When Ceremonies Go Big
A ceremony, whether plant medicine or a major life moment, doesn’t always build gradually.
This is the point where you can no longer ignore the work that needs to be done.
Empathy as Gravity
When I was going through cancer treatment in 2010, something unexpected happened: my friends started pulling away.
Identifying Ceremonies
Before a ceremony begins, there’s usually a moment of knowing.
A pull that says: This isn’t working. Something has to shift.
Sometimes that pull is easy to feel: a breakup, a diagnosis, a tough conversation.
But often, it’s subtler.
Defining Ceremony
We tend to think of ceremony as something reserved, special, sacred, big, rare: a wedding, a funeral, a graduation, a jungle retreat, a plant medicine circle, or a hospital room just before surgery.
But ceremony is also quieter than that.