Psychedelic Shamans Of The Amazon : The Ayahuasca Experience


The Shamans or Medicine Men of the Ecuadorian rain forests know a world where everything is conscious and spirituality takes a whole new meaning altogether when the Shaman embarks on his Vision Quest into the spirit world. The psychedelic experience produced by the ritualistic use of hallucinogenic plants threatens to awaken the masses from their materialistic fervor and change their world view which goes against the Globalization motto of the western world. Hence, DMT the active ingredient of the Ayahuasca brew used by natives of the Amazon forest for thousands of years is labeled an illegal substance under the Schedule 1 category.


Shamans of the Amazon

'Shamans of the Amazon' is by far the best film yet made on Ayahuasca and Amazonian Shamanism. - Ralph Metzner PhD California Institute of Integral Studies. An informative and compelling exploration of Shamanic use of Ayahuasca the extraordinary visionary brew. - Rick Strassman MD author DMT: The Spirit Molecule.

"Human Future will be designed on how conscious we will be able to make ourselves and if there are plants that can accelerate consciousness then we must seek out and utilize these things. Something could jump out of some unexpected dimension and change everything."

- Terrence McKenna.



In a time when indigenous people their culture and the natural environment are experiencing dramatic changes this in-depth series of programs examine what these SHAMANS OF THE AMAZON their hallucinogenic rituals and their special relationship with nature have to offer humanity at this crucial time in history.

Discover how westerners around the world are using Ayahuasca and other Shamanic plants to receive knowledge to understand their relationship with nature and to seek visions of how best to deal with deep personal spiritual and environmental questions. In a \"say no to drugs\" era there is a new subculture emerging based on an ancient ritual of hallucinogenic plant use.

Here are some classic documentaries on Amazonian Shamanism :

Jan Kounen's Other Worlds : Ayahuasca Documentary

Other Worlds, Directed by Jan Kounen as a companion piece of sorts to his 2004 'cowboy-shaman film' Blueberry (also titled Renegade), the film has real impact because it not only shows the journey into shamanism, but uses plenty of CGI to try and show what the visionary shamanic experience is like (as opposed to many documentaries which simply show the experiencer puking).

Another excellent aspect of Other Worlds is that many experts , researchers and commentators are interviewed. Included in the documentary are DMT researcher Rick Strassman, psychedelics researcher Charles Grob, and numerous others including Stan Grof, Jeremy Narby, Alex Grey and Pablo Amaringo. For anyone interested in these topics, this is a must watch (although be advised, there are some disturbing scenes for the faint-hearted, such as the killing of a pig, as well as plenty of puking).


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9 comments:

Cosmic ૐ Oneness said...

Thank You Sarah for the kind words of encouragement ! On a synchronistic note i just ran some distance today after ages ... Feels Good :)

AnthonySBurdge said...

Thank you very much for creating this foundation of resources for explorers-a true source of enlightenment

Bhavika said...

lovely :) have read so much about it, hope the time day comes when I get to experience this enlightening ritual :)

Cosmic ૐ Oneness said...

ツ The Brew will find you ...

In Lak'ech ...

Anonymous said...

protect our nature................

CRISTAL said...

much love to you, beautiful blog. thank you for this video it is perfect.

Anonymous said...

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Unknown said...

I'm very happy that more an more people like you are spreading the wisdom of ayahuasca and people such as the late, great Terrence McKenna. Ayahuasca has added amazing depth to my life experience and for the last two years, I've been leading adventure tours into the Amazon to help people work with Ayahuasca shamans (www.pulsetours.com). I wish you continued success and passion in your work. Many thanks, Daniel Cleland

Cosmic ૐ Oneness said...

Your wish came true :)

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