Reprograming your DNA

DNA reprograming is not only possible, it’s a key evolutionary feature

An important aspect of being human and overall health is electromagnetic. What that means is that humans interact with electric and magnetic fields bioelectrically. The resonant vibration of DNA to the strongest electromagnetic field frequencies is a key determiner of DNA signaling. AKA which section of DNA is vibrating the most, attracting to it RNA and other transcribing molecules.

By changing the electromagnetic environment of the body DNA expression can be optimized towards health. This is still a very new understanding in science, and the best evidence that exists corroborating this effect comes from earthing and the cellular actions of herbs.

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Earthing and the Earth’s Magnetic Field

What is Bioelectricity?

Herbs that Improve Bioelectricity

What’s the Evidence?

Exploring Subtle Energies

Article by Stefan Burns - Updated June 2022. Join the Wild Free Organic email newsletter!

A star goes supernova and obliterates its solar system with a gamma ray burst, momentarily outshining its galaxy. An electron decays an energy level and releases electromagnetic radiation, breaking a DNA bond.

These two examples demonstrate that energy permeates the universe at all scales, and as highly sophisticated lifeforms humans are well suited to experiencing many of the energies of the universe.

Some energies are literally blindingly obvious (looking at you Sun!), while others are more subtle and pass unnoticed to the unobservant.

I was first drawn to the exploration of subtle energies as my research into geophysics and astrophysics began to branch at times into metaphysics. Here was a world of endless possibilities, questions at every turn, and few answers...I was mesmerized! I often found myself pondering metaphysics during my job while performing a seismic survey or while I was using a magnetometer to measure Earth’s magnetic field. I began to question how simple geophysics like sound waves and electric waves in the crust influence an individual:

“How does a 0.2 Hz seismic microtremor generated from ocean waves change how our bodies resonate in an environment compared to 20 Hz microtremors generated from a nearby highway?”

“How do Earth’s electromagnetic fields like the Schumann resonances interact with human biology”

Overtime the more I learned and the more questions I asked the more a cohesive view of energy developed in my mind. Energy is all things, from the stone along the side of the road, to the star 150 kilometers away from Earth, to you.

Naturally at some point in the quest to better understand energy one begins studying the “subtle energies” and the effects of subtle energies:

What causes how you feel during a full moon?

Why does some water feel more alive that other water?

Why do some people, places, and things just make you feel uncomfortable?

What are Subtle Energies?

Our ability to observe and identify subtle energies is thwarted by our limited scientific methods and instrumentation, and for that matter we’re also limited in the study of subtle energies by the limits of our biology. Subtle energies are inherently difficult to study because they will always be at the edge of our resolution, but it’s vitally important that we try our best at all times to better understand subtle energies because the impacts they have can be quite enormous.

For example, during the embryonic stage cellular voltage gradients across cells determine DNA expression and cellular function. Apply the brain’s cellular voltage gradient to a section of the tail of a frog embryo, a mini brain will develop in the tail (1). An electromagnetic field at the cellular scale is a textbook example of a subtle energy, too small to probably feel yet here we observe this subtle energy forever changing the course of that small frog’s life.

While it may be easier for subtle energies to affect our existence at earlier stages of life, the countess subtle energies that surround and permeate each and every one us at all times have a large impact on our body, mind, and spirit. Exploring and better understanding subtle energies and how they impact you is not solely for those who were born with increased sensitivity to subtle energies, but for all people. In many ways human evolution has led us towards the exploration of subtle energies, it’s a birthright that comes along with our big brains and advanced consciousness.

How to Feel Subtle Energies

There are a few methods that I use to better feel subtle energies in myself and of my environment. Everyone is different so they may not work for you, but I encourage you to try these methods and discover for yourself how well they work.

Quiet the Mind: Meditation is one of the best ways to feel subtle energies as its a way to quiet the activity of the body and the mind. Just as you can’t hear a pin drop in a loud room, with a busy internal bioelectrical environment subtle energies can pass and exert their effects undetected. The main route to the detection of subtle energies is through meditation, and the more you practice the more sensitive you become.

Increase Brainwaves: Better feeling subtle energies comes with the territory of greater consciousness. One proven way to increases consciousness is to increase brainwaves frequencies and amplitudes. Listening to binaural beats is one way to entrain brainwaves to the binaural beat frequency. Another way to stimulate brainwaves is with certain herbs like green tea and chamomile, both of which boost 8-12 Hz alpha brainwaves.

Explore with Psychedelics: Once the brain was fully matured around the age of 25 and if mentally stable, responsibly delving into the world of psychedelics with substances like cannabis (THC) and magic mushrooms (psilocybin) is a powerful way to interact and feel subtle energies. Psychedelics interact with subtle energies in ways modern science does not yet understand, and direct experience of the manipulation of reality as we perceive it is one way to better understand the complex nature of our existence.

Connect with the Earth: Spending time in nature, which itself is a mesh of subtle energies, is one way to develop a feeling of the unseen and unheard. Even better is to spend some time grounding while in nature, placing your feet, hands, and/or body in direct contact with the conductive ground surface of our planet. The Earth is a sea of subtle energies, waves of free electrons sweep across the surface of the planet every second. Meditating while grounding is an excellent way to explore certain subtle energies and how they affect your autonomic nervous system and beyond.

And for another example of a subtle energy, think about how reading this article made you feel.

For those who have felt and experienced subtle energies, which is most everyone at some point in life, please share your experiences in the comments below!

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References:

1. Pai VP, Lemire JM, Pare JF, Lin G, Chen Y, Levin M. Endogenous gradients of resting potential instructively pattern embryonic neural tissue via notch signaling and regulation of proliferation. Journal of Neuroscience. 2015;35(10):4366-4385.

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Piperine Improves Digestion and Enhances bioavailability

Article by Stefan Burns - Updated July 2022. Join the Wild Free Organic email newsletter!

There exists a phytochemical that dramatically improves digestion while also boosting the bioavailability and absorption of nutrients. It’s a potent anti-inflammatory, has neuroprotective effects, and can even reduce the toxicity of certain chemicals. With such a broad range of health effects, it almost seems too good to be true that piperine exists, and lucky for us it is 100% real and one of the main reasons why black pepper is the “king of spices” worldwide.

White pepper contains the greatest percentage of piperine

Piperine is the main active ingredient in black pepper, white in color and makes up 3-10% of a peppercorn by weight, and piperine is responsible for the pungency of black pepper. If the oxidized black skin of a peppercorn is removed, this creates what is known as white pepper, and white peppercorns have a greater percentage of piperine than black pepper does. This article examines the different uses of piperine, in particular its ability to dramatically enhance the bioavailability of certain chemicals like curcuminoids and psilocybin, and how to best supplement with piperine.

Piperine Health Benefits

Because piperine stimulates quite a few different pathways throughout the body, it has a wide range of health uses depending on what health issues are present and how it is dosed. The main health benefits of piperine are:

1. Increases bio-absorption of vitamins and trace elements

2. Improves digestion

3. Decreases fat accumulation

4. Antimicrobial

5. Effective against acute inflammation

6. Piperine ameliorates chronic mild stress

7. Stimulates anti-cancer pathways

8. Reduces the extent of toxicity for certain chemicals

Piperine is an inhibitor of MAO activity, which is a potential treatment path for depression, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. Piperine also can increase serotonin and dopamine levels under conditions of stress. Piperine’s effects on cancer, inflammatory diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases is still actively being researched into, and at this moment in time piperine is best known for it’s ability to enhance the absorption of other compounds like curcuminoids (antioxidant anti-inflammatories found in turmeric).

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Piperine Curcumin Bioavailability Enhancement

Curcuminoids are the yellow to orange pigments found in turmeric. There are many different curcuminoids but the main and most common of them is curcumin. The issue with curcumin is that it has nearly zero physiological effects on the body if taken by itself because it has terrible bioavailability, measured at less than 1%. The bodies ability to absorb curcuminoids is limited due to its poor solubility in the aqueous phase of the digestive tract and what does reach the bloodstream is rapidly metabolized and excreted. A lot of time and effort has gone into increasing the absorption of curcumin, and piperine has proven to be one of the best ways to increase curcumin’s absorption and therefore increasing its health effects, the main ones of which are:

1. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory

2. Anti-depressive and is neuroprotective

3. Dramatically reduces symptoms of osteoarthritis

4. Improves prostate health

5. Reduces inflammation of the digestive system

Piperine works synergistically with curcumin by inhibiting curcumin's rabid absorption by the liver and intestinal wall, thereby increasing the absorption of curcumin by 2000% (20x better). Now able to pass into the bloodstream in much greater quantities thanks to piperine, curcumin can circulate throughout the body and past the blood-brain barrier for much more powerful full body anti-inflammatory effects. It takes about one hour after supplementation for curcuminoids and piperine to reach max concentrations in the blood, and they are metabolized almost completely a few hours later.

