Dancing With Your Shadow

Have psychedelics introduced you to your shadow-self? What lessons have you learned from sitting with your darker reflection? How can we use psychedelics to embrace our darker truths?

Everyone has a dark side and psychedelics often bring us face-to-face with this shadow side. This shadow self can manifest during psychedelics as: self loathing, insecure attachment, apathy, boredom, or any unconscious aspect of the personality. It can be easy in everyday life to suppress these aspects or become fixated on them as flaws in others but psychedelics break through the walls built by the ego to protect the self reviewing these painful emotions. Although difficult, these experiences can be the most powerful and transformative types of journeys. This circle will focus on exploring the wisdom that our shadow can teach us.

Integration Circle Rules

After our ICE-BREAKER, we will open up the circle 1st to people who would like to integrate a specific experience. Shares are given up to 5 min. we will then ask if the person would like to receive reflections and we will open the floor for 2-3 reflections. At that point we will then move to the next share.

If no one feels called to share a personal experience we will open the circle to questions and general conversations. Please limit shared times to allow responses.

We are also going to ask everyone to:

- Speak from personal perspective

- No Advice Giving

- Bring an open mind

- Confidentiality “what happens in Zoom, stays in Zoom”

- No Recording of ANY kind

- Silence all electronic devices

- Avoid distractive behavior: eating, multitasking, driving

- Mute mic when not talking

- avoid crosstalk

- Participation! We request that everyone participates on some level. That can look like: just turning on your camera, or participating in the check in verbally or via the chat. This is for the comfort of the group and everyone who is showing up and sharing vulnerably

- No Solicitation of Substances or Promotion of Retreats (see disclaimer)

Disclaimer

Altered States Integration is not therapy and is not intended as a substitute for other types of counseling or medical care. We are not licensed therapists and do not claim to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases. We are peer coaches providing a safe space for clients to process the contents of their experience(s) and receive feedback with reflective listening.

Altered States Integration does NOT encourage or condone the purchase, sale or transfer of any illegal substances, nor do they encourage or condone partaking in any unlawful activities related to illegal substances. Please refer to your country, state, and city laws regarding use of psychedelics and alternative substances.