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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 May 9th, 2007
After 8 sacred ceremonies with 2 different shaman and 2 separate medicinal plants, covering hundreds of miles across every imaginable type of Peruvian terrain, I´m ready to begin the trip home. This has been an astoundingly powerful and insightful trip. I was ready for change, open to transformation, and yet I could have never predicted [...]
Posted in Aftermaths and In-Betweens on Feb 13th, 2007
I can’t help it – I’m still in Peru. Not physically. No, last I checked, the body still sat nestled in a little office near the Hollywood sign — my apartment haven, the only room that’s Mine. And there’s good news there, too – the landlord is letting my boyfriend move in, and the roomie [...]
