by Stephan Beyer

At the start of every ayahuasca ceremony, my maestro ayahuasquero don Roberto Acho goes around the room putting agua de florida cologne in cross patterns on the forehead, chest, and back of each participant. As he does this, he blows smoke from the powerful tobacco called mapacho into the crown of the head and over the entire body of each participant, and he whistles a special song of protection called an arcana...

Editor's Note from Carl Helmle: Stephan Beyer has had many incredible experiences with spirit by contacting them directly thru many time honored shamanic methods. Here he describes some of those experiences and gives us the wisdom he has learned intimately from them.

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by Simon Ralli Robinson

In the last few years in the UK, and many other countries, there has been a growing and maturing interest in natural plant hallucinogens. This delicately transforming awareness has been helped by a more positive presentation in the media, from Bruce Parry’s excellent BBC series Tribe, to Channel 4’s Celebrity Detox which against my expectations managed to be both entertaining and present the Amazonian hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca intelligently and responsibly...

Editor's Note from Carl Helmle: Here we are given an introduction to a lesser known hallucinogenic plant from Peru by a highly skilled and very studied member of the shamanic arts.

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by Michael Wiese

It was my search for a cure for Parkinson’s that led me to the Amazon and Ayahuasca. I got a whole lot more than I had bargained for...

Editor's Note from Peter Clark: Michael Wiese has had some incredible experiences with the spirit and physical effects of Ayahuasca, as well as with Don Jose Campos - the Peruvian shaman and guide into the realm of the transformative power of Ayahuasca. This article is a small window into his experience.

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by Don José Campos

Review by Peter Clark

Shadowy mysteries of the jungle spirit undulate through these pages…

Ayahuasca is a seduction of expansive consciousness, healing magic, and an opening of boxes that keep one enclosed…

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An Updated video of some of Howard G. Charing's Ayahuasca inspired art work. Click read more to learn about Howard Charing!

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Editor's Note from Shoshana Avree: This is a 12 part series that we will be publishing in order over time.

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