Sacred geometry is a field of study that explores the inherent patterns, shapes, and mathematical principles found in the natural world, religious and spiritual symbolism, and ancient architectural and artistic traditions. It is based on the belief that certain geometric forms hold deep spiritual or metaphysical significance and can be seen as a reflection of divine order and universal truths.

Combining sacred geometry, divine intelligence, somatic therapy, art therapy, and psychedelics can be a powerful and transformative experience.

We are all geometrical beings with infinite possibilities of how our life can be created, explored and enjoyed. When we are able to tap into and access the power of sacred geometry, we feel more balanced in our lives because we become more connected to the nature around us as well as our own infinite possibilities!

The very act of creating a reflection of what is represented in nature in a systematic and structured way that geometric images allow, invite a restructuring of our own mechanical and geometric systems within. Our DNA is based on this system of sacred geometry and images we take in with our senses have deep meaning to our bodies, psyche and healing. Try it for yourself by creating various sacred geometrical images like the flower of life to access inner peace and restructure your own geometrical DNA and life plan.

The art of sacred geometry has been studied and revered for ages; from the note books of Leonardo Da Vinci, to the construction of the pyramids. There is an innate wisdom within our bodies that can be tapped into when we explore the magic of Sacred Geometry.

Here are 10 steps that explore the connection between Sacred Geometry, Somatic Therapy, Art Therapy, Healing, and
Psychedelics:


1. Symbolic Meaning and Emotional Resonance: Sacred geometry often carries symbolic meaning and evokes emotional responses. By actively engaging with these symbols and reflecting on their significance, individuals can tap into emotional and cognitive processes associated with personal growth, transformation, and spiritual connection. This engagement can help regulate emotional states and contribute to overall mental well-being. Reflect on the symbolic meanings of the sacred geometry encountered during your psychedelic experience. Explore how these symbols relate to your personal healing process and incorporate them into your daily life.

2. Meditative and Contemplative Practice: Engaging with sacred geometry through contemplation, meditation, or creative expression can be a profound spiritual practice, especially when one dedicates this as a regular daily practice. The intricate patterns and shapes encourage focused attention, deep contemplation, and a sense of connection with the divine or higher realms of consciousness. Use meditation techniques to quiet the mind and visualize sacred geometric patterns. Allow yourself to connect with divine intelligence and explore the depths of your consciousness.

3. Integration Journals: Keep a journal to record your experiences and insights gained from your explorations. Write about the symbolism, geometric patterns, and divine wisdom that emerge during your psychedelic journeys and art therapy sessions.

4. Study Sacred Geometry: Begin by learning about the principles and symbolism of sacred geometry. Explore ancient teachings, symbols, and geometric patterns to gain a deeper understanding of their significance. Which symbols feel important to you? Incorporate these in your life as pictures on your wall or placed in an area you will engage with them often, or even try creating these images yourself!

5. Integrates Your Whole Brain: Sacred geometry represents a harmonious and interconnected system of shapes and patterns. Engaging with these geometric forms can facilitate the integration of different brain regions and promote neural coherence. This coherence can improve communication between different brain networks, fostering a sense of wholeness and integration that supports mental health and well-being. The left side of our brain tends to be the more logical, technical side, whereas the right brain is typically the creative, intuitive side. For most of us, one side of the brain is usually dominant. The nature of sacred geometry engages both sides of your brain and helps them to work together, supporting balance, harmony and integration.

6. Art Therapy: Engage in art therapy during or after your psychedelic experience. Use artistic mediums to express your journey and integrate the sacred geometric patterns that emerged. When working with a certified and trained art therapist, one is able to access unconscious processes through the art making to allow for a deeper and lasting healing to take place after your psychedelic journey. Using sacred geometry in combination with this process is an extremely effective form of healing.

7. Neuroplasticity: The brain has the remarkable ability to rewire itself through neuroplasticity. Engaging with sacred geometry and incorporating it into one's practices can promote neuroplasticity by forming new neural connections and strengthening existing ones. Regular exposure to sacred geometry can facilitate the rewiring of neural pathways, potentially leading to improved mental health and well-being.

