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SACRED CEREMONY

Holding Space for Your Transformation

The Art of Ceremony

A ceremony is more than consuming a sacrament—it is the intentional creation of sacred space where transformation can unfold. When we approach these experiences with reverence and preparation, we open doorways that remain closed to the casual seeker.

This guide offers frameworks for creating your own ceremonies at home, using the sacred sacraments available through the Temple. Whether you're embarking on a journey of deep exploration or a gentle microdose practice, ceremony elevates the experience from consumption to communion.

The Bodies of Light

According to spiritual science, the human being is not merely a physical body but a fourfold constitution of interpenetrating bodies. Understanding these subtle bodies illuminates how sacred medicines work and why ceremony is essential for genuine transformation.

The Fourfold Human Being

Spiritual Science

Physical Body

The mineral vessel—what can be weighed and measured. Shared with stones, crystals, and all matter. This is what modern medicine addresses.

Etheric Body (Life Body)

The body of formative forces that maintains life, growth, and healing. Shared with the plant kingdom. This is what acupuncture and energy healing address. It carries our vitality and life patterns.

Astral Body (Soul Body)

The body of feeling, emotion, and desire. Shared with the animal kingdom. This is where our wounds live, where trauma is stored, and where emotional healing occurs. Most psychedelic experiences primarily affect this body.

The Ego / I-Being (Spirit Self)

The eternal witness, the individual spark of divine consciousness unique to humans. This is who you truly are—the one who observes all experience. Breakthrough experiences temporarily release the Ego from its sheaths, allowing direct spiritual perception.

Each sacred medicine works with these bodies differently. Psilocybin loosens the astral body's grip on the physical, allowing etheric wisdom to surface. Heart medicines expand and purify the astral body, opening the heart center. The visionary medicines activate higher ego consciousness, while DMT can release the ego entirely from its lower vehicles for direct perception of Source.

Proper ceremony prepares all four bodies for the medicine's work. This is why set, setting, and integration matter—they address not just the physical and psychological, but the energetic and spiritual dimensions of your being.

"The medicine shows you what needs to be seen. The ceremony creates the container strong enough to hold it. Your intention is the key that opens the door."

The Three Pillars of Ceremony

Set

Your mindset, emotional state, and intentions before the journey. Clear what needs clearing; set what you wish to discover.

Setting

The physical and energetic environment. Create beauty, safety, and sacredness in your space.

Surrender

The willingness to let go of control and trust the medicine's wisdom. Resistance creates suffering; surrender enables healing.

Ceremony Frameworks by Sacrament

Each medicine has its own character and calls for different approaches. Below are frameworks tailored to the sacraments available through the Temple.

Psilocybin Ceremonies

Earth Element

Best Suited For

  • Deep introspection and shadow work
  • Connecting with nature and earth wisdom
  • Processing grief, trauma, or life transitions
  • Spiritual exploration and mystical experiences

Recommended Products

Lucid Elixir Tincture — P. Cubensis extract in honey meade with lion's mane, blue lotus, and medicinal mushrooms. Precise dosing with 7g total psilocybin content.

6g Magic Cacao Bar — Ceremonial cacao infused with psilocybin, coconut sugar, cacao butter, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and sea salt.

Energy Body Understanding

Psilocybin works primarily with the astral body, loosening its habitual grip on the physical and etheric bodies. This allows suppressed emotions, memories, and spiritual insights to surface. The ego remains present but softened, able to witness without its usual defenses.

