There’s a deep deficiency in our world right now.
It’s what Sam Perry, the teacher for Herbal Medicine & The Energetics of Psilocybin, calls “grandma deficiency syndrome.”
We live in a time where people are constantly seeking—consuming content, collecting more knowledge, signing up for another certification—thinking maybe then they’ll finally know enough to hold space for others. But real wisdom? The kind that actually heals? That comes from experience. From trust. From long memory.
As Sam said to me,
“The most radical thing in the world is a long memory.”
It’s the wisdom of a grandmother—the kind that tells you to rest, to drink the tea, to move your body. The kind that reminds you: “We’ve been through worse. Here’s what works. Here’s what we do now.”
But in our culture, we’ve broken the lineage.
We’ve hidden the elders away.
We don’t see them. We don’t listen to them.
And we wonder why we feel lost.
So we turn to the plants.
Because psilocybin holds a long memory.
It reminds us what was lost.
It brings us back to the root.
It helps us remember.
But remembering isn’t just about reverence. It’s also about responsibility.
In the position I’m in—coaching people working in the psychedelic space, hosting my podcast, Medicine For These Times, running psychedelic summits, staying “above ground”—I’ve heard a lot of disturbing stories. Not just from inexperienced, Western-trained facilitators, but also from respected elders and even Indigenous healers. Not always cases of abuse—sometimes just poor judgment. Missteps. Avoidable harm.
Not one of us is above making mistakes. But what stood out to me was how many facilitators didn’t seem committed to doing better.
Here’s the truth:
You don’t become a great psychedelic facilitator by reading books or getting some kind of psychedelic certification, or being a popular psychedelic influencer or something.
You don’t even become great because “the medicine told you so.”
You become great through lived experience, integrity, humility, checking your ego, and a continuous commitment to learning.
Unfortunately, for many, learning only comes the hard way… after something goes wrong.
What if we didn’t have to learn the hard way?
What if you could avoid harm before it happens?
That’s why Sam and I created our program,
Herbal Medicine & The Energetics of Psilocybin: Remembering & Restoring the Missing Piece in Contemporary Psychedelic Practice.
And one of the biggest reasons we’re offering it is because of a thing we call the Toolkit.
Sam’s Toolkit has saved my ass more than once—and the asses of many people I know.
Let me paint a picture:
You’re holding space for a psilocybin journey. Everything seems fine. Then suddenly… something shifts.
Someone starts flopping their body all over the place.
Their heart starts racing.
Their breath gets short.
They can’t hold themselves together.
They start crying, screaming, sweating, running.
They bump into things.
They knock things over.
Maybe they try to run out the door or into the woods.
And you’re sitting there, trying to help how you can.
This is the moment where most facilitators fall into one of three camps:
(1) Do nothing. You just “hold space” and hope they get through it.
(2) React and do a bunch of things—try energy work, use Aqua de Florida, palo santo, chakapas, tobacco—but maybe none of it helps.
(3) Go to extremes—cold water, benzos, locking someone in a room, even calling 911. (Yes, these are all real things that have happened in medicine spaces.)
Now… what if you had a simple, safe, effective way to support them?
That’s what the Toolkit is.
After 25+ years of experience, Sam has crafted a set of natural, accessible remedies that are incredibly effective and easy to use—not exotic, not complicated, but deeply, deeply helpful.
This Toolkit can:
✔ Bring someone back into their body when they feel like they’re floating away
✔ Calm a racing heart or relax tense muscles
✔ Support women through premature cramping (something no one talks about!)
✔ Regulate the nervous system without interrupting the journey
I watched it work myself. There was someone in a ceremony who was pacing, flopping, totally dysregulated. Nothing was helping. Then she was given something simple, from the Toolkit. Her nervous system softened. She settled. She landed in her body. And only then could she finally receive the deeper teachings she came for.
Sam doesn’t just talk about theory. He’s not trying to impress you with credentials. He’s walked this path for decades, with roots in Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, herbalism, Buddhism, alchemy, and energetic systems from around the world. He’s an actual practitioner, not just a scholar.
What I love most is how Sam talks about the “soil.”
He said,
“In order for it to work, we actually have to build up the soil. And the soil is grandma. The soil is the bones of our ancestors that have been in one place for generations. The soil is all of the seasons that have passed, that have left their debris, and it’s turned into new life.”
That’s what this program is. It’s not just about sacred mushrooms. It’s about the ground they grow in. The memory. The body. The lineage. The relationship.
Because psilocybin doesn’t just work with your mind—it works with your whole system: physical, energetic, ancestral. And if we want to work in right relationship with these beings, we need to remember how to listen again.
Listen to the plants.
Listen to the body.
Listen to what’s always been here.
Listen to the long memory.
Sam also said,
“There’s a difference between being older and being an elder. If we want a society that’s fully functioning and able to do what we’re being called to do—we’re going to need a full culture, a robust culture, and it’s going to have to include everybody.”
This isn’t about being an expert. It’s about becoming a real human again.
A real space holder.
A real listener.
A real rememberer.
If you’re working with sacred mushrooms—formally or informally—this program will change your practice. And honestly, it will probably change you.
No pre-recorded videos. No homework. No books to buy.
Just your presence. Your body. And this wisdom.
You can learn more and join us here: bethaweinstein.com/energetics-of-psilocybin
This may be the only time we run this program this year—and if we offer it again, the investment will go up.
And yes, there’s even a money-back guarantee. That’s how much I believe in what you’ll walk away with.
You already know if this is for you. Your body already knows.
We’ll see you in the soil.
– Beth and Sam