Most studies that observed the bioavailability enhancing effects of piperine on curcumin used a ratio of 5 mg piperine to 500 mg curcumin, and as a result most supplements are formulated with the same ratio. New research is currently being done where the amount of piperine relative to curcumin is increased, and being considerate of all the health benefits piperine has of its own, increasing the ratio by 4x by supplementing with 500 mg curcumin and 20 mg piperine is worthwhile to try.

Piperine for Psilocybin Absorption

Because piperine has been shown to increase the ability of various phytochemicals (curcumin, green tea EGCG) to be absorbed into the blood stream, there is a growing interest in if piperine can aid in the absorption of other compounds like psilocybin. Psilocybin is a chemical produced by over 200 species of fungi that is water soluble and is biologically inactive. Once in the body though, psilocybin is rapidly metabolized into psilocin which creates psychedelic effects such as hallucinations, feelings of euphoria, changes in perceptions, and space/time distortions, and for these reason psilocybin is often used for spiritual journeys or in the treatment of mental illness.

Though good scientific evidence is very limited in regards to piperine’s ability to increased the absorption of psilocybin, mechanistically it should work as piperine in general increases gastrointestinal function and absorption ability. My personal anecdotal experience backs this up (N=1) as I’ve experimented with psilocybin using magic mushrooms while also taking some piperine. Piperine in theory is the perfect pair for psilocybin because it also has neurologic functions and can cross the blood-brain barrier like psilocin. Taking 1.5 grams of magic mushrooms paired with 25 mg of piperine increased the effect of the magic mushrooms noticably for me, to the point where it felt like I actually took about 2-2.5 grams of mushrooms. My experience in pairing piperine and psilocybin together is limited but it seems piperine makes magic mushrooms about 20-30% more potent simply by increasing the amount of psilocybin that successfully passes through the digestive system into the bloodstream.

Since psilocybin is water soluble, one effective way to use magic mushrooms is to powder them and stir that into a chamomile tea steeped in 170F water. Take the piperine supplement while drinking the tea.

Piperine for Medicinal Mushrooms

It’s also very likely that piperine increases the absorption and effect of medicinal mushrooms like reishi and cordyceps. Medicinal mushrooms have powerful immune-boosting and cognitive-enhancing health effects, and it’s worth keeping a piperine supplement on hand for use in boosting the absorption of herbal supplements like curcumin or medicinal mushrooms.

How to Supplement with Piperine Capsules

Piperine is one herbal supplement I always keep on hand because it enhances the absorption and actions of many other herbal supplements like turmeric and green tea. If herbal supplements do include piperine into their blend, it’s usually in amounts of 2-5 mg per serving, which is quite low. To supplement with piperine by itself or in conjunction with other herbals use 0.25-0.5 mg piperine per kg of bodyweight. A good starting dose is 10-25 mg.

Nootropics Depot Piperine

Nootropics Depot conveniently sells piperine extract in 10mg capsules. Piperine is highly sensitive and will degrade quickly when exposed to light, so supplementing with piperine in capsule form instead of with a powder is not only easier to dose but also lowers the amount of degradation that will occur due to light exposure.

The 10 mg capsules also make experimenting with piperine dosages quite easy. If interested start with 10 mg a few times and then increase to 20 mg or beyond. This is especially useful when digestive upset is being experienced. Consuming black pepper is one way to help ease digestive ailments, but it can be difficult to consume enough black pepper directly to be especially effective, but piperine can be supplemented at whatever 10 mg increment desired.

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References:

1. Butt MS, Pasha I, Sultan MT, Randhawa MA, Saeed F, Ahmed W. Black pepper and health claims: a comprehensive treatise. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2013;53(9):875-886. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2011.571799

2. Rahman Khan Z, Moni F, Sharmin S, et al. Isolation of bulk amount of piperine as active pharmaceutical ingredient (Api) from black pepper and white pepper(<i>piper nigrum</i> l.). PP. 2017;08(07):253-262. https://doi.org/10.4236/pp.2017.87018

3. Shoba G, Joy D, Joseph T, Majeed M, Rajendran R, Srinivas PS. Influence of piperine on the pharmacokinetics of curcumin in animals and human volunteers. Planta Med. 1998;64(4):353-6.

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What are Hypnagogic Naps?

Article by Stefan Burns - Updated November 2021. Join the Wild Free Organic email newsletter!

Hypnagogic naps are a prime example of the power of theta brainwaves.

A hypnagogic nap is one where you fall asleep and then through some loud stimulation immediately wake back up.

The classic method is to fall asleep in a chair with a steel ball in one hand and a wide metal pan placed below it. When the transition from wakefulness to stage 1 sleep occurs, the hand relaxes and the ball hits the pan, making a loud sound which wakes the user up.

The red dashed line at about the five minute mark is when a hypnagogic nap occurs. Hypnagogic naps provide a jolt of energy but the amount is insufficient if actual rest is needed. Hypnagogic naps are best performed as part of an experiment and exploration into the many states of consciousness.

Creatives such as Edgar Allan Poe and Salvador Dali used hypnagogic naps in their creative pursuits.

Transition from sleep into wakefulness is known as hypnopompic. Hypnagogic and hypnopompic are transitional "threshold consciousness" phases where hallucinations, lucid thought, sparks of genius, and lucid dreaming can occur.

Using binaural beats can make achieving a hypnagogic nap easier. Theta 4-8 Hz brainwaves are most dominant during a wake to sleep transition, so playing 5.55 Hz binaural beats primes brainwaves of that frequency. Use the video below for short hypnagogic naps or for longer theta binaural beat brainwave therapy.

How to Perform a Hypnagogic Nap

Below are the instructions on how to setup a hynagogic nap via the classic method (ball in hand).

1. Take a comfortable seated position and lay your arms over the top of the armrests. In one hand, place a heavy object like a stone or a metal ball. Turn on binaural beats if using. 42 Hz binaural beats is recommended instead of the 5.55 Hz track if trying to achieve lucid states and generate radical ideas.

2. Relax, close your eyes, and begin taking long deep breaths.

3. Sink deeper into relaxation by focusing on the breath and the thoughtlessness beyond. Deeper….deeper…

4. POW! The ball has dropped and you’re back!

Another easier way to perform a hynagogic nap is to set a timer for 15 minutes. Though you might not wakeup at the instant you transition to sleep, if a timer is set for 10-15 minutes before dozing off, it’ll start ringing while you’re still in stage 1 of sleep, providing the same benefits as the classic method. I prefer using a 15 minute timer because I find holding onto an object stops me from being able to fall asleep easily.

Entering into the nap calm and rested and a hypnagogic nap cycle takes about 5-10 minutes in total. If agitated and not at ease it can take 10+ minutes to eventually relax enough to then transition to sleep.

The best time to perform hypnagogic naps is on a quiet day free of stress. Mid-afternoon is a good time as there is a natural drowsy lull that sometimes occurs yet wakefulness is still dominant.

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The Importance of Sleep

Sleeping is incredibly important for best mental health, lifespan, health, injury…every system in the body suffers if sleep is compromised. Hynagogic naps are one way to quickly rest and boost energy levels but they are not a replacement for regular deep sleep. Everything can be going great but if sleep has been poor then it needs to be the primary wellness focus.

Five Steps to Manifestation

Article by Stefan Burns - Updated January 2022. Join the Wild Free Organic email newsletter!

Manifesting is the metaphysical practice of changing reality using the quantum power of being human. With a certain level of consciousness and conviction, frequency of attraction can be changed to your benefit and attract whatever you desire. Once basic meditation practices have been established and ritualized, then introducing affirmations and manifestation practices into your larger spiritual practice can benefit your life, from small to life-changing ways.

The material universe that dominates our reality is a dimension of reality of a certain frequency. The holographic universe theory states that all the dimensions of the universe spring from a non-local source, call it God, Source, or the Force. With the right rituals, Homo sapiens with brains, body, and voice are able to change how reality manifests from the non-local field.

Though it is possible, manifesting rarely happens on the instantaneous timescale and more often takes continuous input and time to come to fruition. The strength of the manifestation signal (warping of reality fabric) is one input in determining how quickly manifestation happens. Continuous or pulses of manifestation waves of increasing intensity (willpower) will successfully manifest many goals if done long enough to sufficiently remake reality into the same frequency being generated endogenously through manifesting meditation and rituals.