Ceremony Structure (4-6 hours)

  • Preparation (1-2 days before): Light eating, journaling intentions, clearing your schedule
  • Opening (30 min): Smudge the space, light a candle, state your intention aloud
  • Ingestion: Consume the sacrament mindfully, perhaps with cacao or tea
  • Come-up (30-60 min): Gentle music, eyes closed, lie down or sit comfortably
  • Peak (2-3 hours): Surrender to the experience, allow visions and emotions
  • Integration (1-2 hours): Journal, draw, or simply rest as insights settle
  • Closing: Gratitude offering, extinguish candle, gentle nourishment

Dosing Guidance

  • Microdose (Lucid Elixir 3-5 drops): Sub-perceptual, for daily practice. Enhances mood and creativity without altered state.
  • Light journey (Lucid Elixir 15ml = ~3.5g): Gentle but perceptible. Good for nature walks, meditation, creative work.
  • Full journey (Lucid Elixir 30ml = 7g, or full 6g Bar): Deep ceremonial work. Profound insights, potential ego softening.
  • Hero's dose (6g+ / full Bar+): Ego dissolution territory. Experienced practitioners only. Have support available.

Heart-Opening Ceremonies

Water Element

Best Suited For

  • Relationship healing and deepening connection
  • Self-love and compassion cultivation
  • Processing emotional wounds
  • Couples work and intimacy exploration

Recommended Products

Luna Love Drops — 1000mg Luna in 30ml with sassafras root bark, blue lotus, lion's mane, and rose. Higher energy, more euphoric. Start with 1-2ml.

Ahma Love Drops / Ahma Lion Drops — 1000mg Ahma in 30ml (33mg/ml) with adaptogenic herbs. Body-centered, gentler, more grounded than Luna. Micro: 0.25ml, Macro: 1ml, Macro+: 2-3ml.

Lotus Love Drops — 333mg Ahma (11.1mg/ml) for sensitive souls. Gentler entry point. Macro: 1.5ml, Macro+: 3-4ml.

Energy Body Understanding

Heart medicines work directly with the astral body, expanding and purifying its emotional content. The heart center opens, allowing love to flow more freely. These medicines soften the defensive structures of the ego without dissolving it, creating space for emotional healing and authentic connection.

Ceremony Structure (5-7 hours)

  • Preparation: Hydrate well, eat lightly, prepare comfortable nest with soft textures
  • Opening: Share intentions with ceremony partner(s), heart-to-heart connection
  • Ingestion: Consume together, perhaps feeding each other mindfully
  • Come-up (45-90 min): Gentle touch, eye gazing, soft music
  • Peak (3-4 hours): Deep conversation, movement, bodywork, or silent connection
  • Afterglow: Gentle landing, nourishing food, integration sharing

Dosing Guidance

  • Luna Love Drops: Start 1-2ml (~33-66mg), full experience 2-3ml (~66-100mg). Allow 45-90 minutes for onset.
  • Ahma Love/Lion Drops: Micro 0.25ml (~8mg) for subtle enhancement, Macro 1ml (~33mg) for heart opening, Macro+ 2-3ml (~66-99mg) for full journey.
  • Lotus Love Drops: For sensitive souls. Macro 1.5ml (~17mg), Macro+ 3-4ml (~33-44mg). Gentler with longer onset.

Special Considerations

  • Temperature regulation is important—have blankets and cool water available
  • Supplements: Consider 5-HTP and vitamin C for days following
  • Space sessions 4-6 weeks apart to avoid tolerance and support integration
  • Luna is more stimulating; Ahma more grounded and body-oriented

Visionary Ceremonies

Fire Element

Best Suited For

  • Expanded consciousness and cosmic awareness
  • Creative inspiration and artistic expression
  • Philosophical exploration
  • Breaking through mental patterns

Recommended Products

All Lucy tinctures contain 1500mcg (50mcg/ml) in 30ml bottles with lion's mane and supportive botanicals:

Lucy Lotus — Blue lotus flower for spiritual gifts and third eye activation.

Lucy Rose — Organic rose for heart-centered communion with source.

Lucy Love Drops — Rose, blue lotus, and sassafras root bark for intimacy and channeled experience.

Energy Body Understanding

Lucy activates higher ego consciousness, expanding perception beyond the usual astral limitations. The thinking becomes fluid and crystalline, capable of grasping patterns normally invisible. At higher doses, the ego can perceive directly from the spiritual world, though it rarely dissolves completely as with DMT.

