Well the point here isn't to hypnotize yourself into higher states of consciousness, but to eliminate blockages that take up energy within the psyche. The cause of these blockages are usually illusional 'programs' inside the own unconsciousness. It might come from the childhood, school, parents, ... If you happen to live in America and watch TV you are especially prone to this.Too badI wish it were as simple as self-hypnosis Mystic Cloud but I'm afraid it isn't. Not for many at least. It isn't really possible to hypnotize yourself into a higher state of consciousness or people would be lined up in droves to do it.

Here's something:
Cannabis: (Depends of course on the breed, everyone are unique and different)
It gets me directly in touch with energy. It increases the kinesthetic sensitivity (which could actually be the reason why one is more in touch with energy). Usually the energy 'centres' flare up and stay that way for the whole duration. Sometimes the effects are really overwhelming because of the intensity of the energy feeling. This usually happens when somewhere outside where there are alot of common people. For myself after the period of intense concentration (while being affected by it) I get a period of dull concentration where my being seems to be dulled for a moment. Short-memory works a bit worse for 1-2 days and then it gets back to normal.
Psilocybin:
This puts me in an even more direct energy network than cannabis. It feels like every nerve in the body is functioning like it should. I suspect that the effects of this is highly variable, in my own experience it seems like somekind of mushroom 'entity' would govern and adjust your trip according to what you need at that time. Failure to respect will also be included of course. So you get what you deserve

Salvia:
This plant is very interesting. Unlike most other psychedelics it doesn't involve around 5-HT (Serotonin) neurotransmitter but is a kappa-opioid receptor agonist. No idea how that recepetor acts or what it is linked to. Anyway it is very noticable how different the plant entity is compared to the mushroom entity. This plant truly deserves respect. It can induce trips full of terror but with respect it will give valuable lessons. It somehow messes up your balance so it is difficult and heavy to move around when on this. So it may be nice to just relax the body completely and keep the eyes shut.
Chemicals vs natural compounds:
My own experience indicates that the natural compounds have much more 'spirit' in them. They are much more alive and thus more deep experience-wise. Many of the research-chemicals feels like the neon-lights in Las Vegas. Cheap and shallow.
5-Meo-DMT&N,N-DMT are different though, probably because they occur naturally in the brain while asleep. Haven't tried N,N-DMT because of the limited availability but 5-Meo-DMT is more linked to the invisible and the unseen. It just 'is'. Afterwards (when
snorted), the body might feel a bit off balance. It has probably got something to do with the chemical balance in the brain.
I would be interested to hear your aspects of these same matters about some of the substances, if you are interested to share that is.