45. Tools of Transformation: From Ayahuasca to Blue Lotus & Rose with Elizabeth Blake

The Psychedelic Mom

Elizabeth Blake is a Spiritual Teacher and Guide, teaching Inner Alchemy and Spiritual Embodiment practices. Her work empowers people with mind-body connection and subtle energetic tools. Journeying deeply with sacred plants such as the Blue Lotus and the Rose, she focuses on harmonization of energies within and awakening the energetic field of the heart and the wisdom of the soul.

Years of study and practice with many teachers and plants in various modalities ultimately led Elizabeth to a spiritual lineage of the Blue Lotus and the Rose. In divine communion with these plants and the creative forces, she has unearthed a body of study and practice designed to support others in their embodied spiritual evolution.

Elizabeth holds a BA degree in Holistic Health from Gallatin at New York University. Her college studies included Jungian psychology, nutrition, mind body connection, Reiki, community based mental health and photography. Her senior thesis at NYU was titled Alchemy: Consciousness and Matter, where she explored the transformational relationship between the body and consciousness, for healing and evolution of Self.

She is a certified Holistic Health Coach, a certified Reiki Master, a certified Theta Healing practitioner, a Yoga teacher with over 400 hours of RYT certified yoga teacher training and extensive tantra yoga training. She is experienced as a professional chef serving healing retreats worldwide. With over 14 years of herbal and plant medicine experience and training, she is an avid gardener now learning directly from the plants. In addition she has completed a certification of herbalism study at the Herbal Academy. She is also currently studying Astro Herbalism at the School of Evolutionary Herbalism.

Episode Highlights

• Elizabeth Blake takes us on a journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening through her profound connection with the healing energies of plants
• How a transformative experience with Reiki and a houseplant ignited Elizabeth's spiritual path
• Elizabeth’s discovery of the profound healing power of plant spirit medicine through communing with plants in her garden
• Elizabeth’s encounter with the spirit of candida in an ayahuasca ceremony, which helped her gain insights into the dark side of shamanism
• The blue lotus flower, renowned for its ability to induce lucid dreaming and awaken intuition
• Building a relationship with blue lotus through prayer and attuning to its subtle energy
• The varying psychoactive effects of blue lotus based on an individual's openness to the subtle realms
• The power of gratitude and devotional practices in daily life
• The importance of individual sovereignty in spirituality, empowering individuals to trust their own inner guidance
• Elizabeth's deep understanding of the oneness of all things and the interconnectedness of the spiritual realm
• The role of the rose in Elizabeth's work, focusing on the heart chakra and its transformative power
• The Essenes and the Magdalenes, ancient cultures that worked with the rose and blue lotus for spiritual growth and alchemy
• Elizabeth's programs, combining the harmonization work with blue lotus and heart-centered practices with the rose, offering a holistic approach to spiritual embodiment and transformation

Elizabeth Blake’s Links

• Website: www.thealchemyof.com
• Instagram: @lizblake

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Elizabeth’s Programs: Sacred Plants Initiations