Click here to listen to the audio recording and key notes from the information meeting held on 2nd November 2022.
The panellists in this discussion are:
- Anton van Rensburg
- Margie Schneider
- Monica Cromhout
- Rhodi-Anne Buys
- Rodger Ferguson
Summary of keypoints / timeline:
- Introduction to the panel. 0:00
- Anton’s journey and finding his own words. 2:27
- Introduction to the panel. 8:37
- Introducing Zuzanka. 15:40
- At-home journeys are similar to online journeys, but different. 23:25
- Can you still take mushrooms while on mood stabilizers? 29:58
- What would it be like in the days and weeks that follow the journey? 39:54
- What’s the right dose for a first timer? 49:08
- Monica’s experience with anxiety. 59:08
- Is the physical reaction to mushrooms real? 1:00:46
- How does one person’s negative reaction impact your journey? 1:06:03
- Some people have negative long-term side effects of other psychedelics, like LSD. 1:11:53
- Mushrooms have a shelf-life of a year. 1:20:59
- Heidi’s journey with mushrooms. 1:24:36
- Monica gives us an overview of the retreat in Somerset West. 1:37:12
- The detoxing of the body and fasting. 1:43:34
- What are the fears and anxieties that come up in these meetings? 1:50:19
- The mushrooms know what it needs to work on with you without you knowing. 1:57:44
- The ideal thing would be for a husband and wife to come on separate nights. 2:00:05