Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca is a sacred drink that has been consumed for thousands of years, by the indigenous people living in the Upper Amazon area of South America. People consume the drink for divination, medicinal, religious, and other shamanic purposes.
Integral to any ayahausca ceremony are sacred chants sung by the shamans to call the protective jungle spirits, summon the essence of nature, and to provoke the mareacion or effects of the ayahuasca by making a plea to the spirit of the vine. In the words of Javier Aravelo, quoted in my book, Plant Spirit Shamanism, icaros “render the mind susceptible for visions; then the curtains can open for the start of the theatre”
In the movie “The Matrix”, Neo has a choice to make. He is presented with two pills; one blue and one red. The blue pill will keep Neo in a blissful state of ignorance about himself and his world. The red pill will illuminate the Truth of himself and his reality.If you are ready to see yourself and your world in a very different way, Ayahuasca will bring you through precisely what you need to see and heal.
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"Although the use of hallucinogenic drugs such as ayahuasca is common, many cultures use a strong repetitive rhythm or beat to create that state; the Native American Ojibwa wanbeno, for instance, use drumming, rattling, chanting, naked dancing, and handling of live coals.7 Drumming is particularly effective in producing a highly concentrated focus; a number of studies have shown that listening to the beat of a drum causes the brain to slow down into a trancelike state.8 As Native Americans discovered, even intense heat, as in a sweat lodge, can transport individuals to an altered state."
On Ayahuasca: "..it's not a frivolous pursuit... there's a certain amount of dread attached to taking it - you have a hallucinogenic trip that deals with death and your mortality. So it's quite an ordeal. It's not something you're going to score and a have great time on."
