Athanor

The Ceremony Everything begins in silence.Before words, before the fire, there is a suspended moment where everyone sits, breathes, and feels the world slow down.There is nothing to do, nothing to understand.Only a return — to oneself, to presence, to what has been breathing within us all along. The Space The ceremony may take place indoors, in a simple room prepared with care, or outdoors — among the trees, by the river, beneath the open sky.The setting itself doesn’t matter; it’s the same...

5-MeO-DMT is a naturally occurring molecule belonging to the tryptamine family. It is found in certain plants as well as in the venom of the Sonoran Desert toad ( Incilius alvarius ). Potent and short-acting, this compound has recently become the focus of scientific research exploring its effects on consciousness, neuroplasticity, and deep emotional states. What Science Reveals A 2025 study published in Neuroscience of Consciousness  (Oxford University Press) found that 5-MeO-DMT induces a...

There comes a moment when even the return dissolves.No more before or after, no more within or without.The breath that once carried you inward now flows in every direction at once —the same breath moving through stars, rivers, and bones. This is the Union.Not a joining, but the end of separation.What you had called “self” and “world” reveal themselves as mirrors in a single light.You look, and the looking looks back. Here, love and knowledge are the same act.Here , fire and water no longer...