The Myth of the “One Big Journey”

It’s easy to believe that one big, beautiful, breakthrough ceremony will change everything. That we’ll emerge transformed, clear, unburdened, whole.

And while ceremony can indeed be powerful and catalytic, lasting transformation doesn’t usually come from one peak experience. It comes from devotion. From the quiet moments between journeys. From how we live, love, and listen afterward.

The myth of the “one big journey” can create pressure. It can make us feel like we missed something if the experience was subtle, or like we failed if we don’t feel immediately healed.

But healing is not linear. It’s not a before-and-after. It’s a spiral. A cycle. A remembering.

Each journey brings something new. A layer. A thread. A whisper. A doorway. Sometimes we’re shown our joy. Sometimes, our grief. Sometimes nothing at all.

This is not a one-time event. It’s a relationship.

You’re not here to be “fixed.” You’re here to be in conversation… with your inner world, with the medicine, with your own becoming. And conversations, like relationships, take time.

If you feel called to return to the medicine more than once, that’s not indulgence. That’s practice. That’s honoring the depth of your soul’s unfolding.

Let yourself walk this path in layers. Let each experience be enough. Let the big ones humble you and the quiet ones hold you.

You don’t have to do it all at once. You’re already on the path. And the path will meet you where you are.