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Panel – The Rise Of La Madre: Ayahuasca Beyond The Amazon

Synopsis: While the origins of Ayahuasca use in the Amazon Basin remain lost in the mists of prehistory, La Madre came to the attention of the modern western world during the 1960’s, most notably through the work of authors William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg and the Ethnobotanist/Biologist Richard Evans Schultes. Since then, La Madre has spread her tendrils well beyond the Amazon as part of a largely underground spiritual renaissance. This discussion panel will explore its global cultural impact. Panelists: Bia Labate, Alex Gearin, Rak Razam, Mudge, Katia Honour, A. Spengler & Facilitated by Steve McDonald.

July 15, 2016 3 Comments Ayahausca, Consciousness, Psychedelics, Shamanism, Spirituality, Video , , , ,

Rak Razam // 5-MeO Feedback Loop

A spoken word riff from shamanic explorer Rak Razam talking about his 5-MeO-DMT experience in 2006. The drop rejoins the ocean. The void is pregnant with vibrational possibility. The Source is continually broadcasting – do you have the bandwidth to listen? To remember? Underneath the play of forms, we are all One… Video compile by: James vW

July 15, 2016 1,530 Comments Consciousness, Psychedelics, Shamanism, Spirituality, Video , , , , ,

Seekers of the Mystery

Ten years ago this June experiential journalist Rak Razam took his virgin trip down to the Amazon to explore the mythic archetype of ‪#‎ayahuasca and the role of the ‪#‎shaman in the 21st Century, a journey which became the book Aya: Awakenings A Shamanic Odyssey, and later the critically acclaimed documentary of the same name.

In this extended audio narration you’ll hear the original reading from the book launch at Sera Phi, San Francisco on Sept 28, 2009, which later formed the sonic backbone of the film’s narration. So sit back and listen: “But what science cannot explain is the psychic effect of this “mother of all plants,” the sense of the numinous and the spiritual world it reportedly opens up. Those who drink say that each ayahuasca journey is unique. They say that the spirit of the vine comes alive, it guides and teaches, and on the other side nothing is ever the same. Or so they say.”

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July 6, 2016 7 Comments Audio, Ayahausca, Blogs, Consciousness, Podcast, Psychedelics, Shamanism, Spirituality , , ,

Full Spectrum Consciousness

As psychedelics are cautiously re-embraced back into the medical fold:

  • What of their other social, spiritual and consciousness potentials?
  • Are the man-made psychedelics psychic lubricants that have made possible the distributed consciousness of 21st century life?
  • Are these substances meant to reconnect us to nature at a time when material-based consciousness has ecologically devastated the environment?
  • Can strategic immersion into multi-dimensional hyperspace help change the world?
  • Can we use altered states as a form of psychedelic activism?
  • Is enhanced consciousness a political act?
  • Can we achieve Full Spectrum Consciousness in the face of the military-industrial-entertainment complex’s attempt to subjugate life as we know it?
  • How can we not?

July 6, 2016 2 Comments Ayahausca, Consciousness, Psychedelics, Shamanism, Spirituality, Technology, Video , , , ,

The Toad of Dawn: 5-MeO-DMT and the Rise of Cosmic Consciousness

Introduction by Rak Razam. The Toad of Dawn is the dramatic story of how Dr. Octavio Rettig Hinojosa — a Mexican doctor with a crack cocaine addiction — came to heal himself by employing an ancient “treasure” almost forgotten for centuries ­— Bufo alvarius (the Sonoran Desert toad).

Under the auspices of the United Nations Venezuela Association, Dr. Rettig has traveled extensively throughout the world and shared 5-MeO-DMT, a secretion of the Sonoran Desert toad, with over 6000 people, eliminating chemical addictions, depression, anxiety disorders, insomnia, bronchitis, and trauma. Dr. Rettig’s research has convinced him that the medicine of the Sonoran toad — which, under the guidance of an experienced shaman or medicine man, can be harnessed for healing, awakening, and raising consciousness — has been known and used by high priests of the Mayan, Aztec, Olmec, and other Mesoamerican civilizations.

Part autobiography, part introduction to entheogens and visionary substances, The Toad of Dawn gives an overview of the history, use, and the benefits of the toad medicine, and reveals how it can be used to initiate people on a spiritual path.

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July 6, 2016 4 Comments Consciousness, Press, Psychedelics, Shamanism, Spirituality , , , ,

A love song to the Beloved

I feel you flirting with me
Tickling spirit pollen infusion
God’s pheromone wafting in
Species activiation
OMG
It’s the ON switch
And there you are
Endless, diffuse, cloud of light
Intelligent, distributed, loving
and ruthlessly powerful
You are TOO MUCH
For little me to bear
I wither from your grace
your siren call to join you
Be you
intoxicating knowing truth beheld
felt in every fibre of my being
No separation-undulating-endless
YOU
I am that which is
A beach sculpted by your waves
A lifetime of erosion
Wooing me to your core
One day––
OMG
!

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July 6, 2016 6 Comments Audio, Blogs, Spirituality , , , ,

Modern Shamanism and Ayahuasca Awakening

Interview with Rak Razam and Lorna Li on Entheo Nation. Our episode starts the dialogue about the awakening and spiritual connection that Ayahuasca brings to humanity. Both Rak and I share the awakening encounters that we experienced with Ayahuasca. In this engaging episode, we are going to discover:
[5:45] What shamanism is
[8:17] The reason for Ayahuasca’s popularity today
[12:45] The difference between LSD and Ayahuasca
[20:02] What the Western society is missing out on our relationship with nature
[24:10] What the words “entheogen” and “psychedelic” mean
[29:25] What inspired Rak to film his documentary: ‘Aya: Awakenings’
[33:30] How known visionaries relate their experiences in the shamanic realms
[35:30] How the world should view shamanism
And much, much more!

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July 6, 2016 2 Comments Audio, Ayahausca, Blogs, Consciousness, Interviews, Podcast, Press, Psychedelics, Shamanism, Spirituality