Transits for spiritual work, healing and herbs - Discussions, questions

When it comes to certain (non recreational) spiritual practices such as holotropic breathing or psychedelic therapy we know that set and setting are of crucial importance.

It is already hard work in and of itself to confront these energies (plutonian shadow work) so it´s only normal to look for an appropriate environment too. A journey with potent plant medicines can either result in a life-changing and delicate healing experience or a disatrous "spiritual emergency" event. It should be noted that not everyone´s psyche is adapted for some of these depth-psychology tools. For instance extremely clairvoyant people (Neptunian?) and people prone to schizophrenia, with sensitive connections to what is called their "higher-mind" alongside a porous ego, may lack the required grounding for these methods so they should use more progressive tools instead.

The famous depth psychologist who created the field of transpersonal psychology once said :

“I have come to regard astrology, particularly transit astrology, as the long-sought “Rosetta stone” of consciousness research, providing an essential key for understanding the nature and content of holotropic or non-ordinary states of consciousness, both spontaneous and induced.”
~ Stanislav grof

So on this subject I have two questions and I would love to see your feedback on this.

1) In general what are the favorable astrological transits for psychedelic therapy?


This could also depend on what kind of plant medicine we are using. Western alchemy and spagyrics has tried to establish planetary correspondances with most herbs. Indeed all plants crystalize in seven basic crystal structures. If I have to guess I would say that some entheogens are very plutonian like Iboga ("the dark jewel"), some very solar/yang (San Pedro) and others are more lunar/watery/feminine/yin like Ayahuasca. The archetypes that appear during the trip can hint at this : Ayahuasca often takes the form of a female women (Diana or Venus) or a snake. Tradionally Cannabis is a herb of Saturn (Agrippa, Paracelsus), although the Salvia family being tied to Saturn makes more sense to me.

2) According to my chart and its transits should I engage in psychedelic therapy this summer (August) or delay it to later ?

I´ve been considering getting into some shadow work related to a powerful medicine (plutonian or solar).

Suprisingly, Pluto has been transiting in my 8th house for the last 7 years and this transit/chapter has 3 more years to go before it moves into house 9. This made me realize why I have been getting quite deep into the occult during all this time all culminating to this recent climax. I am also in the middle of a 17-year long Saturn mahadasha which has been been hard work.

Initially I was considering doing a session in the beginning of August. But 2020 has brought up an collective extreme transit with Pluto-Saturn-Jupiter in Capricorn...which happens to be in my 8th house!

It seems that life is telling me to go for healing and occult work during these next 3 years (Pluto in house 8), however perhaps I should wait for next year when Saturn in Aquarius moves away from Jupiter and Pluto? I also have my first Saturn return coming in a year.