A Plant That Teaches
Before he left for Ecuador, I asked my godson, Steve, if he would check in with me now and then. He said he would if he could. He was traveling there to participate in an Ayahuasca retreat. The first time
Category Archives: Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca and Cancer: One Man’s Experience
A year ago I never dreamed that I would be writing about two subjects, both of which are generally considered taboo. One of these is cancer. We avoid talking about cancer – “the Big C” – because it speaks of
The Ayahuasca Worlds
The Native Tribes of the Amazon have a sacred healing medicine known as ayahuasca. I first read about it twenty years ago in Michael Harner’s book, the Way of the Shaman, but not having access to the exotic plants at the
DMT, Ayahuasca, The Pineal Gland – A Professor Talks Neurotheology
Reach Out and Touch Faith Professor and chemist Steven Barker sits at his desk, surrounded by curious objects — a mortar and pestle, a DNA model, the cylinder of a spectrometer. Professor Steven Barker is a curious, if strange, man. And he
Ayahuasca and the Miracle of Transformation
Our next Ayahuasca ceremonies are three groups in Ecuador with the Australian shaman Darpan and Tom Lishman doing the first two groups, and the well known Peruvian shaman, Don Jose and Tom, doing the last group. We have people who come to
DMT & The Consciousness Revolution
Filling The Void
Humans suffer greatly because they are in a spiritual-mental void, it comes from the unexplored inner self; the wounds of childhood. To heal your self forever, you have to be brave enough to peer into that void. I’ve watched about
Ayahuasqueros and Frightened, Stolen Souls
Amazonian mestizos believe that it is possible to lose one’s soul, or part of one’s soul, through more or less natural processes; indeed, soul loss through susto, fright, is a relatively common childhood condition. The sickness category of susto is undoubtedly derived from traditional Hispanic
Ayahuasca – An Enlightening World Within
For centuries, Amazonian shamans have used ayahuasca as a window into the soul. The sacrament, they claim, can cure any illness. The author joins in this ancient ritual and finds the worlds within more terrifying—and enlightening—than ever imagined. I will never forget
Ayahuasca and Human Destiny
My good friend and colleague, Dr. Charles Grob, has extended a kind invitation to submit a contribution to this special edition of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, devoted to the topic of ayahuasca, for which he has been selected as
Ayahuasca and The Healing of a Broken Heart
I’ve participated in, or worked as a facilitator on 207 Ayahuasca journeys. It cures depression, usually with one drink, and it heals people that have a fractured psychology from childhood pain or trauma. It is the greatest teacher in the
Ayahuasca Visions
I was in Ecuador for nine Ayahuasca journeys with about 150 people. There were a dozen or more Aluna fighters who made the trip; they are people who can see in the Aluna Mirror-Worlds and they can kill the ghouls
Dan Hardy Gives Extremely Detailed Account Of His Psychedelic Ayahuasca Experience
Dan Hardy is one of my favorite fighters. His style is exciting, no matter how you slice it. I’ll always root for him, no matter who he’s up against. If it’s King Kong, I’m rooting for Dan. On a more
Stuart Wilde: Ayahuasca, DMT, Spiritual Healing
Author and Healer Stuart Wilde joins us to talk about pain, illness, and healing. However, we delve deeper into not just the psychospiritual causes of these maladies, but also their cures. We discuss ayahuasca’s healing properties and how this magical
The Profound Healing Properties of Psychedelics
Legal research on a range of currently illegal drugs indicates they may help cure PTSD, alcoholism and even cluster headaches. Slowly but surely, we may be reaching success in a determined and long-time legal effort to unleash the curative powers
Tierra Vida: An Ayahuasca Journey
What Jennifer Aniston May Not Know About Ayahuasca
It’s the evening of January 25, 2007, and I’m hosting my first Ayahuasca Monologues storytelling event to a packed room at Eyebeam Atelier in New York City. On stage, Breaking Open the Head author Daniel Pinchbeck, who semi-popularized the hallucinogenic tea ayahuasca within the
