Forward I’ve had the real pleasure, and challenge, of working with both young adults and their parents, sometimes starting with the child...

In our family, we’re not trying to eliminate arguing. We’re trying to understand it. To ask: is this a need? Is this a plea for justice? Is there a more resonant way to express? Voice matters—but so does how it’s held, heard, and returned.

Not all drugs are created equal. Some are ancient allies of Earth—others, lab-born tools of disconnection. Ketamine, MDMA, psilocybin, and Adderall each carry distinct energetic signatures, mirroring trauma, intimacy, vision, and control. But combined unconsciously, they form a cocktail of bypass—one that mimics awakening while reinforcing illusion. This piece explores their origins, effects, and the archetypes they animate.