Tag: Ayahuasca

Medicine ceremonies commonly occur among alternative communities where I live in Hawaii. During the ceremony, guided by a neo-shaman, people drink a psychoactive brew called “ayahuasca.” They often listen to live spiritual music played on guitars and djembe drums, enhanced by the soun...

Jim Carrey talks about his ayahuasca experience and how it helped him to realize that thought is an illusion and most of our suffering is caused by our thoughts. He experienced a feeling of freedom from himself and his problems and realized he is bigger than his body and mind. Jim Carrey claims t...

Over a year ago, I participated in my first plant medicine ceremonies, and it’s finally time to talk about it. This might be the hardest article I’ve written to date, but if it even just helps just one person it will be worth it. We are undeniably in the middle of a psychedelic renais...

“Narcissism is the public health crisis of our time,” according to clinical psychologist and expert in Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), Doctor Ramani Durvasula (2020a). Additionally, humanity faces the dual threats of a global climate emergency and pandemic that require people to...

You don’t have to vomit when you take Ayahuasca. You might. But it’s not a guarantee, sorry. It’s unfortunate that so many people who are interested in the plant are hesitant to try it due to the vomiting. They’re probably the ones who’d benefit the most. I get...

I swear I’m leading a double life you know. I’ve got one foot in exciting, magical psychedelic world, and the other in the matrix. When I say matrix, I mean work, family, friends from from pre-psychedelic days. It always surprises me how few people I come across in matrix world hav...

They manipulate our brain chemistry to trigger visions, memories, mystical experiences, ego dissolution, emotional healing, and profound insights. In nature, they can be found in the form of plants, animals, and fungi. The fact that psychedelics are abundant in nature itself is intriguing. There ...

I was living my perfect life. Then I took Ayahuasca, a plant-based psychedelic that contains DMT. Nobody warned me. It was in November 2018, as part of my Tantra shamanic yoga teacher training. The journey was a magical and beautiful experience at the moment. I met my inner-child. I named her&nbs...

In this article, I will share my personal feelings as a neophyte taking part in the ancient Ayahuasca ritual for the first time, as well as practical recommendations for choosing a retreat, preparing for the ceremony, integrating the experience, and ensuring safety measures. I hope my experience wil...

Ayahuasca is known to be a very powerful plant medicine, and the stories you may have heard about it can be intimidating to say the least. I, myself, had first heard of ayahuasca about 10 years ago and wondered why anyone would put themselves through such an extreme experience. They say “you g...