Ketamine

The way of the Samurai

Hey guys,

While I was under the Ketamine, I saw a Samurai.

In the jobs we all did we were brainwashed into thinking that in order to do this we had to be a certain way, follow made up codes and heaven forbid if you screwed up……

The Samurai was one of the most brainwashed professions of all; so many rules and traditions they had to follow.

If they messed up, they had to fall on their sword…. in other words, kill themselves.

I don’t doubt that many of us have found themselves in a state where at one time or another, because of the job we were doing, ending it all made sense. I now I thought about it every day.

If the Samurai refused to fall on their sword but to walk away instead, they were stripped of the title and “honor “. They were then called a “Ronin”.

The Ronin, as you can imagine, had a stigma attached to them, much like us with PTSD.

But when you think about it, the Ronin walked away from a life of violence and obeying a master that only used them. But remember, just because they left didn’t mean they couldn’t still do the things they had been trained to do.

A Ronin took everything he learned and everything he was trained to do out into the world and made it his own.

I got a RONIN tattoo to remind myself of this, and when I look at it I will also remember the 3 days I spent with you guys.

P.S. by walking away the Ronin lived 30 to 40 more years.

Ketamine: The Psychedelic Journey

Ketamine, like all psychedelics, is a vehicle that allows us to face our suffering and change our relationship to it.

It can transport a person’s consciousness to another, more mystical realm where more liberal possibilities and perspectives are revealed. The constraints imposed by one’s ego are lifted. The usual defenses and paradigms are brushed aside and more vulnerable parts of one’s personality are allowed to emerge.

The stimulation of oxytocin receptors that allows for deep interpersonal connection can flood a person’s consciousness with a sense of understanding, empathy, and forgiveness. This allows a more generous reassessment of other’s offensive past behaviours and intentions.

Ketamine can remove doubts and enforce determination and resolve. It can make a person much less self-conscious, and less influenced by the judgements of others.

Not infrequently, a psychedelic experience can bring a person face to face with some consciously or unconsciously suppressed memories or demons that have been haunting them. While this can be quite disconcerting and even terrifying, the altered state also provides some new psychological resources that give the opportunity for new processing and resolution.

The psychedelic journey can allow a person to take back their power to make the necessary changes that lead to more successful endeavours, more satisfying relationships, and improved overall life fulfilment.