My experience with 5-meo-DMT: The Ego Death

As I continue to explore the practices of meditation and plant medicine, I am consistently amazed by the vastness and power of Mother Nature. She holds within her all the answers to the ego-driven issues that plague us, and the more I delve into these practices, the more humbled I become by her vastness and wisdom. This life force we are a part of, but cannot see, contains all the answers to our ego-driven problems. In my forever quest to continue to understand myself, my traumas, and heal myself and my ancestors I decided to journey with 5-meo-DMT, also known as Bufo or Toad Medicine.  I went on my first Ayahuasca retreat back about 6 years ago and wrote an article about my "shift". Three months later, I felt I was ready to experience my  “ego death”. 

This was a very difficult experience to document. Imagine going to another planet and witnessing its natural habitat, only to have to come back to earth and use language to explain things and experiences that have no name. But, I will t…