Prerequisites to manifesting are the ability to clear the mind with strong internal awareness and create focus. Your words, thoughts, and body posture all affect the final manifestation pulse wave you create, so you must be as balanced as possible. Be careful what you wish for! Being highly specific with what you want is best and if the manifestation is successful, the accuracy of the manifestation leads to greater confidence in the method actually working. Like a positive feedback loop, after initial success with manifesting, belief in the power of manifesting grows and as a result the success of manifesting increases. Make manifestation rituals a regular part of your lifestyle and as success builds it will become second nature.

Below is a five step manifesting method that I have used to manifest into my life beautiful people, a six-figure job, financial independence, and abundant love.

Establish your Vision

No manifestation will be successful if the desired outcome isn’t clearly defined. Whatever is chosen to be manifested will be manifested, so if someone wants financial independence and chooses to achieve this by focusing on manifesting a new higher paying job, then if successful they will manifest a new higher paying job, though a better job doesn’t necessarily mean financial independence. It’s important to manifest the final desired outcome, and to make that vision extremely clear in focus.

If manifesting financial independence and leaving it open in outcome, the final result of the manifestation practice might be a complete curveball like winning a lottery/sweepstakes or receiving a surprise inheritance, neither of which are job dependent. If manifesting simply abundance, a successful final outcome might be financial abundance, an abundance of friends, an abundance of resources, an abundance of effectively whatever your subconscious desired at the time since the type of abundance wasn’t consciously defined.

Be very specific in manifesting certain desires and also manifest larger waves to accompany them. With the financial independence example, this could mean defining the vision of, focusing on, and manifesting the following:

1. A successful independent business

2. Growing financial investments

3. A reduction in expenditures

Manifesting all of the above creates a complex waveform that propagates through the universe, and with enough input and belief, this wave will attract the very things and conditions that were desired.

One of the key factors in successfully manifesting anything is having absolute faith that it will happen. Having faith is often the hardest aspect of manifesting, so if just starting off being consistent in practicing manifestation rituals is very important in order to make sure the grand goal is a success. Once manifestations begin to happen, faith in the process develops and with this, future manifestations are believed to be all the more possible. The more “far-flung” the manifestation (as you see it), the more input and faith will be required to overcome internal doubts, and therefore having the confidence and self-worth in yourself that you are capable of attracting these things and are worthy of them is paramount in being successful in manifesting anything.

Create Space for Manifestation

Once a vision of what is to be manifested has been outlined, either in your head or ideally written out very clearly, it’s time to create a space for the manifestation ritual. Since it is the willpower and focus that you put into the ritual that determines how strong your manifestation is, it is vital that there are ZERO distractions in your environment.

Establish a Space

Find a space large enough to feel comfortable in that doesn’t restrict your movement. For the duration of the ritual, this should exclusively be your space unless performing a group manifestation. During a manifestation ritual you may feel called upon to stretch, dance, do some yoga, self massage, sing, or basically anything that feels good and right in the moment, so ensure that whatever space you choose can accommodate whatever may arise. Choose an area and location where you can fully express yourself in love and bliss without any outside forces present which can shame or cast judgement on you or the ritual.

Choose a Time

Find a time when your space will be quiet. Dawn is a powerful time for manifesting as most people are still asleep and the world isn’t loud and busy yet. You can envision the power of your manifestation growing like the sun rising over the horizon. Night time rituals also work well due to the world being quiet and free of noise. When I say noise I mean sound as well as thought noise and manifestation noise from others. Everyone is manifesting at all times whether they realize it or now, much of it is collective manifestation. The clearer the individual manifestation signal you can broadcast out into the universe free of outside static, the better. If far removed enough from the hustle and bustle of society, ideally in nature, then performing a manifestation ritual during the day also works. It’s always better to perform a manifestation ritual at any time rather than not perform one at all because the conditions weren’t perfect.

Remove any Distractions

During a manifestation ritual all electronics should be off and far removed from the ritual space. Poorly trained and excitable pets should be sheltered away from the ritual space for as long as is safe and needed. Appliances and anything that makes excess noise and vibrations should be off as well.

Consider your lighting

If indoors, natural lighting is best in order to stay aligned with the circadian rhythm. If early in the morning or late at night, strong daylight temperature bulbs (4500 - 6500k), which promote intense beta 12-30 Hz beta brainwaves, should be turned off. Lower frequency 8-12 Hz alpha brainwaves and 4-8 Hz theta brainwaves are more creative in nature and will propagate better through space based on electromagnetism physics, so choosing dim low-kelvin lighting sources like candles which shift brainwave patterns to alpha and theta rhythms are best. If skilled in visualizing with your third-eye gaze mental picture, then manifesting in complete darkness can be very powerful.

Utilize Energy Focus Points

Objects like crystals, runes, and water can help the manifestation processing by assisting in the process of weaving patterns of what you desire. Using material objects like crystals can help you organize your thoughts and place certain attributes into certain objects. A complex manifestation can have many parts and conditions, and it’s important to remember them all and invoke them as necessary and in the appropriate order. In effect you’re creating a visual reminder with an object and increasing the energy of the ritual space.

From right to left. TOP - Rose quartz and citrine. BOTTOM - Gebo, Fehu, Wunjo

For example, if manifesting a love relationship into your life, you could utilize rose quartz, citrine, and the elder futhark runes of Gebo, Fehu, and Wunjo. Rose quartz to symbolize love, citrine to symbolize your open heart, Gebo represents balanced harmonious relationships, Fehu represents Venus, the moon, and love, and Wunjo represented happiness and joy. Knowing the attributes of these things, or imbuing symbolism into objects makes a manifestation ritual all the more powerful. If you have objects from your life with deep meaning and powerful memories attached to them, then if appropriate using these objects in a manifestation ritual will be very powerful as you’ll pull from deeper levels of faith and belief when working with these sentimental objects. Using actual money during a financial abundance manifestation for example will help you anchor into the manifestation ritual to really visualize the wealth you wish to have.

Water is a material which holds onto and carries energy and information exceptionally well, so utilizing water during a manifestation ritual is a good thing to do. This can be a bathtub of water that you infuse with your manifestations which you then soak in. It can be a cup of tea that you infuse with your manifestations which you then drink, or it can even be your own body which is ~75% water. From personal experience I can say that hot bathtub manifestation rituals are very powerful in effect. Draw a hot bath, infuse it with the juice of a lemon, herbs, essential oils, bentonite clay or a similar clay, Epsom salt, and coconut/olive/chia/castor oil. You can add cannabis tincture to the water if you want to further increase the full body experience; add whatever you want to the water which will aid you with the manifestation. For example I add the lemon juice to cleanse the water of chlorine and to invigorate my immune system, the epsom salt recharges my magnesium levels, strengthening my bones and balancing my hormones, clay aids in detoxification of my body, and oils nourish skin and hair. You can chant your manifestations into the water as you apply these additions, and then when you soak into the tub allow yourself to feel these forces you have invoked to seep into and invigorate your body.

Breathe

With an established vision and space chosen, it’s now time to begin the ritual. Every ritual begins with calming and clearing the mind, and the best way to do this is with breath work. Close your eyes and start with long deep breaths, four seconds in and four seconds out works well here, with a slight pause at the top of the inhale and bottom of the exhale. During the initial breathwork there should be zero thinking of the manifestation and any other thoughts surrounding that, only focus on breathing. Feel your diaphragm, ribs, and chest expand and contract. Pay attention to how you feel, observe your state of mind passively and begin calming all your systems. Let out some big sighs, allowing the body to relax and enter into a parasympathetic state. Imagine a glowing white light in the center of your being and then expanding to fill your space brings clarity of thought to mind and dispels any negative thoughts and influences. If negative thoughts are popping up, it is during the breathwork portion of the ritual that you can dispel them safely. If you are unable to transcend beyond negativity then STOP the ritual, plan it for a later date, and practice yoga and meditation until those thoughtforms are worked though and passed. Proceeding with a manifestation ritual with any impurities will manifest those impurities at whatever strength given, either consciously or unconsciously.

Depending on skill and experience level, the initial breathwork can take a few minutes to thirty plus minutes. If proper space was created for the ritual, time should be of no concern, so follow your intuition for how long you need to perform the breathwork until you feel ready. Breathwork can be done standing, seated in lotus, laying down in shavasana, or in any position that is comfortable for an extended period of time. Change postures as needed, and the more open and symmetrical the body posture the better.

