“If you are called to use Ayahuasca or other plant medicine in your healing journey, you will know by how they show up in your mind’s eye or in the conversations of those around you; this is how they talk to you. You will be attracted to her and curious about her. Books about Ayahuasca will appear, or people will share stories from their experiences…” — Sarah Salter Kelly (Trauma as Medicine, 2021).
Over the past few months, Grandmother Ayahuasca has been calling to me — LOUDLY — and she is only getting louder.
Grandmother Ayahuasca began calling to me back in 2021; planting her seeds deep within my mind’s eye.
At the time, I was still baby steps into the world of plant medicine and psychedelics. And to be honest, the sanctity of her medicine intimidated me. I struggled to let go of control, knowing she would likely bring me to face some truths that I deemed I was not yet ready to confront.
So, I made the decision to set her aside for a while. I knew she was something to be respected and revered; not taken lightly or on a whim.
Fast forward to November of 2022, I took a medical leave from work to undergo a surgical procedure. I ended up extending this leave beyond my surgical recovery, because I had come to recognize that I was teetering on…
