Letters from Harmony Acres
Why would someone take this mushroom as a supplement? Well there may be a few reasons.When we allow ourselves time to set aside with a microdose of Amanita muscaria tincture, or some dried mushroom in tea form, and we say "This is my time to rest and restore" we are already saying to our body that it is safe. Then the muscimol activates the GABA and we can really take a moment to reflect on some things in the past that have traumatized us before. If we are in a safe place in life now, then we can begin to rewrite those neural pathways in the brain to not have the trauma response so activated each time a stimulus occurs.We can step off the timeline of being damaged, and no longer be a traumatized person.
This past weekend I had some anxieties I couldn't put a finger on. Maria gave me a quest: find a hemlock tree that was both wise and humble, sit with my back against it, and ask for its wisdom. What came to me changed my perspective on facing winter.
We just celebrated Winter Solstice with a small group of friends and family, and I wanted to share some insights from our experience — the meaning behind the Yule log, the Celtic herbs of the season, and three reflection prompts for the darkest days of the year.
I began working with Amanita muscaria in 2021 out of an intense need to quit my abusive relationship with cannabis. What started as tiny microdoses in frozen tea cubes became a complete transformation — healing old trauma, building a business, and finding the love of my life.