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What is psiloflora?

During a psiloflora ceremony, psilofflor is served, which causes a psychedelic trip. Psilocybin is a unique mix of psilocybin-containing truffles or mushrooms and passionflower, a mild MAO inhibitor. Psilocybin is a powerful psychedelic substance that can induce altered states of consciousness that can promote healing, growth, and transformation. Psilocybin can help you access your subconscious, release emotional blocks, gain insights, and connect with your true self. Passionflower is a natural herb that can enhance the effects of psilocybin by prolonging, deepening, and clarifying the trip. Passionflower can also reduce anxiety, calm the nervous system, and promote relaxation. By combining psilocybin and passionflower, psiloflora offers a synergistic effect that can make your psychedelic journey more enjoyable, meaningful, and healing.

Spiritual psiloflora ceremony

There are several reasons why clients who participate in the psiloflora ceremony often report more spiritual and mystical experiences than at the truffle ceremony. First of all, the psiloflora ceremony often contains higher doses of psychedelic substances than the truffle ceremony, which in some people leads to more intense and profound experiences. The enhancing effect of passionflower on psilocybin also contributes to the depth of the trip. In addition, in different cultures, passionflower has a sacred status and the plant is often used in religious and spiritual rituals. Often, clients choose the psiloflora ceremony with the intention of having a mystical experience. We then help with the preparation by adapting it to include a spiritual character.

Difference with psilohuasca

Psilocybin is responsible for the hallucinogenic effects of both psiloflora and psilohuasca. MAOi, or monoamine oxidase inhibitors, are substances that slow the breakdown of certain neurotransmitters, thereby prolonging their activity and making them more effective. Both psilohuasca and psilocybin are combinations of psilocybin and an MAOi, which are used for spiritual and therapeutic purposes. By combining psilocybin with MAOi, the effect of psilocybin is enhanced and prolonged, allowing the user to have deeper and more intense experiences.

Psilohuasca is prepared by combining psilocybin-containing mushrooms or truffles with a MAOi-containing plant that is often used with ayahuasca, the Banisteriopsis Caapi. Psiloflora is prepared by combining psilocybin with milder MAOi from passionflower, Passiflora Incarnata. The advantage of psiloflora over psilohuasca is that psiloflora has fewer risks of increasing blood pressure, causing interactions with other medications or foods, and causing physical discomfort. Psiloflora also does not require a strict diet before or after consumption, as psilohuasca does.

The power of passion flower

Passionflower has been used for centuries by the indigenous peoples of America as a sedative and sleep inducer. In Europe, passionflower was also introduced as a folkloric medicine for anxiety, nervousness, insomnia, and epilepsy.

Passionflower is beneficial for health because it contains various bioactive compounds that have a beneficial effect on the nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the immune system, and the skin.

The most important MAOi in passiflora incarnata are harman, harmin, harmaline, harmol and harmalol. These substances have a structural similarity with serotonin and can bind to the serotonin and GABA receptors in the brain. As a result, they have a calming, relaxing and antidepressant effect. These indole alkaloids mainly inhibit the MAO-A subtype, which is involved in the breakdown of serotonin and noradrenaline.

Psiloflora ceremony

Another MAO inhibitor in passiflora incarnata is chrysine, a flavonoid that also has an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect. Chrysine mainly inhibits the MAO-B subtype, which is mainly involved in the breakdown of dopamine and phenylethylamine. As a result, chrysine has a stimulating, cognitive enhancing and neuroprotective effect.

Psiloflora versus psilocybin

Psilocybin is considered the psychoactive substance responsible for the psychedelic effects. Although psilocybin has a psychoactive effect, it is relatively small compared to psilocin. Psilocin is found in lesser amounts in mushrooms and truffles but oxidizes more quickly than psilocybin. Most effects come from psilocybin, which is converted into psilocin after ingestion. This process occurs when psilocybin is metabolized by the body. As a result, a molecule loses its phosphate group, resulting in the formation of psilocin.

