What a weekend, what a ceromony.........

Nov 07, 2005 10:29

Ayahuaska is the "vine of the soul", a sacred medicinal power plant, which grows in the Amazonian rainforest and is a natural psychotropic and hallucinogen. The shaman cooks this vine together with many other medicinal plants over many hours in water into a thick, brownish brew. The Quechua term of this drink "Ayahuaska" refers to the freeing of ( Read more... )

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sucubusmarionet November 7 2005, 09:25:22 UTC
Sounds like somthing that would be mind altering to try. Have you read Carlos Castaneda? I think you would like his stories.

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omdreads November 7 2005, 10:07:36 UTC
oh my goodness, I've been wanting to try ayahuasca for ages. I dont think I'm ready yet, but yowza, does it sound like an important experience to have.

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truckoffools November 8 2005, 14:25:17 UTC
It was quite important to me. Very powerful, very cleansing, and very humbling. The visions can be very intense and vivid. There's just something about sitting on a dirt floor in a dark dome lodge of tulip poplar saplings and recycled carpet with a bunch of family, all puking our guts out into buckets and journeying to the farthest reaches of our collective conciousness, all the while having a shaman sing and play his instraments.

Ayahuaska is a powerful medicine. She will definately get you on your knees.

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"she will definately get you on your knees" omdreads November 8 2005, 14:32:38 UTC
oh totally, even low doses of teonacatl totally humble me and get me on my knees. someday ayahuasca, someday.
was it your first time?

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Re: "she will definately get you on your knees" truckoffools November 8 2005, 14:51:04 UTC
yeah. We drank friday night and saterday night, than a rest on sunday and once more last night. The shaman comes about twice a year from peru. Personally, I would say you'd do fine and really have fun.

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i_kick_aoss November 7 2005, 13:26:09 UTC
that sounds really interesting.

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steadysearching November 8 2005, 10:56:05 UTC
wow, that is amazing...

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