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Follow your Intuition

With mind clear and vision set, it is time to state the desired manifestation(s). Thinking what you want to manifest is important, visualizing what you want to manifest is very effective, and chanting or speaking what you want to manifest with confidence is the most powerful. Writing down and journaling is also an effective method which has the benefit of being archivable and can be returned to, making repeat rituals especially easy. Combine all these methods of communication for best effect. With thinking, visualizing, speaking, and journaling, you must believe what you are saying for it to come true.

let’s say you are far away from the goal of owning a house debt-free, the first time you think “I manifest into my life a house debt-free”, you might not fully believe what you are saying. This is okay, with each repetition of the statement “I manifest into my life a house debt-free”, your faith and belief that you can manifest this desire will increase. Practice makes perfect. The more confidence in your beliefs you are, and the more you can state your manifestation desires with conviction, the more effective the ritual will be.

Following a premade manifestation script will be limiting because it doesn’t account for your individual experience at that moment. Following your intuition is important, and with all the other factors in place by this point, now let your intuition guide you. If you are struggling in believing a manifestation will come true, then reflect on why that is and do whatever is necessary to work that self-limiting energy out of you. Perhaps your work that energy out by moving your body through dance or yoga, or maybe that’s taking a pillow and hitting the ground with it a few times to burn off steam. It can also be sitting in quiet reflectance with a cup of hot tea or journaling what exactly it is you are feeling. Once all self-limiting beliefs are cast out of the space, then the ritual can proceed. Going through the motions without full conviction will not result in a successful manifestation, you have to be able to feel the magnetic energy being created for what you’re manifesting. In effect you’re telling the universe that you can bear the responsibility of what you desire, be it a new home or relationship, and if you don’t actually want that responsibility somewhere in you consciously or otherwise, then you won’t receive it. The universe will only provide to you what you can responsibly take care of.

Following your intuition during the manifestation ritual may see you increase or decrease the scope of your manifestation as your discover precisely what it is you need/desire. Rome wasn’t built in a day, accept whatever teachings come your way and listen to the guidance of your higher spirit in order to manifest appropriately and responsibly. You don’t want to manifest something that will ruin your life, so be very careful and intentional in what you choose.

Reaffirm your Manifestation

With the ritual now coming to a close, reaffirm any manifestations made and spend time with each one, letting the truth and belief of it sink into your soul. Rise from the ritual having shed any bad habits and self-limiting beliefs and accept with grace the new consciousness that is you. A manifestation ritual is very much a spiritual death and rebirthing process, and to successfully manifest you must be willing to let go of your prior identity in order to step into the new consciousness that you, your higher spirit, and God created together.

Making it here (yes this article!) is a sign that you’re being guided towards these spiritual practices for a reason as planned by your higher spirit and God. Take the time to learn these practices and utilize them as often as possible. For example you can have a big manifestation ritual in the spring to help your garden grow, and anytime you enter into the garden henceforth repeat the manifestations created with the first ritual. If manifesting health and well-being, after the first manifestation ritual, you can repeat the affirmations chosen every time you eat or drink. With a meal you can say “Thank you God for this food you have provided me, may it heal and regenerate my body and grow my vital life force energy”. Pairing visualizations with mini manifestation rituals like this is very effective and it is small practices like these done consistently that are responsible for many of the miracles that occur.

Together the human mind, body, and soul have a powerful influence on the creation of reality as we know it, and with the right knowledge and practice, anyone can manifest whatever they desire into their individual reality.

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Useful Resources for Manifesting

In my manifesting practice I have found the following tools and resources especially useful.

1. The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot. As a geophysicist I am fascinated by the junction of physics and metaphysics, and the holographic universe theory provides a neat path for scientifically understanding how phenomenon like manifesting are not only possible but a latent skill everyone possesses. Michael Talbot did a great job explaining the holographic universe theory and supporting it with endless research and historical accounts. Reading this book will increase your faith in the manifestation process tenfold.

2. Green tea and Chamomile Tea. Green tea and chamomile tea both promote 8-12 Hz alpha brainwave activity and help stabilize the rhythms of the heart, making it easier to enter into a calm meditative state of mind and body. Both green tea and chamomile are very good for your health for these reasons and more are one of my favorite wellness tools that I use consistently.

3. Elder Futhark Runes. Learning the ancient runic system used by the Celts, Germanic tribes, and Norse peoples has allowed me to very easily summon certain primordial forces of nature simply by chanting the runes desired. I began my study of the runes with the books A Practical Guide to the Runes by Lisa Peschel and Runes for Beginners by Lisa Chamberlain. I bought my first set of runes painted in stone, which were good to start with in learning the symbols, and after some time studying with the beginner set I performed the full ritual of creating my own set of runes using the traditional methods. Tarot cards and other archetypical symbols have the same effect here is the runes.

4. Crystals. All the shapes and colors that crystals come in already provide a useful substrate for manifesting, and learning of their metaphysical properties only increases their usefulness in manifestation rituals. At the very least they are visually pretty and help promote a joyful happy state of mind.

5. Psychedelics. Psychedelics like THC-rich cannabis and psilocybin containing magic mushrooms change brainwave harmonic frequencies and help the user to experience reality in a different way. Seeing reality manipulate is one way to cultivate the belief that the fabric of reality is manipulatable. Psychedelics open up the energy channels of the body, so they must be used very responsibly and only in nurturing supportive environments. Do not use before the age of 25 and USE RESPONSIBLY.

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Biofield Tuning - Electromagnetic Sound Healing

Article by Stefan Burns - Updated January 2022. Join the Wild Free Organic email newsletter!

When examining health and wellness from a holistic perspective, we must see beyond just diet, exercise, and lifestyle factors. The energetic state of the body and mind have a wide ranging and powerful effect on an individual’s health and wellness. Energetic state influences how much energy someone has at their disposal for physical or mental endeavors, their state of mind and brainwave patterns, and whether the possibility for disease exists. Linked to the energetic field of the body are consciousness and emotions (1,2). Present emotional status and past emotional history have a strong effect on the mind and body.

What we believe manifests into reality at different strengths depending on the conviction of the belief, and this principle holds true for beliefs incorporated into oneself in the past. The further back in time a belief is stored, usually the more unconsciously the associated behaviors will manifest.  Beliefs can be positive or negative, and everyone’s unique combination of beliefs makes them who they are. It is through their interactions with belief systems that many alternative healing methods work, be it plant medicine ceremonies, meditation, yoga, or sound healing.

Biofield tuning is a very powerful type of sound healing interacts with the human electromagnetic field in order to discover and heal deep unconscious emotional trauma and limiting belief systems that would have been difficult for a seeker to discover on their own.

What is Biofield Tuning?

Biofield tuning is a type of sound healing that uses metallic tuning forks to interact with the electromagnetic field of the human body, otherwise known as the biofield. The human biofield extends on average 2 meters out from the center of the body and a biofield tuning specialist is able to feel and manipulate this electromagnetic field using tuning forks of different frequencies. According to biofield tuning theory, the magnetic field lines furthest away from the body are those associated with early life, and field lines closer to the body correspond to more recent history. As a result the biofield also can be read as a timeline of past experiences and emotions. Unresolved trauma will manifest in the biofield as discordant energy which a biofield tuning specialist can detect by the shift in vibrational and auditory frequency of the tuning forks.

Emotional trauma and limiting belief systems manifest themselves in the human biofield as “knots”, warped magnetic field lines that correspond to energy blockages in the body. An experienced biofield tuning specialist is able to interact with biofield knots, discover past emotional trauma, and with a clear mind, receive the information stored in the biofield to guide the seeker towards resolution.

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The Power of Belief and Holographic Theory

To fully understand the power experienced emotions and belief has on one’s existence*, let’s take two individuals who experienced different upbringings, Jack and Joe. Jack was always told he was smart from a young age, and as Jack grew up layers of beliefs that he is smart were built. Jack’s internal deep set belief that he is smart manifested in reality as him actually being very intelligent.

On the other side of the spectrum, if Joe was told from a young age he was dumb, Joe will have built up a belief system that he is dumb which then will manifest itself into reality as his stupidity.

Until Joe dismantles his old belief systems that he is stupid, he will not be able to unlock his full potential. Specific deep set beliefs can be very hard to change as these beliefs actually manifest into reality in such a way as to impede the identification and healing of that belief system. Most everyone has beliefs that do not serve them hidden in blind spots, and this is where bringing in a coach or healer to identify these self-limiting areas of belief is so valuable. Repairing and changing belief structures that do not serve the individual or collective is a requisite step required for complete health and wellness to be achieved. Until all self-sabotaging, limiting, and deleterious beliefs are replaced by beliefs that serve to grow an individual consciously, emotional baggage can manifest as limitations, injury, and disease.

*Holographic theory explains this phenomenon, and for more information on holographic theory I suggest you read the book The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot.

