What Michael Jordan was to Gatorade or Yogi Berra was to Yoo-Hoo, Aaron Rodgers is to ayahuasca, the South American psychoactive brew utilized in shamanic non secular medication.
The reigning NFL MVP continued endorsing the hallucinogenic tea throughout his newest look on The Pat McAfee Present, telling the previous Colts punter and his previous Packers teammate, AJ Hawk, that he now not fears loss of life after tripping on ayahuasca previous to the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
‘I undoubtedly had a concern of loss of life,’ Rodgers mentioned. ‘And ayahuasca, and psilocybin [mushrooms] really, actually helped me with that and relieved loads of the stress across the thought of needing to perform issues earlier than I really die.’
Rodgers (middle) continued endorsing the hallucinogenic tea throughout his newest look on The Pat McAfee Present, telling the previous Colts punter (left) and his previous Packers teammate, AJ Hawk (proper), that he now not fears loss of life after tripping on ayahuasca in 2020 and 2021
In fact, Rodgers has already achieved fairly a bit, professionally talking. The four-time MVP is a former Tremendous Bowl winner and some of the common athletes in America’s favourite skilled sport.
However now that the Packers are simply 4-8, Rodgers is not feeling that very same strain to reach his lifetime, he defined.
As an alternative, Rodgers mentioned, tripping has helped him to ‘see the opposite facet,’ making ‘the concept of loss of life extra of a passage and fewer of an ending.’
Loss of life, Rodgers defined, is ‘extra of simply type of the following chapter of life.’
Rodgers has admitted to utilizing ayahuasca in the course of the 2020 and 2022 offseasons.
‘I did ayahuasca in 2020 and I gained two MVPs,’ Rodgers advised Fox Sports activities in September. ‘I do not imagine that it is a coincidence. I do not actually imagine in coincidences.
‘I imagine in science and synchronicities, and I actually really feel like that what that allowed me to do is to have a better love for the sport that I play, better love for my teammates and I had possibly my greatest season of my profession in 2020 after which adopted up final 12 months with a good better integration of loads of these classes.’
Ayahuasca is a South American psychoactive brew utilized in shamanic non secular medication
Now that the Packers are simply 4-8 , Rodgers is not feeling that very same strain to reach his lifetime, he defined. As an alternative, Rodgers mentioned, tripping has helped him to ‘see the opposite facet,’ making ‘the concept of loss of life extra of a passage and fewer of an ending’
The 38-year-old Rodgers beforehand revealed that he drank the hallucinogenic brew throughout a visit to Peru in 2020, rising with ‘a deep and significant appreciation for all times,’ in addition to a better reference to teammates that is helped him seize consecutive MVP honors.
The psychedelic journey didn’t violate NFL guidelines on prohibited substances, but it surely did give him new perspective on himself and his connection to ‘all sentient beings and all vegetation and fungi.’
Rodgers has turn into a vocal proponent of ayahuasca in latest months.
Talking with podcaster Joe Rogan in August, Rodgers steered that loads of the world’s issues could possibly be fastened if extra folks took psychedelic mushrooms.
Aaron Rodgers (proper) is seen discussing his ayahuasca expertise on Joe Rogan’s podcast
Rogan was in quick settlement.
‘Is not it humorous that that appears like a loopy factor to say, however that will actually repair the world: if extra folks had psychedelic journeys and extra folks had extra experiences that dissolved their ego and extra folks had an understanding that neighborhood is not only a bunch of those that dwell collectively, it is a bunch of those that care about one another — and that we may deal with the world like a neighborhood,’ Rogan mentioned.
‘Could not agree with you extra,’ Rodgers replied.
Rogan requested how my psychedelic use takes place amongst NFL gamers, however Rodgers declined, saying he did not actually know.
What the California native did know is that the revelation of his ayahuasca journey piqued the curiosity of quite a lot of folks.
‘It has been actually fascinating to see the folks reaching out, throughout the league — and there is been lots of people exterior the league, entertainers, sports activities folks, simply mates from the previous, individuals who work on the [Packers practice] facility, simply the 9-to-5 folks — all all in favour of plant medication,’ Rodgers mentioned.
