Journeymen Collective: Magic Mushroom Retreat – Cannabis | weed | marijuana

What is the Journeymen Collective Magic Mushroom Retreat? Contemporary shamans Gary Logan and Rob Grover recently sat down with CLN to discuss what really happens during a psychedelic treat.

Is it some kind of psychedelic therapy? Not really, says Rob.

It’s more about personal development. We recognize that there are clinical applications and recreational applications, and we are more in the middle. What we have achieved is that we have pooled around sixty years of experience in personal metaphysical, spiritual teaching and also professional development. And we have connected all of these areas together to create what we know as the Journeymen Collective.

This British Columbia-based collective uses psilocybin mushrooms to provide guidance to executives, entrepreneurs and other professionals. The goal? “We want to help people transition from business to conscious entrepreneurship,” says Rob.

But what does that mean?

Journeyman Collective: Magic Mushroom Retreat

Magic mushroom wellness retreats are becoming increasingly popular. But herbal medicines like psilocybin are still heavily stigmatized. Additionally, not all psilocybin withdrawals are the same.

Rob and Gary use their decades of experience to ensure a safe environment. Since the collective’s inception in 2018, the results have proven this.

The Journeymen Collective’s success stories range from business leaders who were dissatisfied with their careers to artists and artists who felt lost and afraid.

“Often it’s the people who are looking for a deeper level of connection,” says Gary. “And they don’t know how to access it because the cultural paradigm we live in hasn’t given them the opportunity to access that aspect of themselves.”

Rob agrees. People who go through their retreat always leave “with a more conscious awareness of who they are.”

They are more deeply connected to who they are. They are more passionate and purposeful about the work they provide to the world. And by doing so, they actually make a greater contribution to the people they work with. Basically, they’re more aware of how they can actually have a greater impact on another person’s life, whether it’s in their business, their relationships. We see it when people come and work with us and aren’t quite sure how it fits into the business. But once they have had a real journey with us, they see, among other things, opportunities to help their employees at work.

Fostering a deeper connection with the people you work with can only have positive benefits. In fact, the success stories that Rob and Gary share support the benefits of magic mushroom retreats.

What is the purpose of a retreat?

What’s the point of a luxury magic mushroom retreat? If you’re feeling depressed and want to try psychedelic herbal medicine, why not visit one of the many illegal psilocybin dispensaries popping up across Canada?

The answer, of course, is that you need a guide. If you feel depressed and take mushrooms to relieve the depression without the right attitude and attitude, you could make your depression worse.

However, some critics claim that psychedelic retreats like the Journeymen Collective are not the right place or setting. Only white coats with PhDs in sterile medical clinics should offer plant-based psychedelic medicines – if they do so at all.

One argument against psychedelic retreats is that the experience can increase your feelings of depression or anxiety. But Rob says that’s exactly what it’s about.

“Maybe you actually have to feel the depth so intensely and that will actually help you.” He added that he and Gary have nothing but “respect and professionalism for the people we work with.”

“If someone is skeptical,” says Rob, “there’s a good chance they won’t become our customer.” Both men emphasize that prospective buyers should do their due diligence.

“I think the most important thing is that people aren’t skeptical,” says Gary, “they’re afraid.”

Another common misconception is that psilocybin retreats require no work on the part of the client. Sometimes there is a sudden change in your mindset or concepts that benefits you. But sometimes the conscious change is subtle. It requires you to be an active participant and not just a passive observer.

But even without a major psychedelic-induced breakthrough, Gary says, “you will have the tools to deal with whatever comes your way in your life because the old habits of thinking, acting, and being will be addressed.”

What the Journeymen Collective is about

Rob (left), Gary (right)

Journeymen Collective’s luxury magic mushroom retreat is all about facing your fear head-on and watching it evolve in the other direction. And while Rob and Gary ensure a safe space with the right equipment and attitude, at the end of the day the power remains in your hands.

“You can create greater anxiety or depression, or you can create greater well-being through that anxiety,” says Rob.

The problem, according to Rob and Gary, is that culturally “we haven’t been given permission to go into the unknown and create from the unknown.”

Rob adds, “The only permission you need is permission from yourself and permission to create.”

The fear that people have – whether they are going to a retreat or holding their pearls in their hands at the thought of the existence of a psychedelic retreat – is related to the way our society is structured.

Rob describes how fear and control begin in our childhood. “Raise your hands to go to the toilet; Stand in line. You are only allowed to color within the lines.”

Education will change public perception, which is why Rob and Gary place more emphasis on education than any other aspect of the retreat.

“That’s one of the reasons we do interviews like this,” says Rob. “So that we can educate people so that they don’t lose their minds. You will find your sanity.”

But it also means providing information about what to expect from a retreat. Rob and Gary tell horror stories of other less reputable retreats where there are multiple people in a single room and you have to share your guide with others.

“And as a result,” says Rob, “they leave more traumatized than they were when they came in.”

Education is important

This is not the case at Journeymen Collective, where Rob and Gary prepare you for a customized journey and stay with you throughout the experience.

“Education is a huge cause that we are committed to,” says Rob.

I never thought we would get into this when we started the Journeymen Collective. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that we need to intervene and educate people. This must involve a real psychedelic journey. It must include the personalized aspect. If there are 20, 30, 40, or 200 people in an actual ceremony, I would step back and find another way.

Gary shares this opinion. He criticizes the narrative from the 60s and 70s that magic mushrooms could make you lose your mind. “We need to change this narrative. That’s what needs to be done because it’s a paradigm that people are stuck in and that’s all they know.”

Rob and Gary agree that many old stories come from inexperienced people frolicking in their backyard with friends. This is completely different from a guided trip, where Rob and Gary remember some people sitting and meditating for hours.

Rob says: “Sure you can do it on your own, but what is the set and setting like and are you able to work through the things that come your way?” He warns against negative thought loops that can make your problems worse.

So Rob and Gary suggest a guided trip. “It’s not about looking at trippy pictures,” says Rob. It’s about an experience where “you can actually trust the person you’re with and allow yourself to go deep within and bring to light some of the uncomfortable places within yourself.”

Journeyman Collective: Magic Mushroom Retreat

Of course, some people want evidence that goes beyond testimonials. They want studies and essays and peer-reviewed research. As mentioned, if you are truly skeptical about herbal psychedelic medicine, chances are good that you will not become a Journeymen Collective customer.

But if you’re still on the fence, the story of a customer and their Apple Watch might tempt you to look into it further.

“He got a notification on his Apple Watch that your heart rate dropped eight beats per minute,” Rob says. “What’s wrong? It was after his trip. Well, his resting heart rate dropped eight beats per minute.”

Likewise, another client had a benign brain tumor that prevented her from smelling or tasting. But one morning after her trip, “she sat with us at breakfast and basically named every single ingredient in the omelet,” Rob says.

Evidence-based plant medicine

This may not be scientific evidence that everyone accepts, but it is clear that something is happening beyond the placebo effect. But greater scientific and clinical acceptance is a double-edged sword.

Rob and Gary fear that clinical regulation may downplay the spiritual connection that makes psychedelic plant medicines successful. But they remain hopeful.

Rob says: “My hope is that the people who guide are knowledgeable and understand the science and the spirit. And the mystical side, the spiritual side of what’s actually happening here.”

Find out more about the Journeymen Collective and how to get in touch with Rob and Gary here.