiring neural pathways, restoring philosophical coherence, reconnecting with the divine, navigating non-ordinary states, and cultivating empathetic and compassionate environments.
Each perspective enriches our understanding of resilience and underscores the profound truth: even amidst the deepest wounds, there exists the potential for rebirth, awakening, liberation, transformation, and transcendence.

DrAndrewMacLeanPagonMDPhD2025
( द्रुविद् रिषि द्रुवेद सरस्वती Druid Rishi Druveda Saraswati)
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