Deus is a plant medicine facilitator who leads workshops in Mexico and does other forms of transformational coaching in Vancouver, Canada. To find out more about him go to https://www.deusfortier.com/ or https://www.thesomaheart.com/

OUTLINE:  
(1:00) Starting a meeting with presence.  Grounding, gratitude, and intention

(2:44) Example of establishing a container, a welcoming ritual

(9:51) Introducing Deus Fortier

(11:00) Long term growth. Value of preparation and integration

(13:05) Are Psychedelics for growth or healing?
Potential limitations of western science in evaluating psychedelic healings

Rak Razam on 5-MeO-DMT: https://youtu.be/0PtZ-58xZjQ

(18:40) Bufo and 5-MeO-DMT
Deus's partner Aga's episode https://pnc.st/s/rupert-radio/670e439e/lessons-from-a-world-class-psychedelic-facilitator-w-aga-postawska

(19:15) How to prepare for optimal psychedelic outcomes

Somatic Scan. https://www.mindfulnessmuse.com/mindfulness-exercises/increase-somatic-awareness-with-a-body-scan-mindfulness-exercise

Also an introduction to Somatic Work. Waking The Tiger: Healing Trauma, by Peter Levine and Ann Frederick - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/384924.Waking_the_Tiger

(27:00) Tips for solo psychedelic trips

(31:30) Devon Christie, of Numinus Wellness. Emphasis on somatic experiencing for psychedelic processes
https://numinus.ca/team/dr-devon-christie-md-ccfp

(30:09) Spotlight of attention and addressing difficult sensations
https://pnc.st/s/rupert-radio/d0244d42/psychedelic-buddhism-how-to-quit-suffering-w-andras-lenart

(32:15) Science vs Spirituality

Observational Studies: https://www.iwh.on.ca/what-researchers-mean-by/observational-vs-experimental-studies#:~:text=Observational%20studies%20are%20ones%20where,two%20types%20of%20observational%20studies.

Initiative to collect data on psychedelic therapies
https://www.quantifiedcitizen.com/

(35:44) Entourage effects. How psychedelics are both therapeutically potent as well as holistically powerful across "many dimensions of our beings simultaneously"

https://psychedelicreview.com/the-entourage-effect-in-magic-mushrooms/

(40:33) Psychedelics eliciting "Mystical Experiences" that participants rate as 1 of their top 3 life experiences, research by R. Griffiths of John Hopkins University

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/press_releases/2006/griffithspsilocybin.pdf

(43:09) What should people avoid when going into a psychedelic experience? The importance of intentions

(48:20) The basic don'ts

(50:10) Examples of great psychedelic practitioners. The benefit of letting go, having support, and acknowledging whatever is true in the present moment

(56:05) The value of having a facilitator, and group vs solo settings

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