Chad Gregory
Facilitator
Chad Gregory facilitates Bufo Alvarius (5-MeO-DMT) sessions in a safe, grounded, and intentional environment. His work is rooted in presence, clarity, and deep respect for the medicine and the profound transformation it can offer.
Approach
The approach is preparation-focused, consent-driven, and integration-oriented. Emphasis is placed on discernment, nervous system safety, and honest communication before, during, and after any experience.
This work is not rushed, sensationalized, or framed around outcomes. It is approached with humility, patience, and respect for the individual’s inner intelligence.
The Recent History
The world has Ken Nelson to thank for the psychedelic discovery of 5-MeO-DMT in the Buffo Alvarius toad secretion. After uncovering some scientific research, documenting the presence of 5-MeO-DMT with bone samples of the Buffo Alvarius, he set off to become the first human being ever to smoke the secretion. An incredibly profound experience inspired him to share his findings. In 1983 he published the famous pamphlet, Bufo Alvarius: the psychedelic toad of the Sonoran desert, under the pseudonym Albert most.
After the publication of this pamphlet, the use of the Bufo secretion expanded in the underground. By the early 1990s, 5-MeO-DMT was made available via mail order throughout the United States in its synthetic form. As its popularity grew more, governments became aware. Obviously through fear, and lack of knowledge, It was gradually prohibited across many countries throughout the 2000s. (Or was always technically illegal in countries that had prohibited DMT, and had analog clauses in their drug-scheduling legislation.)
Due to the legality issues, the use of 5-MeO-DMT was forced to stay underground to protect both those seeking and serving the compound. In recent years the popularity has grown substantially, which has caused an increase in ceremonial use at retreats in countries where it is not illegal. In the past couple of years during what is being termed, “The Psychedelic Renaissance”. Research into the therapeutic application of psychedelics, has rapidly increased with serious scientific attention now being placed on the healing potential of 5-MeO-DMT.
The Ancient History
Most History and archaeological evidence of 5-MeO-DMT use is focused on Central and South America in the form of snuff. This psychoactive preparation is made from the seeds of Anadenanthera Peregerina, Anadenanthera Colubrina, or Viola Theiodora, which are then dried, ground, and combined with a natural alkali such as wood, ash or lime. This powder was then forcibly blown into the participants nostrils through wooden, or bone tubes. There is archaeological evidence of variations of the practice going back thousands of years. Pipes made from puma bone found with Anadenanthera seeds in the humahuaca gorge in Argentina, have been radiocarbon dated to around 2000 BC. snuff tubes and trays have been found throughout Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Peru, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico often dating back to 1000 years.
Indigenous peoples were still using these snuffs for shamanic purposes at the time of Spanish colonization, and these practices were reportedly observed by Roman Payne in the 14th century. There is no historical evidence proving the ancient or ceremonial use of 5-MeO-DMT from the Sonoran desert toad. While these are the facts, there has been some debate with the 5-MeO-DMT community after a theory of indigenous use was suggested during the world bufo Alvarez Congress in 2018.
"The God Molecule" 5MeO-DMT
(5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is a naturally occuring tryptamine based psychedlic,
found in numerous plants and in the parotoid glands one very specific toad.
Bufo Alvarius (Sonoran Desert Toad) also known as incilius Alvarius. The secretion is ethically milked from the glands, expressed onto a piece of glass, then collected for later use. The dried venom is pale, translucent in color, and has texture similar to dried plastic cement. containing anywhere from 10%-30% 5MeO-DMT. the secretion also contains up to a dozen other tryptamine and alkaloids.
How Do I Get Started?
Contact Chad to schedule a consultation to get started on your schedule.