Why You Don’t Need Ayahuasca to Awaken — And What To Do Instead

Is the modern spiritual world misleading you? Discover why psychedelics and plant medicines might be blocking, not boosting, your spiritual awakening...

I know this might ruffle some feathers…
But it needs to be said.

Because lately, I’ve seen more and more people convinced that the only way to “awaken,” to connect with spirit, to heal — is through a plant medicine ceremony or drugs.

Ayahuasca, DMT, mushrooms, you name it.

There’s a growing belief that these substances are a shortcut to enlightenment. A golden key to healing.

A fast-track to talking with guides, dissolving trauma, and remembering your divine truth.

And while I honor everyone’s path…

I need to say this:

You don’t need drugs to connect with the divine.
You don’t need an altered state to meet your higher self.
You are already a spirit in a body. The divine connection has always been yours!

The Lie of the “Shortcut”

A few years ago, I had a client — deeply sincere, on a real spiritual path.
He told me he tried DMT because he heard it would help him meet his spirit guides.

And here's what happened:

He did see them.
But…
They weren’t saying anything!
They just stood there in silence.

He was confused. Hurt. He felt like he had done “everything right.”

When I tuned in?
They were sending him a message — just not the one he expected.

My Clients' Guides Said This:

They were asking him to stop using substances to try and force the connection.

And when I told him, he said that's exactly what he had felt they were trying to say.

To stop believing he needed an external crutch to access his soul connection.

His guides wanted him to remember that true connection comes from within  and is our natural birthright— it is not dependent on ingesting something.

(And when you do it this way, you can unfortunately cause distortions and make it harder to connect naturally along the line.)

They were inviting my client to open naturally.

Through energy. Through intention. Through stillness.

Not through something that pulled him out of his body and made him feel like connection was a drug-induced experience rather than his birthright.

Why It Can Backfire

I’ve seen it again and again:

People come to me after multiple ceremonies — overwhelmed, energetically cracked open, more confused than ever. And without the results they dreamed and were sold on.

• They feel exposed, not integrated. Vulnerable on a deep unconscious level - which means they pick up on all kinds of astral static from society and people around them.

• They’ve seen visions, but have no idea what to do with them.

• They’ve opened wounds they don’t know how to heal.
  
  

Plant medicines are potent. And they’re not meant to be taken lightly — or used as a spiritual vending machine.

When we do not have the understanding required, forcing open the third eye and spiritual senses can lure us into "false light" and distortions. 

Especially for highly sensitive people or empaths, it can destabilize your chakras, your connection to your higher self and delay the very awakening you were trying to fast-track.

What You Truly Need to Remember

You don’t need psychedelics to access your soul gifts.
You don’t need to go on a week-long journey into the jungle to talk to your guides.

You are divine consciousness in human form.
You were designed for connection. You are the portal.

The only things in the way?

Fear, old congested energy.
And above all, the belief that you aren’t capable or spiritual enough.
The belief that you need something or someone to do it for you.

What Actually Unlocks Real Connection

Instead of seeking externally, here’s what actually creates lasting divine awakening and connection:

• Energetic clearing: Releasing trauma, fear, and other people's energy from your field

• Intention and consistency: Daily practices that tune you to your truth, like breath, journaling, or guided activation

• Belief: Letting go of the idea that awakening is hard or rare or something only gurus get to experience

• Self-worth: Trusting that you deserve to be connected, safe, and guided — now

• Working with your soul: When you do this, it will support and help you in awakening. If you try to "shortcut" your way there, often the soul puts on the breaks, because that's the wrong direction for evolving. 
  
  

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I'm curious to hear from you - have you experienced anything in this subject?

Or do you know someone who has? Let me know your thoughts. 

And as always, I’m sending you so much love and light <3

Cassady x