It’s hard to imagine yourself in a completely
new state of psyche, straying from the mindset
and actions of your everyday repetition; scenes and thoughts
suspended in space as they gravitate towards the meaningful and meaningless.
As my spirit began to soar, comfort washed over my body
with the accompaniment of Aflredo’s icaros softly bringing light to
my darkness.
San Pedro, salvia divinorum, ayahuasca, datura, blue lotus, mescaline and more have been used to change our perception of reality. Is it necessary to employ one of these plant allys to become a shaman?
On February 4, 2010, 24 officers of the Food and Drug Administration, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and local law enforcement raided Bouncing Bear Botanicals, a legal botanical shop and warehouse in Lawrence, Kansas. With guns drawn, the officers burst into the building and handcuffed everyone, including senior citizens.
"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
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