The Psychedelic Seeker’s Guide
| Language of origin | |
|---|---|
| Publication date | |
| Infos : | 248 pages |
| Rights representation |
How to Prepare Wisely, Journey Safely, and Find Your Medicine
The essential guide for anyone seeking clarity, safety, and empowered transformation in the rapidly evolving world of psychedelic healing, from bestselling author and expert guide Kristina Hunter
Includes in-depth discussions of consent, power dynamics, preparation, integration, and what to look for, or walk away from, when seeking a guide or facilitator
Grounded in rigorous science, expert information, and trauma-informed psychology, Kristina Hunter’s primer on psychedelic care, from understanding your “why” to choosing a practitioner; from navigating your journey to integrating its insights, is a discerning, empowering resource for anyone seeking the transformative benefits of healing in expanded states.
You’ll learn:
- How psychedelics heal: understand how plant medicines and other entheogens facilitate inner healing intelligence
- A self-empowered approach that helps you make informed, conscious choices from a place of agency and discernment
- Harm- and risk-reduction strategies: screening practices, safety precautions, and ways to identify warning signs of incompetence and abuse
- Skills for maximizing therapeutic benefit, like intention-setting, preparation, and integration strategies for long-term growth
- About the realities and complexities of asymmetrical power dynamics in psychedelic guiding
Crucially, Hunter dedicates an unprecedented three chapters to exploring the ethics and power dynamics of psychedelic guiding, offering a necessary update on classic psychedelic explorers’ guides that’s firmly rooted in 21st-century realities. Readers will learn which red (and orange) flags to look out for and come away equipped with knowledge on consent, suggestibility, therapeutic alliances, and navigating transference.
Related products
