Personal Assessment

We recommend using psychedelics with a trusted and experienced facilitator, guide, sitter or therapist, especially when you are new to journeying.

Who should not take psychedelics?

Please carefully consult the following exclusion criteria and do not use psychedelics without the supervision of an experienced professional if you meet any of the conditions listed in the criteria below.

  • Medical illness

    • Severe cardiovascular illness (such as hypertension or arrhythmias)

    • Abnormal hepatic and renal function

    • Diabetes

    • Addiction-related conditions (such as alcohol withdrawal)

  • Medications

    • Anti-epileptics, insulin, oral hypoglycemics, anti-HTN (clonidine, aldomet), cardiovascular medication

    • Psychotropics

      • Anti-depressants

      • Mood stabilizers

      • Anti-psychotics

      • SSRI’s

  • Psychiatric conditions

    • Active diagnosis, personal history or family history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, delusional disorder, or any other psychotic illness

    • SCID I and II on screening

    • Epilepsy

  • Unstable life conditions, including unstable housing. This is very important because too much external stress can result in a lack of ability to integrate the psychedelic experience, leading to psychological instability.

If diagnosed with major depressive disorder, substance addiction, end of life anxiety, or an eating disorder, please work with a trusted and experienced therapist, healer or guide. Find someone to work with via psychedelic.support.

Although serotonergic psychedelics such as LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline and DMT are physiologically and statistically the safest, these substances can lead to dangerous or life threatening behaviours when taken irresponsibly by an unsuitable or unprepared individual. Please explore psychedelics with care and and respect.

We wish you safe and fruitful travels.

Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.

— Frank Herbert