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I Felt Unconditional Love at an Ayahuasca Ceremony
When I tasted the brew the Peruvian shaman had given me, it tasted almost digital. If a gigabyte had a taste, that would be it. Now, that doesn’t mean that ayahuasca tastes good, but it was certainly one of a kind.
I lay back down on my comforter thinking, “Well, if I die from this, at least it was from something kind of cool.”
The shaman then came around and blew tobacco up our noses. I didn’t remember reading that as part of the experience, but I sat up and went along with it. When the tobacco, or what they call rapé (pronounced ha-peh) hit, I immediately fell back down. I didn’t know this at the time but it helps to clear the mind, which is great when setting an intention.
We were asked to set an intention prior to the ceremony. I had a bunch of things I wanted to know, but instead I deferred to Mother Ayahuasca to show me whatever she wanted.
A good choice on my part.
As the shaman chanted throughout the night, I lay out under the stars and started to see some symbols with letters engraved on them. I was confused. “Is my mind making up stuff for me to see because I’m supposed to be seeing some shit?” What I wrote down in my notebook was, “iridescent emblem w/ 3 letters”. But these letters were not letters I recognized.
