Episode 112 | On the Fence About Ketamine? You May Already Be on the Journey (Hero's Journey & Ketamine, Pt. 1)

What if being “on the fence” about ketamine isn’t indecision at all—but the beginning of your transformation?

Happy Equinox, y’all. 🍂

Today we’re kicking off a very special four-part series on ketamine therapy and the Hero’s Journey, using Joseph Campbell’s map of transformation to explore what actually happens when you decide you’re ready for change.

And we’re starting before the ketamine session ever happens.

Because ketamine is not your Hero’s Journey.

Your life is.

Ketamine can be one of the thresholds you cross along the way—and a powerful one—but your journey begins much earlier. It begins the moment you admit that the way you’ve been operating cannot take you where you want to go.

Maybe nothing is technically wrong with your life. Maybe, from the outside, things actually look pretty damn good.

And yet there’s that little voice:

Is this it?

Why am I still stuck in the same patterns?

Who am I to want more?

In the Hero’s Journey, that voice has a name: the call to adventure.

And almost immediately after the call comes the refusal of the call—the part of you that would really rather stay with what is familiar.

Because your conscious mind may want change while your subconscious mind is going, absolutely not.

The familiar feels safe to your subconscious mind—even when the familiar is misery.

In this episode, we’re talking about why resistance does not necessarily mean you’re moving in the wrong direction, why wanting more does not make you ungrateful, and why phrases like “too big for your britches,” “tall poppy syndrome,” and “flying too close to the sun” reveal just how deeply we’ve normalized shaming ourselves for wanting to grow.

You can be grateful for your life and still want more.

And if you’re considering ketamine therapy, learning to acknowledge what you actually want may be one of the most important things you do before you ever cross that threshold.

In this episode, we explore:

• The Hero’s Journey as a map for ketamine therapy and personal transformation
• Joseph Campbell’s “ordinary world” and the call to adventure
• Why the call to change rarely feels brave, exciting, or heroic
• What being “on the fence” about ketamine might actually mean
• Why your subconscious mind prefers familiar pain over an unknown future
• The “refusal of the call” and the subtle ways it shows up as shame, fear, and resistance
• Why gratitude and desire are not opposites
• What “tall poppy syndrome,” “too big for your britches,” and “flying too close to the sun” have to do with healing
• Why ketamine isn’t the Hero’s Journey—your life is
• How to begin identifying what you actually want before your first ketamine session
• Why a subconscious-focused intention can matter when preparing for ketamine therapy

🍂 The Hero’s Journey + Ketamine Therapy Series

This is Part 1 of a four-part Ketamine Connections series exploring ketamine through the Hero’s Journey.

Part 1: The Call to Change — recognizing that the life and patterns that got you here may not be able to take you where you want to go.

Part 2: Crossing the veil into the subconscious and descending into the underworld.

Part 3: The death before the rebirth.

Part 4: The return—bringing what you’ve discovered back into your actual life.

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🧠 Prepare Your Subconscious Mind for Ketamine

If you’re preparing for ketamine and want a framework for creating an intention that speaks directly to your subconscious mind—not just another conscious wish list—the Ketamine Preparation Protocol walks you through that process step by step.

👉 Ketamine Preparation Protocol:
https://www.annakrishtal.com/kpp

✨ Free Ketamine Resources

Not ready for the full framework yet?

The Ketamine Starter Portal is my free collection of Ketamine Connections resources, guides, and tools all in one place. It’s also the best way to stay in touch with me and get new resources and updates.

👉 Ketamine Starter Portal:
https://www.yourketaminecoach.com/free

Until next time: stay curious, stay courageous, and remember—

Ketamine is not your Hero’s Journey. Your life is.