Meet Darrien Divinity

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Darrien Divinity. Darrien was introduced to us by the brilliant and talented Randy Morales.

Darrien, can you walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
My journey begins with the start of my spiritual journey. I guide Marijuana Meditations and was introduced to this when I attended a yoga class right after smoking a bowl of cannabis. Being raised Christian, I had always viewed God as a force outside of me, but high in this yoga class was the first time I felt God encompass my being with unconditional love. This elevated yoga session completely changed my life. Every time I smoked I always felt called to go back to the space within. At this time I didn’t even know I was meditating, I just knew that there was a whole universe inside of me that presented itself every time I intentionally smoked and closed my eyes. This led me to share my excitement with my friends and guide them on colorful internal experiences, every time we consumed.

After a few years of casually guiding myself and my friends through meditations, I started sharing the sessions on YouTube. It wasn’t until I started receiving several comments from people telling me how much the meditations were helping them to heal through trauma, chronic pain, and anxiety that I started taking this practice seriously. This is when I realized that guiding meditations is my purpose in life and that cannabis is a powerful ally in aiding the experience.

In January of 2021, I officially launched my business as Marijuana Meditations and have been hosting in-person cannabis ceremonies ever since!

Let’s talk about your work and career – what else should we know?
I am a full-time entrepreneur and have a few dimensions to Marijuana Meditations. I primarily host cannabis ceremonies which are typically 2-hour events where the cannabis community comes together for moments of connection followed by a sacred smoke sesh where everyone shares their intentions for smoking. Once everyone is feeling in their perfect elevation I then guide the group through an intuitively led guided meditation and sound bath ranging anywhere between 30-45 minutes. Every time I am getting ready to hold space I call in the essence of love to eloquently speak through me. Every single meditation is different and I truly believe that the people who attend energetically impact the course of the meditation. My intention is to always provide people with a safe space to simply, be, exist, and breathe into the highest version of themselves. Being that not everyone smokes cannabis, I offer non-THC smokeable herbs as well. I have 4 blends ranging from blue lotus, Damian, lavender, spearmint, rose, and mullein to mugwort. These blends can be smoked straight or mixed with cannabis and other herbs. This is perfect for people who don’t smoke at all, want to smoke less, or simply want to add other flavors and healing benefits to their joints. I believe that my attention to intention is what sets me apart from other people in the cannabis industry. Often I see brands encouraging people to “smoke, smoke, smoke” without a destination of where the high is leading them. I encourage people to tune into how they feel before smoking, ask themselves why they are smoking, and then say an intention for their session, declaring the “why” for the “high”. The most rewarding part of my job is seeing the impact the meditation has on people’s lives. I love hearing what people experienced during their meditations and how the sessions have brought more mindfulness to their relationship with cannabis.

So, as we mentioned to our audience earlier, you were introduced to us by Randy Morales and we really admire them and what they’ve built. For folks who might not be as familiar, can you tell them a bit about your experience with Randy.
Randy and I recently worked on a project together called a Visual Art Experience where I opened the event by leading everyone into an intentional microdosing session that was followed by a guided meditation and soundbath! The concept of this collaboration is to mindfully broaden people’s awareness and perception through plant medicine before introducing them to art.

Randy’s art has the ability to make the viewer question reality with his combination of “boxed emotions” and nostalgic pieces. His “boxed emotions” pieces feature layered marble effects that can truly come to life with the assistance of the microdose. Micodosing can help you to feel and heal your emotions and I believe that combining art and mushrooms is the perfect way to see beyond the 1st level of initial perception. I also love Randy’s nostalgic pieces because it brings me back to my childhood of sitting on the couch after school watching some of the characters that Randy features in his work. Upon first glance, one may simply see a childhood cartoon character, but with deeper awareness, someone could heal through potential childhood trauma that was related to that era of their life.

Randy and I’s combined intention for these psychedelic art shows is to bring people closer to themselves and the way that art can remind them who they truly are.

Website: https://www.marijuanameditations.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marijuanameditations/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/darrien-seqqoÿa-440522257

Youtube: www.youtube.com/@MarijuanaMeditations

Image Credits
@delabobrand @luxoticphotography_ @sshelbs @lonifaure