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Ayahuasca Series 2 of 5: How does a plant medicine retreat work?
The Venue A number of places in Central and South America offer plant medicine retreats. I wanted to find one close to me, and sure enough, Gaia Sagrada…
Ayahuasca Series 1 of 5: Why did I do this?
TRIGGER WARNING: This blog series concerns non-addictive psychoactive substances which, despite being present in nature and/or in our own bodies, are judged by the inestimable US government to be Schedule…
Xeno Xoo Lost Chapter 11: Crypsid Homecoming
The rock held, and Voprot swung them across the gap. Geddy’s feet settled on the edge of the far tunnel, and he grabbed Oz’s outstretched hand. She pulled him into…
Xeno Xoo Lost Chapter 10: Denk’s Rescue
The cave-in wasn’t as bad as Geddy feared. The blaster fire had dislodged a chunk of the tunnel’s roof but it hadn’t collapsed completely. Though it did completely fill the…
Xeno Xoo Lost Chapter 9: Claustrophobia
It happened so fast. No more than five seconds passed between Jel spotting the light to Denk’s screen filling with debris. Everyone in the gatehouse froze, and for a time,…
Xeno Xoo Lost Chapter 8: The Tunnel Metaphor
“Are you sure about this?” Geddy asked. Denk had donned his father’s old warden uniform. They were red, he explained, because it was believed that the crypsids couldn’t distinguish the…