Articles tagged with: Shamanism
Iboga – The Visionary Root of Africa
The use of hallucinogens in religion is an ancient practice, where sacred plants are ingested to either connect/communicate with the spiritual world, for healing purpose or divination. One such visionary and medicinal shrub lying deep in the heart of West-Central Africa in the jungles of …
A Journey to the Sacred Realms of Ayahuasca: II
This is the second part of the interview with spiritualist Anahata Menon about her experience with Ayahuasca deep in the Amazon jungles of Peru, healing nature of this sacred plant and alternative healing as compared to modern interventions.
How has it transformed your life?
I have …
A Journey to the Sacred Realms of Ayahuasca: I
After having written about the sacred Amazonian plant Ayahuasca and its healing properties, I was always drawn towards finding out more about it and knowing people’s experiences with this Spirit Vine.
I spoke with Mumbai-based Anahata Menon, who began her journey as a healer and spiritualist …
Ley Lines and Earth’s Chakras
We know about the main vortexes of energy in the human body – chakras, but I accepted quite naturally that Gaia, mother earth too has Chakras. How we have energy flowing through our body, the earth too has an energy flow that seems to be …
Healing with Ayahuasca, The Sacred Vine: II
The enlightening journey continues… In this second part of a woman’s recovery from Breast Cancer, you will see its profound impact on body, mind and soul, and the shamanistic rituals that have healed many from different illnesses.
The Miraculous Recovery
When Margaret de Wys …
Healing with Ayahuasca, The Sacred Vine: I
“Faith can move mountains” goes an old adage, and this journey of a woman is a clear example of how true it holds. Margaret de Wys, US-based music composer, sound artist and author of the book Black Smoke, traversed through various boundaries and ventured on …
More Psychedelic Vacations to Inner Space II
I wouldn’t want to keep you waiting for long before you decide to take off. Here are the remaining six places where you can go on a mind-altering holiday. If you haven’t seen the first five places, then go through Psychedelic Vacations on Earth to …
Bending Time and Space with Shamanism
Can humans bend the barriers between space and time to enter the realms of the spirit world? Do we have the ability to control the weather, divination, the interpretation of dreams, astral projection, and traveling to upper and lower worlds?
Shamans have been noted to do …
Terrence McKenna, the Shaman
Who is Terrence McKenna?Terence Kemp McKenna (November 16, 1946 – April 3, 2000) was a writer, philosopher, explorer and ethnobotanist. He is noted for his many speculations on the use of psychedelic, plant-based hallucinogens, and subjects ranging from shamanism, the development of human consciousness and …
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