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LA Weekly – Film Captures the Experience of Taking Ayahuasca

The new film Aya: Awakenings goes inside the world of ayahuasca, exploring the shamanic resurgence and ayahuasca movement in Peru and around the world. With trippy visuals, jungle sounds and more, the movie attempts to capture the experience of taking the hallucinogenic substance. The movie also explores the ayahuasca tourism industry in the rainforests of South America, where the vine that’s the source of ayahuasca grows. Directed by Timothy Parish, the movie has its L.A. premiere tomorrow evening at The Source in Venice. We spoke with Aya: Awakenings writer/producer Rak Razam about the film.

https://www.laweekly.com/music/new-film-captures-the-experience-of-taking-ayahuasca-4430933

Watch the film here: The groundbreaking shamanic documentary Aya: Awakenings is now available for viewing and download on Vimeo on Demand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ayaawakenings

 

 

 

September 14, 2018 - Ayahausca, Blogs, Consciousness, Interviews, Press, Shamanism, Spirituality , , , ,
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Simulation ep108 Rak Razam – 5-MeO-DMT

The Simulation show with Alen Saakyan is rebirthing the public intellectual and inspiring YOU to build the future through our multidisciplinary daily show and live events series. Rak & Allen discuss 5-MeO-DMT, ego loss, consciousness, oneness, and much more. Go deep!

September 12, 2018 - Ayahausca, Blogs, Consciousness, Interviews, Psychedelics, Shamanism, Spirituality, Video , , , , , , , ,

Evolutionary Entrepreneur: Ayahuasca to 5-MEO-DMT Toad, Speaking the Unspeakable

Conscious Entrepreneur and thought leader Jeffery Slayter hosts an episode with an amazing writer, producer, documentary filmmaker who has done incredible work and has garnered a vast experience with not just Ayahuasca, but with other sacred healing practices as well – Rak Razam. Rak is the man behind the book and the film “Aya Awakenings – Shamanic Odyssey”, and today we both get the opportunity to share with you what’s happening now in the world of sacred plant medicines and how we can better appreciate their impact on this planet.

July 15, 2016 170 Comments Blogs, Consciousness, Interviews, Psychedelics, Shamanism, Spirituality, Video , , , , ,

Cognition Factor – The VR Broadcast – S1E10 – Rak Razam and The Ocean of God

Streamed live on 10 Apr 2016
The last and possibly the craziest episode in Series 1 with guest – DMT & ayahuasca Rock Star – Rak Razam! Rak spills the jumping beans on 5-MeO-DMT, and also smokes it for us in the jungle during his appearance on the bridge during this timetravel episode, which includes the upscaled rendering of his 5-MeO-DMT experiment in the Amazon.

July 15, 2016 5 Comments Ayahausca, Consciousness, Interviews, Psychedelics, Shamanism, Spirituality, Video , , , ,

Watch a Freelance Journalist Writhe Through a Powerful DMT Trip for Research

“It was the most spiritual and sacred experience I’ve ever been through,” he said. “It’s something very intimate and very human, it’s something we all have within us.” He’s a part of the Terra Incognita Project, an NGO that’s dedicated to studying the state of altered consciousness brought on by 5-MeO in Mexico, where the drug, derived from toads, is popular in shamanic rituals.

Read article HERE.

July 15, 2016 5 Comments Consciousness, Interviews, Shamanism, Spirituality, Video , , , , , ,

Introducing the Terra Incognita

Introducing TERRA INCOGNITA: The Martin Ball interview. This was a groundbreaking interview with Martin Ball on his Entheogenic Evolution podcast discussing the new NGO, The Terra Incognita Project, tryptamines, 5-MeO-DMT science, shamanism and neuroshamanism, how we call all join and support this movement working with this sacred medicine.

Click HERE to listen to the audio.

July 6, 2016 12 Comments Audio, Blogs, Consciousness, Interviews, Podcast, Psychedelics, Shamanism , , , , , , , ,

Tantric Shamanism and Ethical Porn

Rak Razam helped hold space on the latest episode of the ‪#‎TantraPunk podcast for a very interesting discussion! : “In this episode I am joined again by legendary journalist, shamanologist, and in my humble opinion the most important male voice in the global neo-shamanic revolution: Rak Razam! It was an exquisite joy and honor to have him hold space for me to lay out my thesis on tantra, shamanism, and the future of the adult entertainment industry. As a probing journalist and seasoned shamanic guide he facilitates a sapio-sexually charged journey that truly satisfies my desire to make a memorable episode “69″.”

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July 6, 2016 1 Comment Audio, Blogs, Consciousness, Interviews, Podcast, Shamanism , , , , , , ,

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