Microdosing Psilocybin & the acceptance of Death

My mother passed two years ago, but for the five years before her death she was a willing and enthusiastic participant in my healing modalities — NLP, EFT tapping, and eventually microdosing psilocybin mushrooms. By the time she was diagnosed with cancer and given two years to live, she had already been microdosing weekly for about a year, using it to manage pain and to hold back the early signs of Alzheimer's — which she did, successfully.

Once my mother received her prognosis, she began to prepare for death with remarkable intention. She settled her accounts and paperwork, informed family and friends, and then set about mending relationships. Even in her final two weeks in hospital, she managed to bring a feuding mother and child together at her bedside.

Her acceptance of death — and of the new life awaiting her on the other side — was extraordinary. One night she dreamt of her older sister, who had passed twenty-five years earlier, coming to take her from the hospital. We all understood what that meant. And true to ancient African knowing, she left us less than a month later.

I am convinced that my mother's total acceptance of death, and her capacity to prepare for it so gracefully, was rooted in her years of experience with microdosing.

On the other side, she came to me, my brother, and my niece as an ancestor — the very next day. She has been a steady presence in all our lives since. A gifted client of mine was even able to channel her six months after she passed.

For me, this entire experience has been deeply liberating and profoundly life-affirming.