Tryp Rapport Episode 097 - What the F*(k is the Point?
Dec 7, 2025
Ashley (Sonora Love), a Bufo/5-MeO facilitator with a rich background in plant medicines and transpersonal psychology, shares her transformative journey. She discusses her early steps into spirituality, recovery from alcoholism, and awakening through Ayahuasca. Ashley recounts her powerful experiences with Bufo, emphasizing integration and the importance of safety in ceremonies. She also explores the unique dynamics of client sessions, the significance of breathwork, and her commitment to making healing accessible, especially for veterans.
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Beginner's-Mind Mushroom Awakening
- Ashley describes her first psychedelic: foraged psilocybin tea during college that produced profound interconnectedness with nature.
- That beginner's-mind experience redirected her studies from pre-law to art and creative expression.
Ayahuasca Question: 'What The Point?'
- Ashley recounts a multi-night ayahuasca retreat where she asked, "What the fuck is the point?" and was answered to 'breathe'.
- The ceremonies transformed her relationship with her daughter and inspired her to study transpersonal psychology.
First Bufo: Instant Communion
- Ashley tells her first Bufo experience as a hum-like, instantaneous communion that felt like remembering fullness and presence.
- That single toad session sparked obsession to learn and train as a Bufo facilitator.