We invite you to join us this new moon in the forest to meditate heal learn and flow with the astral currents and divine guidance of the Sacred medicine of the Amazon Forest.
we will meet on friday for a sweat lodge ,singing and putting our intensions in..on the next day,Saturday the 15th,ceremony will start at last light and will go until the morning.
It's been hard for me lately to adjust to the life that I want to start living. When I'm feeling sick I reach for the DayQuil to get through my day, and NyQuil so I can sleep well. I have cravings for chips or pastries, and then feel terrible after I eat them.
Shamans, like everyone else, live in this world and are part of it. We are permeable and share karma with all other beings. It seems that the more we are in the world, the more worldly diseases we get. Shamans who don't spend time in the industrialized world don't get as many industrialized diseases.
I am sure a lot of you on here have already begun to take off in your journeys with the Mother Vine, I have just begun. I find it hard to discuss any of this with people who are close to me. They believe, they empathize, they are interested somewhat, but they do not Understand. My wife says it best, "I do not know what to say when you tell me what you encountered..
Sherri Tenpenny, DO
What's in the regular flu shot?
Egg proteins: including avian contaminant viruses
Gelatin: known to cause allergic reactions and anaphylaxis are usually associated with sensitivity to egg or gelatin
Polysorbate 80 (Tween80â„¢): can cause severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis
Formaldehyde: known carcinogen
[Ed: This is a revised, updated, and somewhat altered version of an Earlier piece. I just liked it so much that ... naww I'm joking. Daniel Pinchbeck had me work on it for Reality Sandwich and then abruptly and inexplicably tossed it. But I thought you should all get a chance to read this anyways.]
In compliance with existing legislation, it is hereby stated that nothing in this piece should be interpreted as advice for the treatment of illnesses. Each reader should follow the directions of a legitimate professional.
I am trying to understand the difference between forcing a boy with cancer to have treatment. Who's mom's beliefs see medicine in a traditional sence, which potentially could result in the childs death...
And a person with no insurance being allowed to die because they can't afford medication that would save his/her life..
An interview with Professor Benny Shanon - Antipodes of the Mind - Ayahuasca
On June 8, 2009, Jan Irvin of GnosticMedia.com will release his interview with Professor Benny Shanon, author of Antipodes of the Mind and expert on Ayahuasca.
If you'd like to check out more of Jan's shows, be sure to go to the podomatic link included for many other interviews, including:
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
