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Posted in Aftermaths and In-Betweens on Feb 10th, 2008
The last time I spilled a few truths on this screen – was it a lifetime ago? – I rambled on about the warnings I’d been receiving from the masses. Strange little psychic twinges unrelated friends/acquaintances had shared with me. I listened. And they were right. Physically, I haven’t known a single threat. For that, [...]
Posted in Huachuma Ceremonies, Shamanic Ceremonies on Jun 2nd, 2007
We left behind the life-giving beauty of our beloved pyramid and shuffled back down to the infinitely powerful mesa; the place this journey began. Howard packed up each precious piece; this would be the last time we would bow to this particular mesa, so we all had our moment. We let the portal take us [...]
Posted in Huachuma Ceremonies, Shamanic Ceremonies on May 31st, 2007
There we were, twelve pilgrims, facing down one of Peru’s – nay, the world’s – most sacred sites: The Huacha Cortada, or the life-giving pyramid. She’s deceptively small, this moundish creation, and straight down the middle is an old staircase of sorts, welcoming ascension. It’s no optical illusion: this pyramid looked like a vagina. There’s [...]
Posted in Huachuma Ceremonies, Shamanic Ceremonies on May 29th, 2007
We arrived at El Brujo a little before noon, sweeping into the extraordinarily remote and sandy coastal mecca. The two pyramids appeared more like large sandy mounds; deceptively simple. I felt like we were a band of warriors, parking our van a stone’s through from the ocean, and piling out with panchos and day packs [...]
Posted in Huachuma Ceremonies, Shamanic Ceremonies on May 26th, 2007
In order to do justice to the most incredibly powerful day in my life’s history, I have to provide a wee bit o’ Andean history. Keep with me now, it’ll all be worth it. After the uber-amazing Fire Mesa, the crew enjoyed a down day, rested up, then hit the road. Our bus took us [...]
