What A Traditional Peruvian Ayahuasca Experience Taught Me
“We shall not cease from exploration,
And the end of all our exploring,
Will be to arrive where we started,
And know the place for the first time.”
- T.S. Eliot
I’ve always wanted to do it. Ayahuasca. That strange, scary and intriguing drug from the Amazonian jungle.
Many of my friends had tried it on trips to South America. I was always mesmerized by their stories. Stories of deeply getting to know oneself. Stories of wonder, fantastical lands, out of body experiences, conversations with the dead, or seeing “the future”.
I know, it sounds crazy… and well, it is.
***About 30 minutes after taking the drink I suddenly heard music. Even though it was dark with my eyes closed, a bright white light surrounded me. So it began. I heard people chanting, birds chirping and other animals calling for me. It was like mother nature called.***