8. Connect to Nature: Sacred geometry emphasizes the inherent harmony and balance found in nature and the cosmos. Many natural objects and organisms exhibit sacred geometric patterns, such as the spirals in seashells (Fibonacci sequence), the hexagonal cells in honeycombs, the way leaves and petals are arranged on trees and flowers. These patterns reflect the inherent order and harmony found in nature. To support grounding after your psychedelic experience, spend time in nature to deepen your connection with the natural world through sacred geometry. Observe the natural patterns and geometric formations in the environment, allowing them to reinforce your healing journey. By studying and applying these geometric principles, individuals seek to align themselves with the natural order of the universe, promoting a sense of balance and unity in their lives.

9. Music, Sound & Vibration: Sound frequencies and harmonics follow mathematical ratios, forming the basis of sacred geometry. The relationship between musical tones and their harmonies corresponds to geometric ratios, creating a sense of harmony and resonance. Sacred geometry is believed to have energetic and vibrational qualities as well. It is thought that specific geometric patterns can resonate with and influence subtle energy fields in the body, just as music does! By working with sacred geometry, individuals aim to harmonize and balance their own energetic systems.

10. Healing Modalities: Various healing modalities, such as Reiki or acupuncture, incorporate sacred geometry. The placement of energy centres (chakras) or the arrangement of acupuncture points follow geometric principles to enhance energy flow and promote well-being.


Remember that the use of psychedelics should always be approached with caution and responsibility. Adhere to legal regulations, prioritize your safety, and consider working with experienced professionals to guide you through the process. The combination of sacred geometry, Art Therapy, and psychedelics can offer profound insights and transformation, but it is essential to approach it with respect and mindfulness.


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by Charmaine Husum

The Integration of Psychedelic experiences using Somatic Art Therapy can be a valuable and supportive approach to Shadow Work. 

What is Shadow Work?
Shadow work is a psychological and spiritual practice that involves exploring and integrating the unconscious aspects of the self, often referred to as the “shadow.” The concept of the shadow was popularized by Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, who believed that the shadow consists of repressed or disowned aspects of our personality, including our fears, insecurities, unresolved traumas, and unexpressed desires.

Somatic Art Therapy & Shadow Work
Here’s how Somatic Art Therapy can facilitate the integration of psychedelic experiences and support Shadow Work: 
 
Meaning-Making:
Somatic Art Therapy assists individuals in making meaning out of their psychedelic experiences and the shadow material that arises. Through reflection on the created artwork, dialogue, and interpretation with the art therapist, individuals can explore the significance and symbolism of their artistic expressions. This process helps integrate the insights and emotions from the psychedelic experiences into their personal narrative and daily life.

Amplified Awareness:
Psychedelics such as Ayahuasca, Psilocybin or San Pedro have the potential to heighten awareness and dissolve the barriers between the conscious and unconscious mind. During a psychedelic or plant medicine experience, suppressed or hidden aspects of the shadow may come to the surface, allowing individuals to directly confront and explore them. This can be dysregulating and sometimes even frightening. Having a trained Art Therapist to the support the process of integration afterwards and even leading up to your psychedelic experience to establish navigation tools and intentions, can be very supportive in allowing your shadow aspect to heal. 

Expressive Outlet:
Art therapy provides a non-verbal and creative means of expression. Through various art forms such as painting, drawing, sculpture, or collage, individuals can externalize their inner experiences and emotions that may have emerged during psychedelic journeys. This allows for a tangible representation of the shadow aspects, facilitating exploration, reflection, and processing.  

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Symbolic Exploration:
Art therapy encourages the use of symbols and metaphors, which can be particularly useful when working with shadow aspects. Symbolic representations in art can offer a safe and indirect way to engage with the shadow, making it more accessible for exploration and integration. Artistic symbolism can evoke deeper insights and provide a bridge between the conscious and unconscious mind. 

Integration Support:
The integration phase following a psychedelic experience is crucial for incorporating the insights gained and integrating them into daily life. Integration practices, such as Somatic Counselling, Art Therapy, journaling, Sacred geometry, and meditation, can help individuals make sense of their experiences, process emotions, and apply the lessons learned to support a lasting healing.  

Access to Subconscious Material:
Psychedelics can facilitate access to deep layers of the subconscious mind, where the shadow aspects reside. Art Therapy does the same. This increased access provides an opportunity to uncover and bring to light repressed emotions, unresolved traumas, and unconscious patterns that may be influencing behavior and well-being.

