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RE: My Issues With "Sacred Medicine" (psychedelic) Culture (inspired by a quote that perfectly laid it out)
a good read, with which i primarily agree. i would point out, however, that "sacred medicine" and the "psychonaut" are mostly unrelated ideas. the term "psychonaut" was coined as part of the chaos magick movement and was the title of one half of the book "liber null and psychonaut" by peter j. carrol. one of the topics covered in liber null is "chemognosis" which is very close in my estimation to your commentary here, and certainly suggests many of the same warnings. psychonaut, the latter half of the book, touches on chemognosis very little, as it is not vital to the overall subject of traversing the mind.
beyond that, i thank you for the read.
Thanks for your feedback.
In my experience, those who use the term psychonaut to describe themselves (and those that others describe with it) have included most anyone who was into adventuring with psychedelics.
I've adjusted the title to just say (psychedelic) instead.
i have heard/seen it used in that context, but as a long time practitioner and student of chaos (and occult concepts in general) , it has always bothered me a bit. i like the term "psychonaut" but psychedelics blindfold the traveller and take them somewhere. that isn't "travel" so much as "kidnapping".
that said, i appreciate the adjustment, though i was certainly not suggesting any need to do so.