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My Experience with BioField Tuning

Being a geophysicist who has an understanding of how biofield tuning works from a physics perspective, and also being a holistic wellness practitioner, having the opportunity to have my biofield tuned was very exciting. Experiencing the physics of biofield tuning to discover self-limiting blind spots and past emotional blockages was a unique synthesis between self wellness and the physics of our universe that I live to better understand and educate others on.

Biofield tuning specialist Angie Bahm of Sound Healings Edmonds was the first person to examine my biofield. I went into the session with an open mind once the session started I found it easy to maintain a deep state of meditation throughout. Through my grounding and meditation practices, my earth star and soul star chakras were identified as being well balanced. By examining my biofield timeline, Angie was able to find unresolved childhood emotional trauma that I had held onto since the age of five, which is when my parents divorced. I have very few memories from this time in my life and everything that I experienced during that turbulent time was stored in my unconscious. By realigning my magnetic field corresponding to that time, Angie was able to offer insight into the emotions I experienced and provided me closure on self-limiting beliefs that I had developed.

To learn more about biofield tuning and to watch my biofield tuning session live, you can watch the video at the top of the article. You can also read the book Tuning the Human Biofield: Healing with Vibrational Sound Therapy written by Eileen Day McKusick, the founder of biofield sound healing therapy.

I wish all of you the best in resolving any past emotional blockages and limiting belief systems you may possess. The wellness journey is never-ending as there is always room for expansion, every step forward takes one closer to their true purpose.

References:

1. Murphy T. Solving the “Hard Problem”: Consciousness as an Intrinsic Property of Magnetic Fields. Journal of Consciousness Exploration & Research. 2019;10(8):646-659.

2. Beck R. Mood Modification with ELF Magnetic Fields: A Preliminary Exploration. Published online 1986.

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How to choose Cannabis

Article by Stefan Burns - Updated November 2021. Join the Wild Free Organic email newsletter!

With reality warping chemicals, it is very important to consider the energetics and how they affect the experience. Cannabis is one of the most popular psychedelics people use worldwide to raise their level of consciousness.

Cannabis is a gentle quick-growing plant which produces cannabinoids like THC and CBD. Cannabis plants can grow to 2 meters tall or greater, and have good root systems which are electrically coupled with the Earth. Cannabis flowers into buds, which is where the majority of the cannabinoids are concentrated. Cannabinoids interface with the endocannabinoid system in the human body. The endocannabinoid system runs parallel to the nervous system, and it is through this shared overlapping footprint that THC, CBD, THCV, and other cannabinoids have their time dilation and psychedelic effects on the human experience.

When choosing a cannabis flower to use, either through an edible or dry vaporized, you must then consider the energetics the plant experienced during its growth. Was the cannabis grown indoors or outdoors? With pesticides or without pesticides. Were fertilizers used? Was the plant told it was loved?

With these considerations in mind, biodynamic cannabis is the best choice for all reasons. Biodynamic farming methods are based outdoors, use zero pesticides, and use natural land-derived fertilizers like compost. The people growing the cannabis on the biodynamic farm are also more likely to be spiritually evolved and freer of stress. The closer the alignment of the cannabis growers to source-energy, the better the users cannabis experience will be. When using cannabis at a noticeable dose, reality will warp in the direction of the energetic imprint the overall environment imparted on the cannabis plant during it’s growth. Plants remember and have behavior. Chemicals and changes in the physical environment also imprint the cannabis plant with information.

The consciousness of the grower and the environment in that location will be the consciousness experienced by the user. Cannabis flower being grown biodynamically from a highly evolved spiritual person could lead to a spiritual awakening when used. On the other end of the spectrum, cannabis grown in darkness with heavy chemicals attended to by stressed and/or fearful workers will confer upon the user a radically different experience. More broadly, the energetics of an environment will affect the consciousness of everything in that environment.

With laws around the world changing as they are, cannabis is increasingly becoming available. If unable to grow cannabis yourself in your own energetic environment, then the user must be fully conscious when choosing which cannabis they purchase. Using bud grown in a low frequency environment will lead to a lower frequency vibrational state being experienced, with higher frequency being desirable. The benefit of outdoor growing is that the energetic imprint of mother Earth’s consciousness can have the biggest effect on the energetics of the cannabis. The Earth is superconscious compared to a human being, and the more wild yet abundant in resources (water, light, nutrients, etc) a growing environment has, the bigger the imprint Earth will have on the growth of the cannabis. In fact this is true for any organism.

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2021 Cannabis Crop (1 male 3 females) about 1 month before harvest

This is my best result growing cannabis thus far. I created a mini hügelkultur in the bottom of this large pot, starting with a layer of decomposed stump in the very bottom, then dandelion leaves, native mushrooms found in the nearby creek environment, then wood chips and topped with a composted 100% natural potting soil. This cannabis is being grown 100% biodynamically, with no fertilizers or pesticides being used. This was an extremely low maintenance grow, as I was away for the summer, and I was impressed by how well they all did considering all they were given were water. Using the hügelkultur methods and preloading the containers with natural resources was a big help in creating a self-sufficient ecosystem for the cannabis and other organisms to thrive in.

This guide can be applied to food, water, air, and other resources we all depend on. When stuck in a stagnant low energetic state, examine the environment, food, water, air, and people you surround yourself with to better understand what factors are dragging you down and then strategize how to change the energetics you consume and surround yourself with.

Experience From a Three Month THC Break

Article by Stefan Burns - Updated August 2022. Join the Wild Free Organic email newsletter!

From the dates of August 20th, 2020 to November 14th, 2020 I took a break from all cannabis containing THC, a psychoactive cannabinoid. During this time I did consume small amounts (5-15 mg) of CBD here or there via gummies, and there was one CBD pre-roll I enjoyed, but I did not experience the effects of any psychoactive THC during this time. Having used THC regularly for the past few years, and then abstaining completely for 3 months, was a very enlightening experience.

Before I share what I learned from taking a 3 month THC tolerance break, I will share what I learned after four years of cannabis usage.

Four Years of Cannabis Experience

I first started experimenting with plant medicine around the age of 25. Before this I had never used cannabis or any other plant medicine because of the knowledge of how the brain is still developing until the age of 25. The brain still exhibits plasticity and the ability to change beyond 25, but most of the large structural changes are made from -9 months to 25 years of age.

At first I only consumed cannabis infrequently when with friends, and we burned our bud. Within a few months, I decided to pursue my understanding of cannabis further by purchasing a small oil vaporizer, which gives pre-measured doses of 2.5 mg and then shuts off. The quality wasn’t good like cannabis flower, but the ability to measure how different amounts like 2.5, 5, 10, and 15 mg made me feel was interesting and useful for a new user like myself.

Once that ran out, I began to consume cannabis more regularly. Knowing the benefits of vaporization over combustion I purchased some vaporizers from Healthy Rips, starting with the Fierce and then followed by the Fury Edge, both products I highly recommend. At times, I was consuming cannabis daily, sometimes many times a day, though never with huge amounts. I only used flower with my vaporizers, and dry herb vaporizers are so efficient at cannabinoid extraction that even with sometimes daily usage I never used more than 1 gram a week. I only purchased top shelf flower (the quality of which varies more than you’d expect), and as I learned the benefits of CBD I began to almost exclusively vaporize THC:CBD blends, from 4:1 to 1:4.

Exploring cannabis plant medicine and learning how to use it was a game changer for me for many reasons, and there were also some drawbacks.

Cannabis for Gut Health

When I first started using cannabis, I had serious gut health problems that I was actively working on healing. I had IBS, leaky gut, many food intolerances (with gluten being the worst), and a fructose intolerance. The anti-inflammatory effects of cannabis helped to soothe my gut issues and improved my digestion. Cannabis didn’t heal my gut…I was able to do that with a combination of mindfulness, dietary changes, fasting, and digestive supplements, but it did help to reduce uncomfortable symptoms and this allowed me to better address the bigger issues at hand (damaged intestinal tight junctions, pathogenic microbiome, inadequate vegetable intake).

Cannabis and Alcohol

Cannabis dramatically reduced my consumption of alcohol. Cannabis is stimulating and energizing for me, and I enjoy these effects much more than the depressing effects of alcohol. For social engagements, I began to use alcohol much less, instead using cannabis via dry vaporization. Removing alcohol from my life except in very rare circumstances has improved my mental health and has also dramatically helped with my gut health.

Cannabis opens the Third Eye

Cannabis opened my third eye and what was once a very slow spiritual progression began to increase exponentially. Pairing cannabis with meditation and yoga broadened my awareness, helped me to look inwards and discover my self. When used responsibly and with intention, cannabis can raise your consciousness.

