Ayahuasca, Bufo, Shrooms, and the Power of the Mind: Wisdom from the Psychedelics w/ Jakob Gricar

[From the vault] - This is a re-share of one of my most popular episodes from The James Xander Trip podcast. Enjoy :)Jakob Gricar (@jakobgricar) is a spiritual explorer, thrill seeker, and the co-founder of Vortex Retreats. For the last four years, he’s done deep work with plant medicine and psychedelic journeys, living and learning with the Indigenous communities in Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador. He joins me today to dive into: • his Ayahuasca experiences in Peru 
• his 5-MeO-DMT and Yopo experiences 
• his mushroom microdosing experiments 
• how he overcame depression with psilocybin 
• the lessons he's learned from plant medicine 
• what it was like to leave his home country 
• how to listen to the signs from the Universe 
• his dilemma when it comes to manifestation 
• how Dolores Cannon's work impacted him 
• his self-hypnosis experiments 
• his wild travel stories 
• and how to live an epic life 
Timestamps:• (00:00) - Introduction
• (01:35) - Jakob's story of healing
• (14:00) - Leaving his home country
• (26:35) - First mushroom trip
• (43:19) - Wild hitchhiking story
• (51:57) - First Ayahuasca trip
• (01:02:30) - Doing the shadow work
• (01:09:25) - Finding the magic in life
• (01:24:27) - The true nature of reality
• (01:41:00) - Trusting the Divine Plan
• (01:55:44) - How to live an epic life
Books mentioned:• A Really Good Day by Ayelet Waldman
• The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide by James Fadiman
• Hatha Yoga Padipika by Swami Muktibodhananda
• The Convoluted Universe by Dolores CannonAdditional resources:• Beginner's Guide to Shroom Trips
• Top 5 Benefits of Mushroom TripsSupport the podcast:• Share this episode: jx.fm/jakob
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