Psilocybin has a similar structure to psilocybin and serotonin and can easily pass through the blood-brain barrier. This allows it to bind to the serotonin receptors in the brain, leading to the hallucinogenic effects.

serotonin molecules, psilocybin and psilocine

Psilocybin is more susceptible to oxidation processes catalyzed by naturally occurring MAO enzymes after conversion from psilocybin. Oxidized psilocybin and psilocybin lose their psychoactive effects. An MAO inhibitor like passionflower keeps the MAO enzymes busy, which allows psychedelics to remain active longer and requires fewer of them in proportion. An additional benefit of psilocybin is the aforementioned sedative effects that provide a calm dreamy trip.

Contraindications psiloflora

At psiloflora We should investigate whether it is suitable for participants in a psilocybin ceremony. First, the contraindications for psilocybin remain valid, as psilocybin is part of the mix. As an additive, there are restrictions on the use of the passionflower.

Psilohuasca/Ayahuasca diet

Although the MAOi of psiloflora are mild and in 99% of the cases do not require an adapted diet, we still recommend following a tyramine-restricted diet. This is the same diet that is also used for psilohuasca and ayahuasca and is even mandatory. In fact, in case of strong MAO inhibitors, tyramine can be a problem.

Tyramine

Tyramine plays a role in the regulation of blood pressure. An excess of tyramine in your blood can cause high blood pressure, with symptoms such as headaches as a result. Normally, you would not experience these symptoms, because certain enzymes break down tyramine. These enzymes have the collective name monoamine oxidase, abbreviated MAO. When using a lot or strong MAO, the level of tyramine can rise and endanger your health.

Tyramine can be produced under the influence of bacteria. Bacteria form it from the amino acid tyrosine, which is a building block of various proteins. In products containing proteins that are preserved or aged, the tyramine content increases due to the breakdown of tyrosine into tyramine. As a result, old cheese contains much more tyramine than young cheese. Other processing methods of food, including fermentation, fermentation, and smoking, cause an increase in the tyramine content.

Tyramine-restricted diet

Avoid the following foods during the 3 days before the ceremony:

  • Vegetables: cabbage
  • Herbs: licorice, St. John's wort and ginseng.
  • Meat: raw, smoked or prepared with cheese types of meat and fish.
  • Sliced meats: sliced and processed meats
  • Dairy products: cheese, unpasteurized milk
  • Seafood: oysters
  • Bread: sourdough bread
  • Soy products: tempé, soy sauce, fish sauce, Tamri and Worcestershire sauce
  • Drinks: herbal tea with St. John's wort and/or licorice.
  • Alcoholic beverages. All alcoholic beverages.
  • Yeast: No Marmite, Tartex, beer yeast, bread drink and maggi.
  • Ready to go: Everything that isn't fresh daily.

Registration for the psiloflora ceremony

Screening

We ask each participant of psychedelic ceremonies to fill out the intake form. We ask for medical data, intentions, and the intake includes a neurotransmitter test. The filled-in data will be examined by us and in the event of the discovery of contraindications, we will report them. In some cases, participation in the psiloflora ceremony can still be made with or without the addition of passionflower with a slight adjustment.

We create a personal preparation and lifestyle plan after a reservation for the ceremony has been made. We also use the data entered during the online intake for this purpose.

Inception psiloflora ceremony

truffle ceremony

During the psiloflora ceremonies, we serve the truffle and passionflower tea separately. Each participant is free to decide how much passionflower is added to the psilocybin experience, of course with a healthy limit regarding the dosage. If you do not use the passionflower addition, it is a normal truffle ceremony. Since 2023, we leave the choice to the customer and every truffle ceremony is a psiloflora ceremony and vice versa.

Would you like more information about the psiloflora or truffle ceremony, which is also called the psilocybin ceremony? Then please use the button below.

truffle ceremony

Check the calendar to see if there is a suitable date for groups to participate in the truffle ceremonies. In addition to these monthly truffle ceremonies, you can also choose to organize a group of your own and book a private ceremony. With these private sessions, we are more flexible regarding the planning and location.

Formal ceremonies