Comments on: The Ayahuasca Effect

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:30:09 +0000

Thanks for the article, very interesting. I am a very depressed person. Nothing has ever help me from antidepressants to talk therapy, cognitive psychology…etc. Most people don’t notice my depression other than I can’t hardly ever sleep so my face looks very distressed. Also I have problems with memory and learning abilities. I am current residing in South America and will travel to the Jungle at the end of this month where their lyes an abundance of Ayahuasca. When I return in the beginning of December, I will return to this site and post for any readers if any improvements have been noticed. Also, I understand that depression is a very complex problem and perhaps my individual case will not provide much information as to the effectiveness of Ayahuasca on people suffering from major depression. At least it will be a cool experiment…and nobody has a clue how much I hope it works. Chau

By: Vinehouse

Vinehouse — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:37:43 +0000

A thoughtful and thought out explanation. There is a paranormality about this brew. One night a small group of us drank. The next day, a non-drinker joined our group to work on some re-modelling.
Oddly, he suffered the physical symptoms of the ayahuasca. After a couple of hours, we went out to lunch.
He could not eat. He went to the bathroom and vomited. Then after lunch, he came back to work and had
diarrhea. People talk about gateway drugs. Yage is a one of those. It’s a gateway to your higher self.
We have barely scratched the surface. Bring your shovels and dig.

By: Kegs

Kegs — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:03:58 +0000

Excellent article. Probably the best I’ve read regarding how this compound of plants work.

By: Da Rocha

Da Rocha — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:19:39 +0000

The most informative article ever about Yage. I also agree with Graccus – Avoid religious settings, they can really wash your brain instead of curing it. Mostly if are trying to rid yourself from those well known religiously imposed personality disfunctions that might as well be causing you a depressive state of mind. There will be a day dream whem psychotherapists will freely be able to use such a great medicine to help people.

By: Rockmaster

Rockmaster — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:34:49 +0000

That was easily the best article I’ve ever read about Ayahuasca. You explain the neurological and related psychological effects extremely well. Thank you very much.

I found a few typos, I hope you don’t mind me pointing them out.

“Christian based religions in with world wide memberships” (remove “in”)

“their nuro activity goes up drastically. Think about the word uninhibited fir a moment.” (should be “neuro”, and “for”)

“it’s sense of the way things should be” (should be “its”)

“Normally this area of the brain would look at it’s self concept” (again, should be “its”)

Peace.

By: Rockmaster

Rockmaster — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:34:21 +0000

That was easily the best article I’ve ever read about Ayahuasca. You explain the neurological and related psychological effects extremely well. Thank you very much.

I found a few typos, I hope you don’t mind me pointing them out.

“Christian based religions in with world wide memberships” (remove “in)

“their nuro activity goes up drastically. Think about the word uninhibited fir a moment.” (should be “neuro”, and “for”)

“it’s sense of the way things should be” (should be “its”)

“Normally this area of the brain would look at it’s self concept” (again, should be “its”)

Peace.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:12:32 +0000

Thank you for an amazing article. It is precisely the topic that I am engaged with in my dissertation. I am, in fact studying the impact of ayahuasa on symptoms of depression which have been chronic and resistant to treatment. I only wish I had interviewed you as one of my participants, since your experience was fascinating to read.

By: theresa

theresa — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:12:16 +0000

Thank you for a thoughtfully written article addressing the superior benefits of ayahuasca healing versus current allopathic, chemical treatments of depression. Mamacita has assisted in curing my “monkey mind” as well as helping me to make better life choices.
Guillermo Arevalo of Espiritu de Anaconda outside of Iquitos is the shaman you mentioned in “Renegade.” He’s a master and runs a nice, clean center.

By: alex

alex — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:59:34 +0000

A very interesting article. I have been trying to find a good breakdown on ayahuasca for a long time and I am now more convinced that doing this will not fry my brain. Something of interest on the subject would be a movie called “Renegade”, directd by Jan Kounen. besides the cheesy title it has great worth. The movie shows something of the power in ayahuasca and what the experience is like. one character in this movie really is a shaman and runs a retreat in the peruvian amazon. His website:
http://www.espiritudeanaconda.com/001_A_ALL_eng.htm

By: Graccus

Graccus — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:46:07 +0000

“The part of the personality that would previously have passed judgment on the incoming experience is no longer as able to perform it’s limiting function.”
Here lies the potential for abuse by those “guiding” this experience in that they can give suggestions during the session that would give them the ability to influence someone and potentially control that person’s thoughts and actions. Why I stick with the curanderos who say little other than to let the medicine do its work, it knows. My first teaching from my first visions was “Avoid theology.”