In this episode, Beth shares why she’s finally saying yes to an Iboga journey…after contemplating and building a relationship with this medicine for 14 years. You’ll hear the story of how seeds were planted back in 2012, why she kept putting it off for years, what finally shifted, and what she’s learning and receiving from Iboga before the retreat even begins.
This is about truth, fear, prayer, timing, deep integration and the difference between chasing quick and easy healing vs. building a relationship with a medicine as an ally. If you’ve been contemplating Iboga or another plant medicine, this may be helpful for you to hear about her process to discernment and decision making.
What you’ll hear inside
The first time Beth heard about Iboga and the phrase she never forgot: “First ceremony cleanses your karma… second tells you what to do with your life.”
The long on-and-off relationship with the calling to this medicine and why she didn’t do Iboga for so many years
The piece most people underestimate: ample space and time for integration, especially with Iboga.
Taking an “energetic sabbatical”--what it actually has been, what it wasn’t, and why it matters
Midlife portal and the deeper question underneath: “What do I really want?”
The hard moment when a death at an Iboga center changed everything
A trusted friend’s iboga experience and a mysterious “one thing” she hasn’t been able to move despite doing “all the things” to change it.
“Hanuman made me do it!” (?!) Various “lightning bolt” moments and timeline-jumps.
Microdosing Iboga, how it happened and what it was like
A plant connection practice Beth recommends if you feel called to any medicine and what happened the very first time she did it with Iboga
The FEAR of iboga… why has she rarely felt this level of fear before a medicine journey?
The purge-before-the-purge: shedding the skin of the snake and endings for the highest good.
Yet another call-out of the “Amazon Prime effect” of “quick healing” culture… and why intention, prayer, reverence, and relationship matter more than trying to “get something” from a plant
Recurring ocean dreams
Beth’s deepest intention… not “fix me,” but: “Whatever is in the highest and best for me to be of service on this planet at this time.”Themes
Prayer and right relationship with Iboga and other sacred plant medicines
Timing, readiness, and discernment
Integration as an actual lifestyle (not just an integration circle)
When fear is a doorway in
The way spirit weaves in your life LONG before the ceremony
Truth vs. bypassingMentions + Modalities referenced
Ayahuasca, psilocybin mushrooms, Bufo, and “trickster” medicines
Master plant dietas and retreat integration
Vipassana / extended meditation retreats
Transformational NLP and Family Constellation work (and why it can feel like “there’s no other way to get there”)
Devotion, chanting, singing…and her journey of lightening bolt moments with the Hanuman Chalisa and dreams of Hanuman
Dream guidance from plant spiritsA note on Iboga safety + discernment
Iboga is not to be taken lightly. Making this decision was not a casual path. Beth speaks to the importance of being held by skilled facilitators, proper screening, and not rushing toward a “quick fix.” If you’re feeling called, let your prayer deepen, let guidance ripen, and choose safety and integrity over urgency.
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