As you might have already discovered for yourself, music and spirituality are inherently entwined, it’s not uncommon for ravers to undergo a spiritual awakening and for myself, I’ve felt closer to ‘source’ on the dance floor than anywhere else, so when Yulia Niko’s debut album ‘TWINSOUL’ dropped into Broke Magazine’s inbox, I was determined to borrow a few moments of her time following the release for a quick chat to find out more. Here’s what she had to say…
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We Road-Tested Maria Lodetoft’s Sound Healing Session At The Mandrake, Here’s What Happened…
Walking up to the Mandrake, a luxury boutique hotel in central London where Maria Lodetoft, Head Of Spiritual Wellness there, holds her sound healing sessions, I felt a little out of place. Me and Iz aren’t exactly aligned with the ‘fancy’ lifestyle and in our matching red hoodies we stuck out like a sore thumb, so when met by the Mandrake’s doormat and welcomed into the building by a dimly-lit, artistically decorated corridor with calming, spa-like sounds, it gave us a moment to ground ourselves before ascending to the heavens and entering the fourth-floor penthouse to meet Maria…
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Everything You Need To For An At-Home Magic Mushrooms Trip
En route to a DNB event last Friday, I received a voice note from a fellow Broker (shoutout to Poppy) telling me she couldn’t make it. That left me with a decision, hop on the overground and head solo raving at 338 Studios, or do a 180, tap my way back out of Hackney Central station and dip home to make the most out of the magic mushrooms stashed in my bedside table. I chose the latter, and 15 minutes later, was sat in bed, ready to embark on a journey into my inner psyche…
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My Ego Death, a Trip Into the Underworld
It’s a common practice to undergo an ego death through the use of psychedelics, the idea of death and rebirth offering an profound spiritual experience, psychonauts undergoing the process multiple times in the aid of shedding all layers of our multifaceted ego, coined by many as the DMT experience. “You can have a voluntary or involuntary ego death. A voluntary ego death is when you learn and are willing to let go, that would be your own immolation, it’s like you’re a phoenix and you’re lighting yourself on fire.”
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