Ayahuasca / Global Shamanism Resurgence talk and book launch in LA Wed July 8th @ Project Butterfly
Hi all,
anyone who’s in Los Angeles Wed July 8th please come along I’d love to see you, or pass this on to your networks for people you know that might be interested and able to attend, and help seed the vine!
In Lak’esh
xx Rak
for more info see:
www.ayathebook.com/launch.html
www.projectbutterfly.org > see events > July 8
Project Butterfly welcomes Rak Razam to Los Angeles for the launch of his new book, ‘Aya: a Shamanic Odyssey’ [www.ayathebook.com].
‘Aya: a Shamanic Odyssey’ is part journalistic account, part adventure-memoir of Rak’s travels in South America and the world of Amazonian shamanism.
What is Amazonian shamanism and why is it important to the world today, as we stand on the brink of environmental change and global transformation? Traveling on a magazine assignment to Peru, “experiential journalist” Rak Razam sets out to discover the answers. He joins a growing movement of Western tourists coming for the legal experience of ayahuasca – the “vine of souls” – a South American hallucinogenic plant that is said to heal, and connect to the divine.
In researching the mystery of ayahuasca, Razam undergoes his own shamanic initiation, undergoing numerous tests and trials in the jungle and the psychic landscapes the vine reveals. On the way he encounters a motley crew of characters from rogue scientists that conduct DMT-brain scans on jungle psychonauts; brujo-black magicians wielding their psychic darts; and dozens of indigenous and Western shamans that slowly unravel his cultured mind and reveal the magical landscape of the spirit world.
The evening will cover the booming international business of Amazonian Shamanism and the culture shock between the old world and the new. The difficulties presented given the mix of Amazonian shamanism and Western capitalism. And the ineffable mystery and magic of the ayahuasca experience itself, which cannot be commodified, although the West is certainly trying its best!
This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn more and to engage in dialog about plant medicines, shamanism, community and spiritual evolution. We look forward to sharing a wonderful night with you.
Wed JUL 8 :: 7:30pm
To reserve your space for this event please click on the link below::
www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr
Location::
Project Butterfly Loft
821 Traction Ave #108
Los Angeles CA 90013
