Considerations for companies bringing master plants into society

A master plant is a plant that can teach you a lesson. Through a deep experience, these plants can give you visions, help you process trauma, connect you with nature or provide insight into something that can be considered beneficial. For some, there is also a fine line between these lessons and fantasy, while recognizing that some fantasy may be reality if it were not for what some call oppressed societal norms.

These plants run deep – and for the sake of this article, I’ll put the kingdoms of Cacti and Mycelium under the umbrella of plants. Colorado has decriminalized all naturally occurring drugs outside of Peyote (which rightly remains under the control of the Native American Church), including psilocybin in mushrooms, DMT in ayahuasca, and mescaline in wachuma—not to mention because cannabis is a master plant.

With the Colorado Natural Medicine Health LawPsilocybin mushrooms will be legal to use in a therapy setting starting in 2025, just like Oregon, which began legal use in 2023. There are limited direct business opportunities outside of therapy centers and some cultivations.

However, the supporting companies are highly sought after because of the profound effects people have experienced with the factories: retreat companies, integration/preparation coaches, microdosing programs, community networks, researchers, media, conferences, legal services and so on.

With the potential that these plants can become a focal point societyHow can our companies, which impact people’s lives, remain in the right relationship with the factories so that they can reach their highest expression in society, which could lead to the most benefits?

This article will raise more questions than answers, because the conversation must take place, perhaps as it did in Eleusis, the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries in ancient Greece, where people like Plato and Socrates used master plants to understand the world through hallucinogenic experiences and intellectual skills. conversations.

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First, what is the highest expression these plants can have on our society? Is it to heal people’s trauma or to find the root of PTSD in our society and address it? Is it to guide people back to a deeper relationship and reverence for Mother Earth or to make people feel more comfortable in the lives they already lead? Maybe it’s to end the war on drugs and give people the opportunity to benefit from it? What about, as some say, decolonizing the mind, dissolving the ego, or simply making us better as workers and more functional in society? What will drive this, science or spiritual/ceremonial practice? Should we let indigenous voices lead, or scientists, or politicians? These are big questions; maybe it’s all or none of it.

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I often wonder if this is a movement or an industry. What I have realized is that there are multiple truths to hold and while I believe no one knows the truth, through self-reflection, listening and hard conversations we can find crumbs of truth. If these drugs work, we will apply these truths to our companies regardless of the ultimate effect, unless of course you believe that your company needs to make more money to spread important work around the world. But if that’s the case, are you taking more than you give? Some might call that ego and a little truth – it’s a fine line.

I want to ask questions that people in the ‘psychedelic space’ will wear on their sleeves – reciprocity, Indigenous-led wisdom and lineage preservation, the importance of research, ending the war on drugs, equitable access and the dissolution of the ego.

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Indigenous cultures have been working with these medicines for thousands of years. Should we listen to them or to a doctor who may have a few years of work under his belt. Some believe that we are gaining a foothold in America because institutions control our education, which serves a purpose and can act as a gatekeeper for people who do not have the same privilege as others. For me, I prefer and trust the direct experience of people who have worked with a force as strong as the master plants. Others I know prefer a therapist.

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How can we amplify and center Indigenous voices in a respectful and consenting way? Is it enough to simply amplify voices or work with them in a way that gives them decision-making power? Can we live with their decisions?

I think the first thing you need to do before answering these questions for your business is to sit deep in your heart and ask yourself why you are creating or operating a business that works with master plants. Is it to bring about a change in the world or to make the most profitable business? Of course it can be a ‘Yes, and…’, but if you stay in your truth, you can lead integrally if you don’t mask this truth. Take ownership of your desires by working with these plants, by listening and surrendering, and then begin asking these questions and processing them. What is the truth in your heart? Be careful when walking the fine line of visions and fantasies. If your desires change, keep that in mind, because these master plants can teach you a lesson.