Emotional Release and Healing:
Psychedelics can evoke intense emotional experiences and promote emotional release. After one’s psychedelic experience during the integration process, individuals are given an opportunity to confront and process challenging emotions that may have come up for deeper, lasting healing to take hold. The act of creating art can also be cathartic and supportive of emotional release. Engaging in art-making can help individuals process and release challenging emotions, facilitating the integration of difficult or repressed aspects of the shadow. The art-making process allows for a safe container to channel and transform emotions associated with shadow material.

Spiritual Connection:
Psychedelic experiences can deepen one’s spiritual connection and provide a sense of transcendence. While working afterwards Somatically with Art therapy, this connection to spirit can become amplified. This expanded spiritual perspective can support shadow work by offering a broader context and a deeper sense of meaning, allowing individuals to explore their shadow from a spiritual lens.

Reflective Exploration:
Art therapy provides an opportunity for reflection and contemplation. The created artwork serves as a mirror for self-reflection, allowing individuals to observe their own creative expressions and delve deeper into the underlying meanings and emotions present in the art. This reflective process can foster insight, self-awareness, and a deeper understanding of the shadow aspects.

Safe and Supportive Environment:
Art therapy sessions are typically conducted in a safe and supportive environment with a trained Art Therapist. This environment promotes trust, authenticity, and non-judgment, providing individuals with a space where they can explore and process their psychedelic experiences and shadow material. The therapeutic relationship and guidance of the art therapist can offer valuable support throughout the integration process.

Empowerment and Self-Discovery:
Art therapy empowers individuals to take an active role in their own healing and self-discovery. By engaging in the art-making process, individuals gain a sense of agency and control over their own exploration and integration of the shadow and their psychedelic experience. This empowerment contributes to a deeper understanding of oneself and fosters personal growth and transformation.

Is Shadow Work Dangerous?
 
It is important to note that engaging in psychedelic experiences for shadow work should be approached with caution, respect, and guidance from experienced professionals. Psychedelics can evoke powerful and intense experiences, and the support of integration practices and professionals can help navigate the complexities of shadow work and ensure a safe and transformative process.
Art therapy can be a valuable tool for integrating psychedelic experiences and supporting shadow work. It provides a creative and expressive outlet, a safe space for exploration, and a means to process and integrate the insights gained during psychedelic journeys. Working with an art therapist who is experienced in both art therapy and psychedelic integration can enhance the effectiveness of this approach.

Charmaine Husum
As a Certified Art Therapist and Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Charmaine Husum DKATI, RTC, CT supports people in finding personalized routes to emotional healing with a focus on inner resources and transpersonal connections to spirit. With years of experience and training in the area of Psychedelics, she helps people both in groups and individually, understand and Integrate the details of their Psychedelic Experiences using Trauma Informed Art Therapy, Counselling, Meditation and tapping into the innate Wisdom of the Body through various Somatic Approaches. Her current research enthusiasms are in neuroplasticity, neuroscience, epigenetics, mystical/ psychedelic integration and intergenerational trauma.
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Are you struggling to make sense of the Psychedelic Experience you just went through? Do you feel like the surface has just been skimmed and you would like to go deeper into learning about yourself and how to live your best life ever?
The effects of a mystical and altered state of consciousness linger, bounce around, and affect our waking reality far beyond ceremony or however your awakening has been opened. When our soul’s path has been awakened through sacred plant medicines or entheogens like Ayahuasca, Psilocybin, Iboga, Kambo, LSD, or through a Kundalini Awakening, Dark Night of the Soul or Meditation and Yoga, a profound shift happens in the body and brain. This can be confusing once we go back to our regular waking life.
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My name is Charmaine Husum, RTC, DKATI, CT and I help people understand and integrate the details of their psychedelic experience using trauma informed art therapy, counselling, meditation and tapping into the innate wisdom of the body.
After my own personal experiences using breathwork and psychedelics to gain deeper awareness of myself, I was left with more questions than answers. Initially, there was a thought that to decipher the experience further and for greater understanding I needed more medicine, more ceremonies, more insight that came from outside of myself. This was counterintuitive to what I knew as a Trauma-Informed, Registered Therapeutic Counsellor and Somatic Art  Therapist,  which is that lasting healing comes from within. This revelation made the importance of integration, that much clearer; all of the answers I needed for healing were inside of me and had become awakened by my psychedelic experience!

