Does weed help or hinder your practice?

[Kiistar]

Recently, I’ve been feeling like its blocking me from tapping into the state i need to do good workings, but it was completely the opposite when I was younger. I’m not blaming it completely, and I’m not sure I subscribe to the idea that you can never do good workings while under the influence. But I am interested in people’s thoughts/experiences, even if they are subjective!

 

[PinealisGlandia]

I smoke weed so much I joke that I'm part marijuana plant and it has never hindered my practice.

 

[solxyz]

It's bad, and regular users don't recognize how much it is clouding their mind.

 

[yves]

I would say that it's not the plant, but the person. If you use it the correct way for the correct things, it can help. If you use it the wrong way for the wrong things, it can hurt. Basically, like everything. Some people use more than others because everybody has a different body and reaction. Personally, I keep my daily practices sober, since I want them to be strictly training my own will. However, in some workings or divinations, I use it. I find it can also help with dreams, visualization, and deep meditations (besides the regular practice, I wouldn't recommend using it in every single meditation).

Keep in mind that an extra level of discernment must be applied in any working/meditation when one is on cannabis. Usually, one must already discern what is their own mind vs. a spirit. Now, one must discern, "Was it my own mind, a spirit, or was I just high as fuck?" Personally, I haven't gotten "high as fuck" when doing anything magickal. When I use it, I prefer a micro or medium dosage.

I don't find this to be a simple black or white answer. It all depends on you and your practice.

Hope this helps!

 

[Amadeus]

clouding their mind.

I have used it a tiny bit and nothing good came from it, just clouded the mind. There were only a couple of cases where I saw visions on it. Some people I knew smoked it a lot and considered themselves to be "very spiritual", they were the opposite, just zombies.

 

[Schimmel]

In my experience it makes me lethargic, thus it is not a good influence for praticing.
But I discovered that it boosts my creativity leading up to my practice. So I consume it sometimes in periods where no "higher brainfunctions" are needed.
I also use it when I write my journal. It helps me focus in just one thing and for some reason it improves my handwriting and edurance.

The type of weed e.g. indica or sativa also plays a gigantic part in the experienced effects.
But generally I would not recommend it, because the risk of addiction and other side effects.

 

[Denise13]

I did experiments with various substances in my younger days. My conclusion is that it's distraction. Not productive for ritual at all.