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My Ayahuasca Journey: Just The Beginning

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The view from our room. We're back to life, back to reality - although, life seemed pretty damn real whilst away on the retreat this weekend.  I managed to record my thoughts in this video of the first Ayahuasca ceremony, yet after the second and third I didn't feel it was right.  Here's what happened on the first night: I'm going to sum up what happened on the second night - no doubt there will be things missing but whatever flows through my clumsily typing fingers right now is obvs what I'm 'meant' to share.  The second night was just as daunting as the first going into it. We were told that this brew would be stronger than the initial dose the night before and that the experience would be different. And it was. Something I'd learnt about Ayahuasca is that it is very helpful to go into the session with an 'intention' which could be a question you'd like the answer for or an enlightening inspiration you'd like t...
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House hunting

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Why is the income vs rent ratio in London an actual joke?! that's a rhetorical question, because for those of you who don't live in London you may not know that to get a habitable, non disease-infested, pokey little One bedroom flat in or around zones 3-4 in London you are looking at spending no less than £1,000 pcm. That's not including bills. Crazy, right? If you're a couple, it's affordable, sure, but as a single person you're generally confined to a House share which, by the way, I've seen a double ROOM advertised at £1,200 pcm whilst searching. And no outside space! I'm searching inside myself to try and turn this unrealistic situation into a positive, as you know you're not going to get anything in life unless you believe it's realistic at least, so, I am on the hunt, preferably for a decent sized studio or 1 bedroom property with some form of outside space or ground floor at least (for the smoker visitors)- will consider house shares...
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#MusicMondays: Dusty Ohms - Universal Magnetic Guest Mix

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link:  https://soundcloud.com/dustyohms/dusty-ohms-universal-magnetic-guest-mix Hip Hop and beyond, transmitting live every Tuesday 10pm till 12am on Ujima 98 FM Bristol. Hosted by Benjamin One, Awkward and Adam TMA. Dusty Ohms was asked to do a mix of his own productions for the show, here it is, also containing a track I made with him under the name 'Lilac Qi' Follow  @DustyOhms on Twitter Track list: Dusty Ohms - CroOk'D Dusty Ohms - Silver Bar Dusty Ohms - Cut Lemon Dusty Ohms - Sunshine Yarhkob - West Palm Club (Dusty Ohms Remix) Dusty Ohms - Cali Collar NoName KolektyF - Urban Jazz (Dusty Ohms Remix) [Instrumental] Dusty Ohms - Grip Fo's Chief & John Robinson - Everywhere (Dusty Ohms Remix) Dusty Ohms & Lilac Qi - Cold Kickin' Dusty Ohms - Get Mash Dusty Ohms - Sandman Matt U feat. Kyza - Danger (Dusty Ohms Remix) Dusty Ohms & SupaSaiyan - Raw Like... Dusty Ohms - 91 Dillinja - All Aboard (Dusty Ohms Footwork Flip...
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Friends... and life

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I'm 28 now, with a job and responsibilities just like most 28 year olds, and something has become more and more apparent over the years, that life continues to happen, every day we have a new lesson, a new role, a new responsibility to add to our plate that continues to overspill into our social life, and our downtime and because of this we gradually have less and less time for those around us who mean the most.  I am incredibly lucky to have some amazing friends, new ones and old ones, ones with similar interests, ones who are inspirational, ones who are there for me no matter what and some who tick all of those boxes. Yet with 'life' happening, the gaps between seeing some of these incredible people seem to get longer and longer, and I'd love to say this is through no fault of ours, that it's just 'the way life is' but I feel I'd be doing myself a disservice by spouting such rubbish. Like any relationship, friendship takes work sometimes, a lit...
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#MusicMondays: The Four Owls - Life in the Balance (Feat. Jam Baxter)

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I stumbled across this track back in 2011 when a friend shared it on facebook. I'm not a smoker but something about the thumbnail made me click play. I'd never heard of 'The Four Owls' or the label High Focus at that point, and I don't think I was alone, they were just starting to become popular and this track/video definitely helped towards their well deserved growth in popularity.  The lyrics immediately caught my attention, discussing conscious awareness, the power of positivity and thought and the balance of karma. I also have a soft spot for the Mayan culture and the limited understanding we have of their teachings so the mentions of them throughout struck a chord with me. I'm chuffed to have watched the growth of Fliptrix and his Brighton based label, High Focus, since then, with notable releases from majorly talented individuals such as Jam Baxter, Edward Scissortongue, Leaf Dog and more recently Onoe Caponoe plus many others. 3 years on The...
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