Here are the basic techniques for remembering a trip:
✓ Repetition. At the end of the ceremony, when the effect of ayahuasca or San Pedro begins to wane, you will find yourself in a borderline state. The trip is running out, you are gradually returning to the material world, but this process is not over yet. At such moments, it is extremely important to "scroll" the memories of the trip over and over again by an effort of will. This is a way to move them to another level of awareness, where the preemptive mechanisms of the brain are no longer so active.
✓ Verbalization. Speak what you see and feel during the ceremony. This technique is based on the same principle as repetition. The brain will repress memories of the trip, but you will remember much of what you said out loud. And if your listener is an experienced researcher or integrator, he will direct your story in the right direction and help you focus on important details.
✓ Egoism. When the ceremony is over, many attendees are quick to discuss their experiences with colleagues. Avoid such conversations. Concentrate on remembering and understanding only your experiences. Don't let them mix.
STAGE 2| INTERPRETATION OF INSIGHTS
Spirit plant teachers do not give clear recommendations. Their messages are allegorical. Your task is to unravel the images, symbols, allegories and references. Preferably after consulting with a shaman and more experienced colleagues. Sometimes one ceremony is not enough, and you have to form an appropriate set in order to get a clue to the previous one in the next trip. The ability to understand your experiences comes with experience.
If, according to your interpretation, ayahuasca or San Pedro prompts radical decisions, do not make them immediately. Sometimes time opens up new layers of interpretations. Interpretation can take from a week to several months.
STEP 3 | INTRODUCING INTERPRETED EXPERIENCE
Psychedelics should be a way for you not to escape reality to another world, but to change your reality for the better. Otherwise, the trips will turn into just outlandish entertainment. This is the problem with many ayahuasca and San Pedro adepts. They fly at the "watch psychedelic cartoon" ceremony, but don't interpret the insights. And if they come to some conclusions, then they lack the strength, patience and determination to introduce the messages of plant teachers into their own lives. Don't repeat their mistakes!