Ceremony Structure (8-12 hours)

  • Preparation: Clear full day, prepare art supplies, music playlists, nature access if possible
  • Opening (morning): Consume on empty stomach, set intentions
  • Come-up (1-2 hours): Light activity, walking, stretching
  • Peak (4-6 hours): Alternate between activity and stillness, follow the energy
  • Plateau (2-4 hours): Creative expression, meaningful conversation, or contemplation
  • Landing: Gentle unwinding, nourishing food, prepare for rest

Dosing Guidance (1500mcg total / 50mcg per ml)

  • Microdose (0.25ml = ~12mcg): Sub-perceptual enhancement, creativity, focus.
  • Threshold (1ml = ~50mcg): Enhanced perception, heightened senses, creative flow.
  • Light (2ml = ~100mcg): Full experience, manageable intensity, visual enhancement.
  • Moderate (3ml = ~150mcg): Profound journey, strong visuals, expanded consciousness.
  • Full bottle (30ml = 1500mcg): Experienced practitioners only. Multiple journeys possible from one bottle.

Prickly Medicine Ceremonies

Desert Wisdom

Best Suited For

  • Deep meditation and contemplative practice
  • Heart opening with grounded clarity
  • Connection to ancient desert wisdom
  • Gentle but profound journeys with clear thinking

Recommended Products

Prickly Tincture — 400mg mescaline HCL in 30ml dual extract San Pedro tincture. Start with 1-2ml to assess sensitivity.

Prickly Tincture + — 1000mg mescaline HCL in 30ml for experienced practitioners. More potent, same starter dose of 1-2ml.

Energy Body Understanding

The grandfather cactus uniquely harmonizes all four bodies simultaneously. Unlike other medicines that primarily affect one body, mescaline brings the physical, etheric, astral, and ego into alignment. This is why the experience feels so clear and grounded—you remain fully present while perceiving expanded reality.

Ceremony Structure (8-14 hours)

  • Preparation: Fast or eat very lightly, prepare comfortable outdoor or indoor space
  • Opening (morning): Prepare tea or consume powder, set intentions with the grandfather medicine
  • Come-up (1-3 hours): Slow onset, some nausea possible—rest, breathe, stay hydrated
  • Journey (6-10 hours): Gentle waves of insight, heart opening, clarity of thought
  • Integration: Unlike other medicines, you often remain clear enough to journal during
  • Closing: Gratitude to the cactus spirit, gentle nourishment, rest

Dosing Guidance

  • Prickly Tincture (400mg total): Start 1-2ml to test sensitivity. Light: 5-8ml (~65-105mg). Moderate: 10-15ml (~130-200mg). Full: 20-30ml (~260-400mg).
  • Prickly+ Tincture (1000mg total): Start 1-2ml. Light: 3-5ml (~100-165mg). Moderate: 6-10ml (~200-330mg). Full: 12-20ml (~400-665mg).
  • Therapeutic range: 200-400mg mescaline for full ceremonial experience. Start lower and work up over sessions.

Special Considerations

  • This is a long journey—clear your entire day and evening
  • Nausea during come-up is common and often part of the purification
  • The grandfather medicine is gentle but demands respect
  • Beautiful for outdoor ceremonies when weather permits

5-MeO-DMT Ceremonies

Void / Source

Best Suited For

  • Complete ego dissolution and unity consciousness
  • Direct perception of Source/God/the Absolute
  • Healing through total surrender
  • Advanced practitioners seeking the ultimate dissolution

Recommended Products

5-MeO-DMT Freebase — 100mg per unit. Requires a glass pipe or specialized vaporizer capable of vaporizing freebase material without combustion.

Energy Body Understanding

5-MeO-DMT is unique in that it completely releases the ego from all lower bodies—physical, etheric, and astral simultaneously. The "I" experiences itself as pure consciousness, undifferentiated from Source. This is not a journey to other realms but a return to the ground of being itself. Unlike nn-DMT which reveals entities and dimensions, 5-MeO dissolves all separation into pure unity.

