My new project
Hi all, I wanted to share a project that is important to me that I think some of you may resonate with! I have started a Spiritual coach/mentoring service called Aether Mentoring! I will be offering a mentor service with a strong foundation and encouragement in connecting with one's spirituality! This is something I have been wanting to do for years, but the timing wasn't quite right until now. Since you are surely wondering a bit about me:
My life trajectory has been quite an interesting one: I was always observant and questioning, even in my early teens. This led to quite a bit of cynicism, frustration, and even hatred for what I was perceiving in the world. My anger at the world and the suffering and atrocities it contained turned into a fervent atheism. It came from a good place, although it was misguided. This lasted for years throughout my teens and into college, until I discovered psychedelics and self-growth. What started out as a few exploratory experiences with psilocybin and lsd (more recreationally), quickly turned into something else. I kept being pulled like a magnet to discover the deeper layers of these tools. Up to this point I had only drank alcholol; I had never even smoked weed. I began using these psychedelics alone when the time arose. I remember feeling quite guilty and somewhat ashamed for this, but something kept drawing me to explore my mind and consciousness on these. After at least a dozen powerful experiences with these, I eventually discovered DMT, and this is where things really took off for me.
DMT completely shattered my paradigms, showed me how foolish and misguided I was, showed me nothing is what it seems in this world, and opened my eyes and mind to a stream of intelligence that I truly didn't think was possible. I explored this beautiful substance and created a long-standing relationship with it, discovering my own method and "rituals" for doing it, all done very intentionally and from a pure place. Although, I did fly a little too close to the sun. I started getting cocky and didn't allow for proper integration between my experiences. I was also beginning to use it as an escape, wanting to just live in that world and forget about this one, at least for a while. I got bit, and I definitely learned some harsh lessons. Since this time, about 9-10 years ago, it has been quite the rollercoaster of emotion, experience and growth. It took me quite some time to get to a place where I am stable. I felt and struggled with so many things. My spiritual path was lonely, frustrating, isolating, confusing, challenging as hell sometimes, but also so beautiful and special. Some 300 or so DMT trips and many psilocybin experiences later, I have since over the last few years learned to have a much healthier relationship with these entheogens. I have also spent hours upon hours of learning self-growth material which has done absolute wonders for me. I am at a place now where I want to share this with others.
One of the biggest motifs I remember about my path over the last decade was feeling so lonely and misunderstood. I basically had nobody to talk to about the things I was experiencing and learning. While I am thankful for the solitude in hindsight, there were times where I desperately just wanted someone to talk to who would actually understand me, and not just give me some generic answer. Or look at me like I had a dick growing out of my forehead. Aether Mentoring is intended to fill this void, as well as provide other offerings that I feel that similar "life coach" type services are missing. I have always felt like many of the spiritual/life coach services were missing something, or where maybe inauthentic in ways. There will be no topics that cannot be visited and discussed. Nothing will be off limits, and nothing will be shunned away from. Paradigms will be challenged, and authenticity and true holism will be strongly encouraged. Examples of topics that will be discussed, visited, and integrated are:
Mystical experiences and what they might mean, teachings from various religions, mythologies, and perspectives, words and their etymology, the occult and esoteric and why certain information has been hidden, caring for the mind, body and soul, and understanding duality and paradox. Most importantly, this service is not about armchair philosophy. This mentoring is about learning and understanding these topics, integrating them, and improving one's life and character in a pragmatic way.
I know this was a bit of a long post; if you got this far, thank you. I am offering 5 free 1 hour sessions to get my project going. This will be a one hour long video session/consultation. If this sounds like a service you would be interested in, or perhaps you just want someone to talk to about your psychedelic/mystical experience who will actually hear you, please visit my website and book your appointment. Thanks again for reading and hope you all have a great weekend!