Overviews
Overviews, introductions, general information
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Preparation for the Ayahuasca Experience
Posted by admin • Category: OverviewsHoward G. Charing
After being virtually ignored by Western civilization for centuries, there has been a huge surge of interest in Ayahuasca recently. There is a growing belief that it is a kind of ‘medicine for our times’, giving hope to people with ‘incurable’ diseases like cancer and HIV, drug addictions and inspiring answers to the big ecological problems of modern civilization. -
On the Origins of Ayahuasca
Posted by Daniel Mirante • Category: Overviews, Primordial CultureDaniel Mirante
How could such a complex synergistic potion be discovered amongst over 80,000 catalogued plant species of the Amazon forest? Studying Ayahuasca, modern minds have puzzled the origins of the discovery of the Great Medicine, since it is commonly said that being a synergistic potion, there is no effect when only one of the plants are consumed. -
When and how was Ayahuasca discovered by the world outside the Amazon?
Posted by admin • Category: OverviewsThe earliest Europeans to mention Ayahuasca were Jesuits travelling in the Amazon. One of the earliest such reports of this “diabolical potion,” written in 1737, describes it as: “an intoxicating potion ingested for divinatory and other purposes and called ayahuasca, which deprives one of his senses and, at times, of his life.”
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What are Ayahuasca analogues?
Posted by admin • Category: OverviewsAnalogues are plants or chemicals used in place of the traditional constituents of the ayahuasca brew. Two of the most common are Peganum harmala and Mimosa hostilis, as replacements for the B. caapi vine, and DMT-containing admixture plants, respectively.
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Vomiting
Posted by Steve Beyer • Category: Overviews, Primordial CultureBy Steve Beyer
Yes, ayahuasca makes you vomit. Is that a problem? -
Ayahuasca in the Upper Amazon: A Very Basic Introduction
Posted by Steve Beyer • Category: Overviews, Primordial CultureBy Steve Beyer
This post answers the very basic questions you may have been afraid to ask about ayahuasca in the Upper Amazon — what it is, what is in it, what it does, how it is used, how it fits into the religious culture of the region, and how it tastes. If you are new to the subject of ayahuasca, this is a good place to start. -
The Ayahuasca Effect
Posted by Ayahuasca dot com • Category: Overviews, ScienceBy Kirby Surprise
It is often reported that the tea breaks even profound depressive episodes in a single use. This positive psychological benefit is what I call the “Ayahuasca Effect.” That is, to produce an intense and positive integrative experience with lasting beneficial effects from use of the tea, with no side effects common to pharmaceutical antidepressants. -
Ayahuasca, Religion and Nature
Posted by admin • Category: Mythos, Overviews, Primordial Culture, Syncretic Movements & Ayahuasca ReligionsBy Morgan Brent
In ayahuasca, dialogue is deepened to include all manner of elemental, plant, animal, ancestor, and deity. These then appear less as an “other,” and more as participants in the metabolisms of yet larger bodies, such as regional ecosystems, or the earth itself. -
Ayahuasca and Human Destiny
Posted by Dennis McKenna • Category: Mythos, OverviewsDennis McKenna
One of the most profound and humbling lessons that ayahuasca teaches – one that we thick-headed humans have the hardest time grasping – is the realization that “you monkeys only think you’re running things.” -
An Introduction to Ayahuasca
Posted by admin • Category: OverviewsAyahuasca (aya-spirit/dead, waska-vine/rope) or Yage (ya-hey) are native Amazonian names for the jungle vine Banisteriopsis Caapi, and the medicinal tea prepared from it. Ayahuasca is used throughout the Upper Amazon to enable access to the visionary or mythological world that provides revelation, blessing, healing, and ontological solace (Dobkin de Rios 1972, Grof 1994, Andritsky 1984).
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What foods and drugs need to be avoided?
Posted by admin • Category: Overviews, Science, Spirit & HealingFoods and medications to be avoided with Ayahuasca
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Basic scholar readings on ayahuasca
Posted by admin • Category: OverviewsIt is a relevant query of kreepmusic that prompted me to post a list of some of the readings I consider basic to think ayahuasca. This is a selection from our (Partner and I) own modest collection of documents. Stock and choice are personal and I assume the indicative rather than comprehensive nature of this [...]
