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Posted in Ayahuasca Ceremonies, Shamanic Ceremonies on May 18th, 2007
Don Mariano, another uber-powerful Shaman from a nearby village, was slated to be our guide for the final Ayahuasca ceremony this session. In many ways, I had been preparing myself for his return all week; our one and only previous session proved nightmarish. I fell into a hellish world that night, with horrific demons and [...]
Posted in Ayahuasca Ceremonies, Shamanic Ceremonies on May 17th, 2007
Going into my third ceremony of the most recent cycle – my 11th overall – I felt, for the first time ever, completely and utterly joyous. Previous ceremonies, the notable anxieties were ever-present, for diving into the infinite unknown held all kinds of What If’s. Ceremonies #2 and #7 were unbelievably painful and frightening – [...]
Posted in Ayahuasca Ceremonies, Shamanic Ceremonies on May 16th, 2007
After our first ceremony in this new cycle, we were lucky enough to have some down time. We visited a local Bora tribe and learned their dances and customs, while perusing their gorgeous art and jewelry for some heavy duty shopping. Since I was a repeat visitor, I had plenty of their wares, but the [...]
Posted in Ayahuasca Ceremonies, Shamanic Ceremonies on May 15th, 2007
Strap on in; the spirits await. Z and I flew down to the Amazon on April 19th, pushing our way through his head cold illness and a whole lotta fatigue to find the womb of the world waiting. This was my third trip, and traipsing through the jungle in those first moments felt more like [...]
Posted in Aftermaths and In-Betweens on Apr 3rd, 2007
I went to NV last week to see my mom. This was the first trip, funeral aside, to my parents’ place now that it is just mom’s place. Just mom. While I was there (and Z came with, thank heavens) I really did have a fantastic time. Mom is a saint. She’s just all sweetness [...]