Ceremony Structure (1-2 hours)

  • Preparation: Fast for 4+ hours, create completely safe space, sitter is REQUIRED
  • Opening: Deep breathwork, prayer, complete surrender of control
  • Administration: Vaporize and inhale fully, hold briefly, lie back immediately
  • Journey (15-45 min): Complete release—physical body may move involuntarily, sounds may emerge
  • Return (15-30 min): Gradual reintegration, often profound peace and clarity
  • Integration: Remain still, allow the experience to settle before speaking

Dosing Guidance

  • Threshold (3-5mg): Gentle expansion, body sensations, warmth.
  • Light (5-10mg): Strong body effects, beginning dissolution of boundaries.
  • Moderate (10-15mg): Full release likely, profound unity experience.
  • Breakthrough (15-25mg): Complete ego death, merger with Source. Experienced practitioners only.

Critical Safety Notes

  • A sitter is absolutely required—you will be unable to care for yourself
  • Physical reactions can be intense—thrashing, vocalizing, purging
  • Do NOT combine with MAOIs, SSRIs, or other serotonergic substances
  • Heart conditions and high blood pressure are contraindicated
  • This is not recreational—approach only with deepest reverence

nn-DMT Ceremonies

Spirit Realm

Best Suited For

  • Hyperspace exploration and entity contact
  • Accessing other dimensions of reality
  • Receiving transmissions and downloads
  • Experienced practitioners seeking visionary revelation

Recommended Products

nn-DMT Freebase — Sold by the gram. For vaporization via glass pipe or specialized device.

Changa Blends — nn-DMT infused into smokable herbs containing MAOIs. Gentler onset, extended journey in waves.

Caapi Vine Tincture — Can be taken 30-45 minutes before to extend and deepen the journey.

Energy Body Understanding

nn-DMT rapidly releases the astral body into hyperspace dimensions while the ego remains partially intact as witness. Unlike 5-MeO which dissolves into unity, nn-DMT reveals the architecture of other realms—geometric patterns, entity beings, cosmic machinery. The ego observes rather than dissolves, bringing back memories of what was witnessed.

Comparing DMT Forms

  • Pure nn-DMT (vaporized): 5-15 minute journey, intense and immediate, full breakthrough possible
  • Changa (smoked): 20-40 minute journey, gentler waves, MAOI herbs extend and soften the experience
  • With Caapi Vine: Can extend journey to 45-60+ minutes with deeper immersion

Ceremony Structure (30 min - 2 hours)

  • Preparation: Quiet, safe space, dim lighting, sitter strongly recommended
  • Opening: Breathwork, meditation, clear intention for the journey
  • Administration: Vaporize fully, hold, exhale, lie back
  • Journey (5-40 min): Complete surrender—entities may appear, geometric realms unfold
  • Return: Often rapid, with vivid memories of the journey
  • Integration: Journal immediately while memories are fresh

Dosing Guidance (nn-DMT Freebase)

  • Threshold (5-10mg): Closed-eye visuals, body sensations, space beginning to shift.
  • Light (10-20mg): Strong visuals, possible entity glimpses, room transforming.
  • Moderate (20-35mg): Full hyperspace access, entity contact likely, profound visions.
  • Breakthrough (35-50mg): Complete departure from ordinary reality. Have sitter present.

Important Notes

  • Sitter strongly recommended, especially for breakthrough doses
  • The experience is brief but can be profoundly disorienting
  • Entities encountered may communicate—approach with respect and openness
  • Integration support recommended for breakthrough experiences

Changa & Journey Extension

Air Element

Understanding Changa

Changa is nn-DMT infused into a blend of smokable herbs that contain natural MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors), typically including plants like Caapi vine leaf, passionflower, or blue lotus. The MAOIs extend and soften the DMT experience, creating gentler waves rather than the sudden rocket-launch of pure DMT.

