Diandra Interviews Vanessa Zamora: Giving Love And Taking Psilocybin

I love Vanessa Zamora’s music, and now that she is become more psychedelic, I am all about her music trips. Zamora is not afraid to talk about how drugs, like Psilocybin, have inspired her spiritually enough to make a song called…. Psilocybin. Yet, you can’t open the doors to your inner mind and soul without caution, especially if your desire is to care more about yourself. In out interview, Zamora opens up about her spiritual journey to give love to others even more, whether it was shrooms or songs teaching her to do so.

Diandra: How do you see music as healing, especially during these times?

Vanessa: I have been on a journey of healing of a lot of stuff, and I think we all have been, but some people are more conscious about it than others. There are people that don’t even think about healing on a daily basis, but I am always working to work on my inner self and embrace everything. Obviously, now, I am trying to be grateful for what I have and see how I can help and inspire other people. There are good days and bad days and every day is a new story.

One of the biggest lessons, I am learning right now, is that we have no control over anyone or anything beyond ourselves. I think the world is having that awakening, and it is a good time be conscious of our planet and everything. Even though it is chaos, we have to be strong through this historic moment and have faith that a lot of good things will come from this. It is like a movie that no one thought they would live through. We are all are so vulnerable right now, and it is kind of confusing even to talk about.

Vanessa Zamora – PSILOCIBINA (Video Vertical)

Diandra: What was the most vivid experience you have had on Psilocybin?

Vanessa: I really have a lot of respect for Psilocybin. When I have taken shrooms, I have always had an intention, and the intention was to heal myself. I have always considered myself a psychedelic person. I have always been fascinated by energy, especially the connection of our body to nature and the planet’s energy. Shrooms come from nature, and the most important trip I have ever had was on my birthday, in July. I went to the beach with my mom, and a friend gave my mother and I a chocolate filled with Psilocybin. We split it, and my mom went her own way. She was with her headphones and in her own head, and I had my ukulele with me and was looking at the beach. I was staring at the ocean and just crying and crying and crying like, super, big tears. I was just thinking about ALL the times I had betrayed my self and my self-love when I said “Yes!” to someone that I should have and wanted to say “No!” I was trying to forgive myself for that and that was very major.

Psilocybin is something scientists have been working on when it comes to depression and migraines, and it is something that depends on the intensity of the trip, which also depends off the dose. I had an INTENSE trip, when I was alone in my apartment in Mexico City, and I would never do that again. It was just the wrong setting and I was alone and I was scared. I kept on hearing this voice in my head saying, “Give! Give! Give!” I had this really sad feeling and I was just remembering all the times I received and didn’t give back, and I couldn’t stop feeling like there was more to or I should be giving more back to the world. It was powerful because the message was you have to give; let everything out. Don’t feel bad about what you are receiving, but give without expecting. It was my own voice guiding me, and, in the end, it was a trip about love: just give love. The song, on Spotify, has an Explicit, and they told me it was because I was talking about a drug, and it is not a hardcore, explicit song.

Psilocybin is not a “drug,” which, in a scientific way, it can be considered that. Yet, it is nature, and “drug” is a word that is so aggressive. I have to be able to educate people and open up their curiosity to what it is. I feel like all of humanity’s healing is in nature like, cannabis and ayahuasca and peyote. All the things that open our consciousness are in nature, and, I am not an expert, but I have healed a lot from my experiences with them. I don’t want to tell people to do it, but I want to send a message for people to be open to using this to heal and change their life. Again, I am just talking about my own experiences, and I think, in the future, it will be legal recreationally and used even more scientifically. Still, I think it is something that should be used to calm and heal, which has been a life-changer for me. It is pure love and so beautiful.

Vanessa Zamora – Malas Amistades (Video Oficial)

Diandra: It seems like your experiences with Psilocybin have been about seeking spiritual truths. Do you think that, in some ways, that is why it is considered dangerous? It might be telling a truth someone can’t handle.

Vanessa: The truth is so powerful and it will never betray you. The truth hurts a lot, but it sets you free. Sometimes, people don’t want to hear the truth, about themselves, because they don’t want to hurt, but the truth is THE TRUTH! It is too powerful not to come out, which is why we should embrace it, even if it is causing us suffering, because it is apart of us gaining light. It can be shocking, which is why, like with Psilocybin, I think it is something you take when you are ready. It is not something that should be taken lightly just because your friends are doing it. Its like a mirror, and it is hard to explain because it makes you see and connect with yourself. You have to be ready.

Diandra: Would you say that using Psilocybin has made you ease up on yourself?

Vanessa: Definitely! It is so funny because I was listening to my first album, and I was like, “Damn! I am really scared.” I say the word “miedo” so many times in the album, which means fear. I’ve managed to learn a lot about myself through my music because, a lot of times, I write what I’m feeling and what makes sense, but I don’t really understand them till years after. Then, I’m like “Oh Wow! This is who I was! This is who I’ve become!” I’ve managed to see myself as someone that has a lot of fear about love and demonstrating emotions and letting myself go enough to love. It has helped me work on myself to not be scared to love and scared to give in.

I think we are all scared of suffering. Even when we are walking, we are, unconsciously, trying to be aware so we don’t slip or fall, but, sometimes, you have to let go. Sometimes, you have to fall. Its funny to see that fear and see that same pattern repeating in all of my relationships because I didn’t let go and I didn’t know how to say what I felt or how to service what a partner wanted from me. Maybe, all they wanted was a kiss and I had another way? So, I have been observing how I love, how I want to be loved, and how my partner wants to be loved. This is something I have discovered through Psilocybin and music, and this is a journey I am on that I know I will always be on. There are people who might get frustrated with taking that journey because the world moves so fast, and it is one where you have to slow down, pause, and re-discover.

Diandra: Your so connected with nature, how would you describe your personality in terms of nature?

Vanessa: I would say that I relate a lot to the moon. She can be so bright and then very dark. I think as humans we all relate to the moon. She is so big and light and is surrounded by darkness. We have phases, and, sometimes, we can feel so bright and, sometimes, we don’t even see the light. The moon has a lot of impact on our bodies, and I think she is a powerful thing. I love going outside and taking in the moon and the sun, and just feeling them on my face. It really connects me with nature and energy.

VANESSA ZAMORA – Colores (Acústico Improvisado)

Diandra; How do you see your song, “Psilocybin,” as a marker for your future music?

Vanessa: I think it is going to get even more psychedelic, especially because I am trying to understand myself and writing a lot of acoustic songs about heartbreaks. Lately, I have becoming more simple and minimal. I can go crazy with sounds and I like to see what comes up and let go.

Diandra: Is there a book or movie that you would turn into a song?

Vanessa: There is a book called “Many Lives, Many Masters” that is all about past lives. The author is a psychologist and hypno-therapist, Brian Weiss, and it is so inspiring to see that, perhaps, how we are now is related to our past lives. It was really inspiring to see that our fears could be from past lives, not even this one, but we still have to heal them. It shows you can’t go through life with your problems because it could really carry to the next one. So, yeah, I really want to write about past lives.

For More Information on Vanessa Zamora Click Here,