Cannabis and Shadow Work

Cannabis opens spiritual “doors”, not only upwards but also downwards, and when I was using cannabis the most heavily, a light was shined on some inner work I need to do. This is often referred to as shadow work. Emotional trauma, dark truths about yourself, pain, fear, anxiety…all of this and more is hidden in our shadow selves. To become whole and fully aware of yourself, good and bad, and therefore to have more conscious awareness of your actions through life, it is important to explore both the light and dark inside. Shadow work cannot be ignored forever, and for the best healing results it needs to be done in a safe supportive environment.

Cannabis, specifically THC, can expose the shadow to the light, and if unaware or unprepared for this, it can be overwhelming, causing its own trauma and suffering. If I could go back in time I would caution my younger self to be aware of these effects and to use cannabis more responsibly and only in safe supportive environments.

Cannabis and Lung Health

For lung health, smoking cannabis flower is much worse than vaporizing it, but the inhalation of hot air below combustion temperatures (440 F) still can impact the health and function of the lungs. When consuming cannabis 4+ times a week, I coughed more and I had increased mucus production in the nasals. Vaporizing cannabis was therapeutic in that it was often the only time (before I started meditating frequently) I would take long deep breaths and enjoy that corresponding sense of calm, but vaporizing cannabis flower isn’t a zero impact event. It’s very important to have a regular breathing practice independent of any tobacco or cannabis usage.

Cannabis and Depression/Anxiety

Depending on your internal belief system, cannabis can make you more prone to be depressed or anxious. Because of its effects on time, using cannabis brings stronger awareness to the past and/or the future if the mind wanders there, and thinking about the future can be an anxious endeavor. Using cannabis daily definitely increased my anxiety, but it also made me more aware that I had anxiety, whereas before I was unaware of my anxiety and how I subconsciously changed my actions in order to avoid situations that made me anxious.

How cannabis is grown has an impact on the physical, mental, or emotional effects you experience. Outdoor, sun grown, biodynamic bud will tune you to a pleasing frequency as the plant itself experienced a pleasing life. Consume cannabis from a plant that had a stressful life under artificial lights, pesticides, and disconnected from the Earth, and your high may be stressful too.

Cannabis and Earth/Plant/Animal Connection

Using cannabis expands your awareness into the greater sphere of consciousness. Using cannabis over the past few years has made me more aware of the Earth and the fellow creatures we inhabit our beautiful planet with. All of us share and depend on the same resources. I now better understand the needs of plants, animals, and other humans and have grown much more empathetic.

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In 2022 I stepped away from cannabis quite notably and have cut back my usage dramatically. Now I use CBD cream for the occasional pain and inflammation sore spot, or I enjoy some THC cannabis if i’m guided to it and it is of a high quality. I wrote my thoughts on why I’ve created more space in my relationship with the plant which I know many habitual users of cannabis will find useful.

My Experience with a Three Month THC Break

I decided to take a long duration THC tolerance break for a few reasons. First, I was traveling to a state where cannabis is legal only medically, so instead of getting a medical card I saw the move as an opportunity to clear my system. I took a long step back from THC cannabis so I could more clearly see how it was effecting me physiologically, psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually. I was also curious to see how fast cannabis cleared my system.

About a week after I stopped using cannabis, I took a five level THC pee test that showed that all THC had cleared from my system, which I was very surprised by. Since then I have taken other THC pee tests at various points during cannabis usage and after stopping usage and have noticed the following:

1. I clear cannabis from my system quickly, for others this may not be true

2. Vaporizing cannabis allows it to clear your system quicker as it’s not inhaled along with tars produced by smoke

Five faint lines meant I was below the detectable THC limit of 15ng/ml within a week of stopped usage. A previous test during regular cannabis usage placed me in the 50-100 ng/ml range.

For the first few weeks into the t-break, I noticed that while cannabis isn’t addictive like nicotine or sugar (and I didn’t experience any withdrawal symptoms), there was a longing for the state of mind it used to put me into. I had clearly created a groove in my brain by cannabis that I liked, and while these urges were never strong, there were there. Occasionally seeing cannabis related content didn’t help, though after a few weeks it didn’t trigger me any which way. This “longing” effect lasted 4-6 weeks, and for this reason a t-break shorter than a month won’t experience as strongly the benefits I am about to describe.

About six weeks in, I felt that I reached a point of complete desensitization to THC. I no longer missed cannabis in the way that I did prior, and I felt more strongly rooted in the present. I had a CBD pre-roll at the halfway point which contained no THC, and overall the pre-roll was a fun and calming experience, though a little hard on the lungs. It didn’t affect my t-break in any way I could tell.

The biggest benefit to going through a long THC break was that it improved my ability to be present and in the moment. While drifting into future possibilities can be fun and enlightening, and THC consumption makes this easier for me, no longer did these future possibilities create a sense of anxiety. My mind was less distracted and worried and I was better able to clear my mind and fully utilize all my senses to be more receptive to what is happening around me. Overall I’m happier! Consistent cannabis usage for me created a sense of tunnel vision, and while this can be used to increase focus, enter into a flow state, and get a lot of work done, it clouds your peripheral vision. There are many many things I missed when I used cannabis more regularly than if I had been in a more balanced state.

After not using THC for nearly 3 months, I discovered I am much more confident and no longer have any anxiety. I began meditating almost daily during this time, so the effects of this are partially due to my meditation practice. My period of cannabis sobriety made me more aware of the importance of eye contact and the confidence behind it, and now I enjoy direct and long lasting eye contact with others as it lets us understand each other’s mental and emotional state better. I can form stronger connections with people faster than before.

If struggling to break usage of THC or cannabis in general, then using a dry vaporizer to vaporize other herbs can ease the transition. The habit of smoking or vaporizing isn’t broken but cannabis is no longer used. Herbs good for vaporizing independent of cannabis include peppermint, chamomile, green tea, among many others.

Reintroducing Cannabis

After 3 months of not using any cannabis containing THC, I dry vaporized about 0.2 grams of a 2:1 CBD:THC blend using the Fury 2 by Healthy Rips. I vaporized this small bowl of cannabis flower twice, once at 365 F and again at 385 F. The first bowl I didn’t feel the effects of, and after the second higher temperature run I experienced a subtle psychoactive effect.

I was watching Hamilton (which is absolutely excellent), and I found I was better able to empathize with the characters and understand their struggles as if I was actually there. Using cannabis took me out of my present surroundings and immersed me into the late 1700’s. I also found myself relating that history and those experiences to the future and I was exploring the parallels of life across the ages. It was fun!

Overall I found my reintroduction to THC to be thought-provoking and enjoyable. It did cause me to completely lose track of time and I lost a lot of my awareness for the present, which can be good or bad depending on the situation. I don’t think this is purely a drawback as sometimes it is good to disconnect; it all depends on the frequency of usage. I also think that if used less frequently, the ratio of CBD:THC can be increased while still experiencing a similar psychoactive effect. This should cause less negative interactions.

The Fury 2 is Healthy Rips entry level herb vaporizer. It can heat herb from 320 to 430 F using convection and conduction technology. It has a stainless steel chamber and glass vapor path.

Overall I am very glad to have done an extended THC break, I found the whole process to be very illuminating and I have a much clearer understanding of how cannabis effects me physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Going forward, I am going to be much more intentional with my cannabis usage, saving it for purposeful explorations of spirituality, time spent in nature, or for healing activities like cannabis yoga. While I won’t impose upon myself a strict schedule of when I can use and can’t use cannabis, I don’t see myself using cannabis daily going forward. I want each experience to be maximally potent while also not being frequent enough for any long term effects such as brain chemistry changes or general haziness to develop.

A THC-break is just one way of incorporating discipline into ones life. Practicing abstinence builds emotional maturity, whether you are temporarily abstaining from alcohol, sex, cannabis, sugar, technology, or much more.

If you are currently a heavy user of cannabis, or you’ve never taken a long t-break after you first began using cannabis, I highly recommend you take a long THC fast, record your experiences, and reflect on what you learn from it all. Remember cannabis is a powerful plant medicine best used responsibly and not by anyone under the age of 25.

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Cannabis for Raising Consciousness

Article by Stefan Burns - Updated August 2022. Join the Wild Free Organic email newsletter!

The cannabis herb (also known as hemp, weed, marijuana, ganja) has been used across the world for spiritual elevation for thousands of years. Just as evidence exists for tool usage and hunting to have increased brain size, there is ample evidence to suggest that psychedelic herbs and mushrooms used over the course of evolution of the Homo genus helped to increase our ancestors consciousness. It is very likely cannabis co-evolved with Homo sapiens, helping to transform our brains into the neural powerhouses they are today.