Best Suited For

  • Those new to DMT who want a gentler introduction
  • Extended journeys with multiple waves
  • More controllable breakthrough experiences
  • Combining with breathwork for deeper states

Recommended Products

Changa Ceremonial Blends — Pre-made smokable blends with nn-DMT and MAOI herbs.

Caapi Vine Tincture — Pure ayahuasca vine extract. Take 1/2 to full bottle 30-45 minutes before any journey to extend duration by up to 5 hours. Works with psilocybin, DMT, and other medicines.

Ceremony Structure (1-3 hours)

  • Preparation: Quiet, safe space, sitter present recommended
  • Opening: Breathwork or meditation to center, clear intentions
  • If using Caapi: Consume 30-45 minutes before, allow it to come on
  • Journey (20-60 min): Smoke Changa in waves, allowing each to settle before more
  • Integration (30-60 min): Remain still, allow processing
  • Closing: Share experience if with sitter, journal immediately

Caapi Vine as Journey Extender

The Caapi Vine tincture can be used to extend and deepen any journey—not just DMT. It contains harmala alkaloids that slow the breakdown of tryptamines. Taking it before psilocybin or DMT creates a longer, often deeper experience. Caution: MAOIs have dietary restrictions and drug interactions. Do not combine with SSRIs, stimulants, or tyramine-rich foods.

Important Notes

  • Changa allows you to titrate your dose—start with one hit and wait
  • The experience builds in waves, each hit deepening the journey
  • Sitter recommended, especially when combining with Caapi
  • MAOI interactions are serious—research contraindications carefully

Cacao Ceremonies

Heart Medicine

Best Suited For

  • Gentle heart opening without strong psychoactive effects
  • Group ceremonies and community building
  • Daily or weekly practice
  • Combining with meditation, yoga, or sound healing

Recommended Products

Ceremonial Cacao, Cosmic Truffles (ceremonial dose)

Ceremony Structure (1-3 hours)

  • Preparation: Prepare cacao with intention, warm water or plant milk
  • Opening: Light candle, call in directions or ancestors, set intention
  • Drinking: Consume slowly, savoring each sip as prayer
  • Journey (1-2 hours): Meditation, movement, journaling, or creative expression
  • Closing: Gratitude to the cacao spirit, sharing circle if in group

Dosing Guidance

  • Light (15-20g): Gentle mood lift, good for daily practice
  • Ceremonial (30-45g): Full heart-opening effect
  • Note: Ceremonial doses may cause nausea if eaten too quickly

Ceremony Preparation Checklist

Clear your schedule — No obligations for duration plus integration time
Prepare your space — Clean, comfortable, beautiful, private
Set your intention — Written, spoken aloud, held in heart
Gather supplies — Water, blankets, journal, art supplies, tissues
Prepare music — Playlists ready for different phases
Inform a trusted person — Even if solo, someone should know
Light eating — Clean, light meals 24 hours before
Device-free zone — Phone on airplane mode or off

Integration: The Real Work

The ceremony reveals; integration embodies. Without proper integration, even the most profound experiences fade into pleasant memories rather than lasting transformation.

Safety & Contraindications

These sacraments are not appropriate for everyone. Contraindications include certain psychiatric conditions, heart conditions, pregnancy, and interactions with medications (especially MAOIs, SSRIs, lithium). If you have concerns, consult with a healthcare provider familiar with these medicines. The Temple cannot provide medical advice.

Solo vs. Supported Ceremonies

There is profound value in both solo work and supported ceremonies. Solo ceremonies allow for complete surrender to your own process. Supported ceremonies—whether with a trained facilitator, a sitter, or fellow journeyers—provide safety and the gift of witnessing.

For deeper doses or challenging material, we strongly recommend having support present. The Temple community includes those experienced in holding space. Say CONNECT via Signal if you'd like guidance on finding support for your ceremonies.

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