I sat in the darkness of the maloca waiting, massaging my stomach. I could feel things moving inside me, but other than that, my perception seemed normal. The acid taste of Ayahuasca lingered on my tongue like thick, rancid Vegemite.
“Expectations are limitations” Mateo, a facilitator at the temple, had told me in preparation for my first ceremony, “There are no rules.”
I am going to Peru this summer for about 3 weeks. I will be goin to Iquitos and then out into the Amazon...then to Cusco and the Inca Trail to Machu Pichu...then to Lake titicaca at some point.
I was just wondering if anyone has any experience or tips they would share w/ me....also any tips on ayauasca would be appreciated.
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..
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