10 Proven Methods of Integrating Psychedelic Experiences

1. Grounding after Your experience: What does this even mean? Coming back into your body in a way that feels resourced and strong.  Grounding can take many forms. After using sacred medicines or psychedelics, your energy is moved very quickly from one state to another. This can cause energetic holes within your aura, which may create a feeling of being unsafe. We ground to bring our auric energy into alignment with our body. When working with clients I find bringing in a regular, focussed meditation practice and yoga are especially helpful. Another especially poignant way to ground is by connecting to nature. Allow yourself the time to walk in nature, becoming aware of the present moment; noticing the feel of your feet on the ground, the smells in the air, the sounds around you, the feel of the sun or wind on your face, these are all ways to connect in a way that will bring you into the present moment and allow your mind to settle and your body to ground. Another powerful activity I invite people to do after using psychedelics, is to gather natural objects from their walk and create a collage of these using a thick Bristol board or cardboard as a base and a glue gun to assemble. As you arrange your natural objects into a collage, you are invited to stay connected to your breath and the feelings or sensations in your body, while pressing your feet into the surface beneath you. These are all activities that will support you to ground after your psychedelic experience.
2. Creating Safety and Security Around Yourself: Bring people, tools and supports closer, so you feel held in your experience and not isolated. When our energy feels scattered, which can often happen after a non-ordinary state, it is important to establish safety around us. This can be done in many ways but especially important is to become aware of our boundaries and what we let into our life that support us, or what may be in our life that does not support us. 
3. Making Sense of the Experience: Reflect on what happened during your experience.  Journaling is a great way to reflect on what happened and any insights that may have come to the surface for you. One journaling activity is to imagine the spirit of the medicine you worked with and begin writing a letter or questions to this energy. As you connect to your breath and body, using a different colour of pen, allow automatic writing to take place where you begin answering your questions from the point of view of the medicine. It is easy to feel like you are making this up, but know that imagination is a huge part of connecting to energies beyond you. Over time, this process will become easier and you will feel a flow to it where information is given to support you. If you feel like you are in your head and thinking about what to write, breath that energy back into the heart and be open to allowing whatever is written to come from an unconscious place.
4. Move your Body: Exercise and especially yoga can have a profound effect to create an influx of neural chemicals in the body like serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, which support a heightened and elevated mood. This will help to support you after moving so quickly from one energetic state experienced during you journey, to your regular state of conscious awareness. Allow the blood to move in your body and be open to breaking a sweat. Know that you are in control of the mechanisms within your body as you work towards moving the blood, raising your heart rate and grounding in a way that comes back into  the body. 
5. Meditation is Key: As many will attest, non-ordinary states of consciousness support a quieting of an area of the brain associated with ego called the Default Mode Network. Meditation will also bring you into this state of being. This will continue to support your transition into everyday life, while still connecting to a quiet and calm, place within. Continuing a regular meditation practice will support neuroplasticity to re-route your neural pathways, where achieving this inner feeling of balance and peace becomes a part of who you are.
6. Connecting to the Spirit of the Medicine: When we are working with entheogenic medicines, we are working with a spirit. Often times this spirit has called us long before our journey into ceremony. Continuing a relationship to this spirit will support you through your experience and integration. As this relationship continues to grow and expand, however that looks for you, you will create a lasting relationship to the experience you went through that will continue to support you throughout your years for lasting changes to take hold of your life. Use journaling to connect or meditation and know that you can call on the support of this energy when needed. 
7. Connecting to community: When looking at the three stages of trauma healing, the final one is connecting to community and making sense of your experience by relating to others. As humans, we are social creatures: introverts and extroverts, alike. Connecting to a community you feel safe in, to share your experience and support others through their own, will support your integration in a way that makes sense of your experience and promote integration into living a fuller more joyous life
8. Tending to Your Shadow: Shadow work has become a bit of a buzz word but when one is ready, this is powerful, reparative and healing work. After using sacred medicines, our shadow is often brought to the forefront but there is more work to do in order to fully integrate and accept this part of self so it no longer leaks into other parts of your life. Working with one’s shadow aspect of self is an advanced endeavour that is best done with the support of a clinically trained practitioner or shaman. One effective tool I use with my own clients is working with clay in a meditative state. Allowing an image to emerge from this natural substance opens up a dialogue with our shadow in a way that is can be seen, understood and integrated so that it no longer leaks into our life in ways that are unsupportive and feel beyond our control. 
9. Understanding our Attachment styles: The ways we connect to others and our expectations within relationships can be somewhat of a mystery. When we begin to look at patterns in our lives and our relationships, we are better able to understand what will support us. People generally attach in 3 different ways, Securely, Anxiously or with Avoidance. By knowing what your attachment style is, we may be able to explore why this originated this way and ways to move into a healthy and secure forms of attaching to others so that the relationships around us feel deeply connected and supportive.
10. Creating your new life: Whether one is spiritual, religious or atheist, after a psychedelic experience, most feel a connection to the world that is different from when they began. Understanding this in a way that becomes a part of our daily lives can shift the way we walk in the world to fill us with more compassion in our everyday moments. By becoming aware of our connection to all things, we are then able to imagine what we would like our lives to look like and begin making choices to support that. In this state, we begin working with quantum reality; believing that our thoughts have power over our lives and consciously choosing what you want your  life to look like. The goal is to make sense of what happened so that you may be in control of the shift you have created in life and tap into that strength as a continuous resource. It's through the experience, that being healed becomes the new pattern - to create the life you have always intended. Enjoy the journey, it will be memorable. 

