A very spiritual story submitted by a member recently… Feliz, A few months ago I reunited with my childhood friend who has grown to be a young woman. Before I knew it I had a short glimpse into the great heaven where I truly belong. Our paths separated after our short-lived company. […]
A recent discussion of the semantics of term hallucinations prompted this post – I was not happy when Sylvie, a qualified and experienced nurse, used the term hallucinations when referring to the visions some people experience while practicing shamanic journeying or other meditative visionary methods. I told her, “we do not like the term
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The purpose of this document is to provide participants with a clear understanding of the nature of ayahuasca and of their role in the sessions. This ayahuasca session is run by the facilitator, and his/her team. The work that is carried out in the session will focus on personal growth and therapeutic self-work by
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At the edge of the village of Tamshiyacu lives Luis Panduro Vasquez, a traditional Shipibo native largely untouched by capitalism. Tamshiyacu is about 90 minutes by fast boat from one of the busy ports in Iquitos. You should be equipped with gum boots, a plastic poncho to keep the rain off, and a flash light
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75th Anniversary of LSD Experiences LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a semi-synthetic compound first developed in 1938 by Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz pharmaceutical company in Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Hofmann first discovered the psychedelic effects of LSD through accidental exposure to the substance on April 16, 1943. On April 19, 1943, Dr. Hofmann became the first
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I suddenly became aware that I was waves washing on a shore, I had so much joy just being a wave, feeling the back and forth motion, when I became aware of the shore I was washing on, I could feel the grains of sand tumbling from my interaction with them, I saw the different
The ceremony left me disappointed, I am unable to account for 3 hours while under mother Aya’s care. My Utopian feelings were quickly dissipating and I had not had any breakthroughs or revelations. A waste of time perhaps?! Filled with feelings of frustration I decided to drink alone. One week and 1 day later…
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‘What is that noise?’ I thought. ‘Some sort of commotion coming from the left of me and behind, as though they have opened some secret door to the Maloka.’ I will have to investigate for the presence of this ‘door’ tomorrow I thought, when the opportunity presents itself. … I was sitting at the
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– Enlightenment is not goal, it is only the illumination of our inner multidimensional road-map. – Love is not the goal, love is the transport, it carries us within light and teaches us to go further into darkness without getting lost. First, one manages the ego and turns the ego into a serving
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For anyone who has attended one of the meditation events you will know that we use a combination of sacred sounds, Drumming, Mantras, Icaros, and silence. Traditionally, the Icaro intermixed with about 15 minutes of complete silence is the preferred and most beneficial combination of sound use in meditation events; the vibration generated by the
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