The Original context of the Ayahusca
Originally we find this sacred Plant medicine in one of the oldest shamanic context deep in Amazon basin in South America.
Shamanism
Shamanism is an ancient spiritual practice found in cultures around the world from ancient times up to the present day. It has a different worldview which teaches us everything that exists is alive and has a spirit which connects all living things.
Shamanic Healing
Shamanic healing is way different from western paradigm of curing and it is the oldest healing practice dating back as far as the Stone Age.
Essentially an energy-based therapy, shamanic healing is rooted in the belief that everything has an energy, spirit and by dealing with the energetic root of the imbalance we can return to a natural state of health, wholeness, peace and harmony.
Shamanic healing focuses on clearing imprints, unhealed trauma that perpetuates suffering while the western approach is mainly concerned with eliminating the symptoms of disease.
Healing with Plant medicine
Psychoactive plants were known and used by humanity since before the time of written history. Teacher plants like Ayahuasca allow us to have a powerful, deep, personal direct experience that goes beyond the grasp of the intellect.
They guide us into a naturally altered state of consciousness going beyond the boundaries of waking state, where we connect with our soul and ancestors in order to heal and return to wholeness and inner peace.
There is a great potential in certain medicinal plants like Ayahuasca that can provide a major assistance in healing and collective awakening.
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Shamanism as a spiritual practice
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Shamanic healing is an energy based therapy
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Focus is on healing the root cause of illness instead of eliminating the symptoms
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Plant medicines guide us to heal on the deepest level through a personal, direct experience
"The word “shaman” comes from the Tungus tribe in Siberia and it means spiritual healer or one who sees in the dark. "
The Stoned Ape Hypothesis
1992 Terence McKenna: Food of the Gods
According to the Stoned Ape Hypothesis about 200.000 years ago we evolved from homo erectus to homo sapiens that resulted a sudden doubling in the mass of brain. This sudden evolution of cognition and cultural evolution can be connected to an evolutionary catalys to psychedelic plants, magic mushrooms containing psylocibin that is chemically similar to DMT, the active component of the Ayahuasca brew.