​If you are needing support to integrate your experience of working with plant medicines, psychedelics or Entheogens please reach out. Free 20 minute calls are available for us to explore specific ways that may support your journey to lasting healing. If you would prefer to work at your own pace, to continue the relationship to the healing you touched on this 8 module program incorporates Yoga, Meditation, Art Therapy Directives, Dreamwork, Journaling, Scared geometry and Neuroscientific explanations which will help to guide you towards lasting healing after using psychedelic medicine. Included in your enrolment is one free private art therapy and somatic counselling session.
May all beings be blessed, Charmaine Husum

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Neuroplasticity: How the Brain is AffectedMystical Experiences are profound experiences for anybody, that is true, but what is actually happening in the brain to create this profound shift? Although research is just now flooding in, there have been many studies, FMRI's and personal, professional and medical accounts to explain what shifts our brain is going through in these profoundly moving moments.

Intensely powerful is the rerouting of neuropathways which dictate the ways we have habitually been conditioned to act, react and survive in our lives. That is why profound, mystical experiences can bring about such great changes when it comes to addiction and changing demoting habits or personality traits that may have taken control of our lives.

As described by Michael Pollan in his ground breaking book, 'How to Change Your Mind', our minds and the paths our neurotransmitters take in the brain can be described as a ski hill that has been well worn by skiers creating heavy and deep crevices where years of downhill rounds have taken place over and over again. These deep ruts represent our patterns in life; our habits, addictions, ways of acting and reacting, ways of coping we have used in the past to stay safe and feel secure. Even when we want to make a change, we are pulled into these ruts and lasting change in our lives becomes difficult. A Mystical experience, arising from an epiphany in meditation; a kundalini awakening, a near death experience or hallucinogenic or psychotropic medicinal ceremonies, creates a grooming of this snowy hill leaving a pristine powder where new behaviors are able to create new pathways. This is what is happening in our brain; this is the neuroscience of Mystical and Entheogenic experiences. Our brain actually becomes re-groomed, ready for change and a new life to blossom.

However, as wonderful or difficult this experience may be (since change is rarely an easy process), sometimes the heightened experience of change becomes its own ski rut in the snow. We begin to feel drawn again and again to the profound shifts we have experienced; looking for the newest most sought after guru, spending hours in meditation focusing on that one glimpse of truth instead of the experience in the moment, increasing our frequency of and perhaps even dosage of psychedelic and psychotropic entheogenic medicines like psilocybin, LSD, or ayahuasca and healing retreats. The goal is to heal and grow from within so that the changes we want in life are lasting.

I too have felt this and is why I created this program. I believe that through integration of the experience, we are able to maintain this new way of being; celebrating the changes and creating them in our everyday lived experience so the new pathways we create support our evolution, healing and personal growth, beyond the experience. We become sustained in our greatness and stop seeking that which already lives within us. This my hope for all those on the path of transformation and for you in this moment as you embark on the journey of integration.

- Charmaine Husum
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