r/bufo

I have never had a psychedelic experience, but I feel a deep need to do the Bufo alvarius medicine after reading what is reported about it. However, I don’t know how to set this up, whether I should use a synthetic form or do it in a retreat with facilitators. Because retreats are generally too expensive compared to what they should cost.

The “shamans” are just trying to make a living from it instead of doing real medicine.

I’m planning on doing a 5-MeO-DMT ceremony and would appreciate some advice on the timing.

I’ve got a fair amount of psychedelic experience (DMT, ketamine, MDMA, mushrooms, LSD, etc.), although I haven’t taken any psychedelics for a few years. During that time I’ve done a lot of meditation and other spiritual practices, and I’ve come to realise that I seem to carry a lot of trapped emotion and trauma that feels very somatic. From everything I’ve read, 5-MeO feels like the direction I want to explore.

My dilemma is the timing. I have to attend a family wedding in Turkey first. I’ll be flying there which takes about 4 hours, staying for around two nights, probably having a few drinks at the wedding, then flying to the Netherlands for the ceremony a few days later. I also really don’t want to go wedding as I’m severely depressed/anxious.

Does that sound like less-than-ideal preparation?

I know people often talk about preparing mentally and physically beforehand, but realistically my life feels quite chaotic at the moment and I’m struggling to establish a calm routine before I go. Part of me feels like I should wait until everything is more settled, but another part feels like I need this now more than ever because I feel completely disorientated and stuck in life.

Would you postpone it until life is calmer, or do you think a few days after travelling and attending a wedding is still reasonable, assuming I’m well rested and not drinking immediately beforehand?
I’d really appreciate hearing from people with genuine 5-MeO experience rather than general psychedelic advice.