Hello Sacred Wood Eaters,
Welcome to the amazing topic of Integration and thank you for reading this. Do you know what integration is?
For most of my many years of experiencing psychedelics, I had no clue what Integration was. The word would pop up and I honestly didn’t know. I felt I naturally put the things I learned from my experiences into practice in my day to day life. I was also told once by a Shaman that I may not understand everything I’m being shown in the journey and if I am meant to, I would in time. Just trust. With that being said, we are meaning-making machines, our minds need to know why, how, what, where and when. Trust is huge and allowing life to flow and unfold isn’t always easy.
“You need nothing to be happy; you need something to be sad.”
— Mooji —
Integration has many meanings and it looks different for everyone. Integration can be talk therapy, art therapy, massage therapy, cold water therapy, eating healthier, breath work, honest conversations with your loved ones, having more compassion, crying, laughing, feeling and honoring your feelings instead of avoiding with drugs or sex, committing to working out, psychotherapy, apologising to people you love for being a dick, taking responsibility for your life, stopping the blame game, speaking your truth, finally doing the things you love without worrying about what others think, dancing crazy in Walmart, feeling fear and doing it anyway, forgiving those that hurt you, forgiving yourself for hurting others, buying new underwear and socks, smiling at a stranger, doing something that you don’t normally do, showing your love to others, it’s in the recognising of your excuses to not do something that could be really good for you, feeling the magic of hugging a tree, seeing the beauty in yourself, nature and others, really getting that you are always supported and loved, really getting you are beautiful inside and out even if you have a pimple on your nose or have cellulite on your butt, you actually matter and are super important no matter what you have been told, that your poop really does smell bad lol… etc. I could keep going and my fart humor is starting to seep out again.
Integration is living, crawling out of the hole that you had no idea you were in. You know what they say, a fish doesn’t know it’s in water until you take it out. Psychedelics shed light and love on things about you so that you can see, which is such a gift. Once you see it, you can’t un-see, and it’s all happening for you — so you can be free and live in peace. The biggest theme is honouring you, because YOU are the most important person. So that can look different to everyone.