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Sanken Nita's avatar

Thank you for this beautiful sharing. I really resonate with the difference you make between psychedelics and entheogens, and the type of commitment they involve. All the best on your path!

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Dennis Notten's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to read and share that—it means a lot. That distinction has become clearer to me over the years, especially through the dieta path and long periods in silence. Entheogens ask something different of us… not just an experience, but a relationship, a commitment, sometimes even a surrender. Wishing you strength and clarity on your own journey as well.

Grateful we’re walking parts of this path at the same time.

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nasrin abbasi's avatar

You could not be more accurate on your distinction between an entheogen and a synthetic… I really appreciated this excellent read. Can’t wait to read more from you 🙏

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Dennis Notten's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to share that. It means a lot to know the distinction spoke to you. There’s something vital about remembering the relational depth of these practices—and I’m grateful to be walking this path alongside others who feel it too. More soon.

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nasrin abbasi's avatar

I just finished all of your chapters on Substack and I say this with zero hyperbole… it was the most magnificent, powerful and awe inspiring book I’ve ever read! Can’t thank you enough and can’t a wait to read more and follow your journey as I continue on my own medicine path.

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Dennis Notten's avatar

Thank you for your incredibly kind words—truly. I receive them with deep humility and appreciation.

This book has been the fruit of many years walking with the medicine, through beauty, through challenge, through long stretches of silence and listening. To know that these reflections have resonated so deeply with you means a great deal.

I share these chapters not from a place of authority, but from a commitment to honoring the path, the traditions, and the ongoing questions that arise when we engage with these powerful tools of transformation. We’re all walking our own versions of this road—and I’m grateful to hear that these writings support you in yours.

There is more to come. And I hope the next chapters continue to serve and inspire as you navigate your own unfolding journey with the medicine.

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