Elevating consciousness and spiritual evolution go hand in hand, as spiritual growth paves the way for truth to be discovered, and absolute truth is what allows for higher states of consciousness to be achieved. Cannabis is a mild psychedelic that can be used to elevate consciousness and bring awareness to states of reality, ideas, and truths that otherwise are obscured by the constant distractions and wants of modern society.

Note - The human brain still developing up to the age of +/- 25. I would highly caution against using any consciousness altering substances like cannabis until then. Regular cannabis usage at any age alters brain recruitment and gray matter density in ways that have yet to be understood. Cannabis should be used responsibly.

Meditation can also be used to achieve these higher states of consciousness, no psychedelics required. The advantage of responsible cannabis usage to achieve higher states of consciousness is that it can take you there quickly and then softly float you back down, creating a reference point for your meditation practice in the process.

“What you don’t know exists won’t prompt you to discover it. ”

Personally, without cannabis I am unsure I would have ever begun my spiritual journey towards self-realization. Conscious cannabis usage opened up the door to spirituality and I’m glad I walked through. As I have grown spiritually, I have used cannabis less but more mindfully.

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Use Cannabis with Intention

Elevating consciousness means raising awareness, increasing focus, and having intentions. Cannabis used “just to get high” and to escape from reality is not how you use cannabis for raising consciousness. The quality of the cannabis you use, how you use it, and the intentions you set are all very important when using cannabis for spiritual development. The goal is elevating consciousness is to better perceive truth, and using cannabis in a way that clouds and dulls the mind works against that ambition. If cannabis is being used for reaching higher states of consciousness, it must be done so cleanly and at the minimum effective dose. It is recommended for these reasons that only biodynamic cannabis is used, either through dry vaporization of flower or ingestion. Smoking or usage of any distillates is not recommended.

When using cannabis for a spiritual activity like meditation, yoga, intimacy, or a walk/hike through nature, set your intentions before consumption. Ask yourself what you would like the cannabis aid to help you accomplish or realize. Be emotionally calm and in a relaxed state of mind. Have your mantras or meditation practice prepared. Then, after consumption, use your breath and state of mind to manifest that which you seek. Raising consciousness is a journey that requires patience, so if expectation aren’t met, more cannabis isn’t the answer, nor will it help you achieve your aspirations faster. If it has been a while since you have last consumed, it will take just a little bit of cannabis to adequately activate the endocannabinoid system and raise your consciousness.

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How to Use Cannabis for Elevating Consciousness

Cannabis has been used for spiritual purposes for thousands of years, and before the advent of modern technology, this was either through smoking of the cannabis plant or ingestion. Now with vaporizer technology, cannabis flower can be heated precisely anywhere below the minimum combustion temperature of 230°C (445°F). Compounds found in cannabis that vaporize into a gas at various temperatures below combustion include water, terpenes, and cannabinoids like THC and CBD. Smoking cannabis can release 100+ dangerous compounds whereas vaporization only vaporizes water, terpenes, and cannabinoids out of the plant material. Combustion temperatures also destroy the cannabinoids and much more plant material is required for the same effect. Waste not, want not! It is for these reasons that I do not recommend smoking cannabis.

Healthy Rips manufactures excellent vaporizers which maintain a plastic-free air path. The Fury Edge is portable, has excellent battery life, and produces great vapor and flavor.

Vaporizing cannabis will be the fastest in effect because the cannabinoids are absorbed quickly by bloodstream via lungs, and creates more of a head high. For a longer duration but flatter effect that effects the body and mind equally, cannabis can also be consumed. Cannabinoids will still need to be heated in order to activate into their bioavailable forms (THCa to THC, CBDa to CBD), and this is most often accomplished by creating a cannabis infused oil over light heat. Cannabis that is ingested takes a minimum of 1 hour to first be felt, so be very patient and cautious when consuming cannabis this way. 2.5 or 5 mg is a good starting dose which can be increased by the same amount if the effects aren’t felt after an hour.

A protocol I like to follow which puts me into a great clear head space while increasing my connection to my body is to consume cannabis just at the minimum dose, and then an hour later to vaporize an equivalent amount to create a full body and mind experience. Using cannabis at a 1:1 ratio of THC:CBD is recommended. Unless you’re large in size, 5-10 mg of cannabinoids should be enough to enter into that state of clear higher consciousness. If you need to take more than that and you’re a regular cannabis user, consider taking a break, resetting your tolerance and reevaluate your relationship with cannabis in the process. Every cannabis tolerance break I have taken has been a growth experience and has helped me.

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Cannabis Quality Matters

The way cannabis is grown will impact how it affects you upon use. Cannabis grown outside with rich soil and lovingly cared for will be much different in its effects than cannabis grown indoors with synthetic chemicals under artificial lights. Cannabis grown holistically is much different than cannabis grown for maximum THC extraction.

The cannabis plant houses hundreds of unique phytochemicals like cannabinoids, terpenes, flavonoids, amino acids, esters, and many more. When cannabis is grown biodynamically, these chemicals all synthesize and balance in the right ratios for maximum entourage effect. The “whole is greater than the sum” entourage effect is disrupted when the plant is grown under artificial conditions. Cannabis is a plant that requires an ecosystem like any other, and when cannabis is grown monoculture with limited nutrients and only under certain wavelengths of light, the plant won’t develop properly. Biodynamic growing methods ensure cannabis is grown to it’s highest holistic potential.

Cannabis Grown with Love: Biodynamic

• Outdoors

• Full spectrum sunlight

• Natural seasonal day/night cycle

• Rich nourishing soil composted naturally from the land’s organics

• Spring water, rain

• Grown polyculture

• Natural pest control methods are used

• Grown with enrichment in mind and in practice

Cannabis Grown for Greed: Conventional

• Indoors

• Narrow-spectrum high frequency lights

• Artificial light and dark cycles which are changed to induce vegetative or flowering growth

• Inert soil that nutrient cocktails are added to regularly to sustain growth

• Tap water

• Grown monoculture

• Pesticides are used

• Grown with extraction in mind and in practice

The energy of the cannabis you use will be the energy that you experience. Cannabis grown under stressful conditions for maximum extraction is not cannabis that you want to consume at all, let alone as an aid to spiritual development. Likewise, when cannabinoids like THC are singularly extracted from cannabis and used, the entourage effect won’t happen at all. Cannabis used this way is solely an intoxicant, and creates a negative experience.

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The Responsible Spiritual Usage of Cannabis

If you live in a locality where cannabis is legal and you are interested in discovering yourself and exploring your spirituality, then cannabis might be a plant medicine worth experimenting with responsibly. Everyone is as different on the inside as they are on the outside, and your experience using cannabis for spiritual development and to reach higher states of consciousness is uniquely your own. Cannabis plant medicine might be a great spiritual tool to use, or it might have zero effect. The quality of the cannabis and how it is delivered to the body matter greatly, so until you’ve ingested or vaporized biodynamically grown cannabis, reserve your judgement.

Cannabis usage is not spiritual development, it is merely a tool which can be used. Breathing, meditation, and practicing mindfulness are the main tools at the disposal for the spiritual seeker, use them regularly, and maybe occasionally use cannabis to reach new heights.

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Rewire the Brain with Meditation

Article by Stefan Burns - Updated November 2021. Join the Wild Free Organic email newsletter!

Meditation is a mental and sensory practice that improves awareness, focus, and mindfulness. During meditation a technique is applied (and there are many) which trains focus, in the process resetting neural activity and with consistent practice rewires the brain so it’s easier to have a balanced, emotionally calm, and mentally clear state of mind.

Meditation has been practiced for time untold, and its popularity has steadily grown as we’ve learned more about its benefits scientifically. Just like exercising regularly and eating a nutritious diet for best health, meditation is a foundational wellness practice that should be a part of everyone’s lifestyle.

There are many ways to train the brain, and meditation is the safest way to rewire neural structures of the brain, optimize neurotransmitter ratios, and train parasympathetic (rest and digest) pathways. Having a regular meditation practice, even if it’s as short as five minutes a day, will improve all aspects of life, from stress management to exercise to sleep quality.

Meditation has been scientifically shown to change how the brain functions with as little as 7 hours of combined practice. Mediation increase neuroplasticity and the beneficial changes to brain structure and activation patterns caused by meditation are semi-permanent.

The Science of Meditation

When entering into a deep meditative state unencumbered of thoughts and distractions, one might reflect later that the mind felt much less active, but science have shown otherwise. A reduction in distraction and thoughts doesn’t mean a reduction in brain activity, instead brainwave patterns have changed.

What has been shown in the lab is that monks who have meditated for tens of thousands of hours have fundamentally different brain activity than someone who hasn’t put in the work. When connected to an EEG, master meditators demonstrate elevated gamma brainwaves, and when they enter into focused meditation, their gamma wavelengths increase further in amplitude (strength) by 600-800% in seconds (1).

Gamma brainwaves are normally only observed for a split second during periods of immense realization, such as at the end of solving a complex problem, or they can be observed during realistic states of imagination. For example, if imaging all aspects and senses associated with biting into an apple, small gamma waves will be briefly created as a result of this visualization exercise. Gamma brainwaves are very high frequency and the physics of higher frequency brainwaves connects different groups of neurons and regions of the brain together, enabling them to fire simultaneously for maximum cognitive output.

Extremely practiced yogis can sustain these gamma wave patterns in the brain indefinitely, but it takes time to reach such an elevated level on consciousness. Basic desirable changes in brain activity and neuroplasticity are observed even after a short period of meditation. Neuroplasticity is when the brain reorganizes its neural network in response to new experience and information. There are different mechanisms that influence neuroplasticity, such as the growth of new connections to the creation of new neurons. The human brain is not a static organ, it has ability to adapt and change (2). Neuroplasticity is more commonly observed in children, teenagers, and young adults whose brains are still developing, but neuroplasticity can be increased at any age if the right conditions are in place, such as with a meditation practice, learning a new language, or the acquisition of a complex skill.

The prefrontal cortex, hippocampal, and right anterior insula regions of the brain associated with attention, enteroception, and sensory processing are thicker in those who meditate regularly (3, 4). In as short as 7 hours of meditation, brain plasticity occurs and changes in brain activity can be observed. 7 hours of meditation over the course of a month is 15 minutes of meditation everyday, and a 15 minute time commitment which results in increased happiness and reduced stress is an attractive proposition an easy habit to create by anyone.

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Wellness Benefits of Meditation

Using meditation as a self-care wellness tool is still a relatively uncommon practice in the United States. Approximately 5-10 million adults practice meditation consistently in the US, and common reasons meditation was part of their wellness practice was for preventative wellness, stress management, and for greater emotion well-being (5).

Besides the immediate calming effects that can felt during and lingering after meditation, meditation has also shown to reduce burnout, improve emotional wellness, and reduce stress over longer periods of time. Meditation has even been shown to lengthen telomeres in young individuals (6). Telomeres are the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that keep them from fraying, and there is a clear trend between lifespan and telomere length (7).

As shown with telomeres, yoga and meditative practices have a measurable effect at the molecular level via gene expression (8), and it is through these mechanisms and certainly more still undiscovered that mindfulness practices reduce risk from inflammation-based diseases (9). Meditation is a powerful intervention tool that reduces anxiety levels. Anxiety often results from suppressed negative emotions, and mindfulness practices improve expressing and releasing negative emotions in a healthy manner. Because of its nullifying effects on stress and anxiety, meditation is an amazing wellness practice for mental health.

One inflammatory disease with strong ties to anxiety is heart disease, and preliminary evidence suggest that meditation can reduce risk and improve health outcomes for those with heart disease (10). Meditation and mindfulness practices go beyond just reducing stress, anxiety, and bodily inflammation, they also increase positive mental traits such as trust, cooperation, and empathy. Meditating widens perspective and increase empathy (11). Meditation increases cooperation and harmony among people, supporting a sort of collective mind (12).

Better understand outward reality by reflecting inwards

The positive effects of meditation are powerful and far reaching. From increased emotional maturity to better physical health, meditation can transform your health and wellness and help you be the best version of yourself with regular practice.

Methods of Meditation

There is an intrinsic difference between sitting in place and having a storm of thoughts cloud your mind, and sitting in peace with a calm mind clear of disturbance. Meditation is simply the practice of bringing awareness to one specific thing. How you approach your meditation practice is important. It should be done with intent and purpose. Find a regular time everyday to meditate, such as during a morning routine. Or perhaps a longer meditation is done weekly, the key is to create a meditation practice that is long lasting and not given up after only a few tries. Below are four different styles of meditation used by beginners and masters alike.

Breathing Meditation

Breathing meditation is probably the simplest form for meditation, and all it involves is paying attention to your breath. Breathing meditation can be done anywhere and for any length of time. Bringing conscious awareness to your breath for even just thirty seconds is highly calming, and for longer periods of time breathing meditation is an easy path into deeper states of consciousness.

Sensory Awareness Meditation

Sensory awareness meditation is the practice of tuning into one or a combination of the five senses.. Typically meditation is with eyes closed, so the senses tuned into are hearing, touch, smell, and potentially taste. Sensory meditation is similar to breathing meditation in that is very easy to do anywhere.

First, close the eyes and focus on any sound present. Simply observe and enlarge your sensory envelop, taking in sounds further away or sounds more quiet that you might have first missed. Any thoughts that arise simply let them pass and without reaction. Keeping a heightened sense of hearing, now pay attention to the body and your contact with the ground. Feel your hands and feel, the temperature of the air, can you feel sunlight or wind? Engage the olfactory system, noticing any smells or tastes. This is all done very naturally and smoothly, without effort over the course of 5+ minutes. If you can hold your awareness over all your senses simultaneously, congratulations, you’ve reached a higher state of consciousness!

Open Monitoring Meditation

With open monitoring meditation, you clear the mind and tune your awareness to what happens afterwards, passively monitoring the content of experience from moment-to-moment. Open monitoring meditation is very powerful because it can be used as a diagnostic tool to recognize the unique nature of your cognitive and emotional patterns. You might be surprised by the thoughts that manifest tempting you to react or dismiss them. With open monitoring meditation suspend all judgement, treat yourself with unconditional love, remain unattached, and filter out all non-harmonious energy and thoughts simply through awareness.

Focused Attention Meditation

When meditating, you can also focus your attention on a chosen object in a sustained fashion. Focused attention meditation is very powerful because it can be used in many different ways. It can be used to improve your emotional well-being very quickly, for example you could focus on the mantra “I am happy, I am healthy, I am whole” and with time those neural connections are grooved, the subconscious mind is filled with positive thoughts, and health plus happiness manifests.

If attention is given to areas such as empathy, compassion, or joy, those areas of the brain are activated and new neural grooves are formed, improving your ability to experience all of these things. Focused attention meditation is a powerful method for manifestation.  

Develop third eye gaze

When meditating, best practice is to focus on the spot between your eyebrows known as the “third eye”. This is the location of anja chakra, and behind that location rests the pineal gland. The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland located near the center of the brain, and it produces melatonin and other chemicals such as DMT*.

To train focus on the third eye, you can imagine a small flame flickering in that space, and any thoughts, emotions, ideas, and feelings you experience can be fed and consumed by the flame. Don’t interact with distractions, maintain mental tranquility and focus exclusively on the flame in the void. You can also imagine this as a ball of light (sometimes known as a tinge), a jewel, something simple to hold in your minds eye for as long as wanted.

*By age 17, the pineal gland in 40% of Americans is calcified (13), impairing gland function and melatonin production (14). Melatonin production is one of the master regulators of the circadian rhythm. The pineal gland is responsible for many of the observed beneficial effects of meditation.

Binaural Beats Aid in Meditation

A useful meditation tool are binaural beats. Binaural beats are a type of auditory stimulation that expose each ear to a different frequency of sound. After propagating through the structures of the ears these two slightly out of phase sounds are digitalized into electromagnetic waves that combine into a lower frequency brainwave. The frequency of the brainwave that is entrained by binaural beats is the difference between the two frequencies played. For example the right ear is exposed to a 110 Hz sound wave and the left ear a 100 Hz sound wave. The brainwaves that are amplified in the brain after 5+ minutes of listening will be 10 Hz in frequency (110 - 100).

For more information read through my Binaural Beats Complete Guide where there are also free resources available. A starting recommendation would be to meditate using a 7.83 Hz Schumann Resonance binaural beat using the video below.

Begin a Meditation Practice

Meditation is a powerful wellness and therapeutic technique that can transform your life in more ways than one. A meditation practice of 15 minutes everyday quickly adds up to noticeable improvements in mood and verifiable changes to the brain. Reduce stress and anxiety while simultaneously improving outlook on life with a regular meditation practice.

To slip into a meditative state easier, drinking a cup of green tea can help. Green tea contains an amino acid known as L-theanine which increases alpha brainwave activity, alpha brainwaves being observed when in a calm focused state of mind. Cannabis can also be used to enter into deep states of meditation, as can psilocybin found in magic mushrooms. Another way to make meditation easier is to practice after hard physical exercise or yoga as the body is tired and the mind will be more complacent and less distracted.

I hope you give meditation a shot, after thirty days of daily meditation practice you’ll be amazed by how you feel and the clarity of mind your regularly experience.

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