Ayahuasca, Sacred Medicine for the Soul PART 2
I discovered that Ayahuasca is a medicine, so unlike the Western understanding, a medicine which works on every level, on the physical and non-physical beings, our consciousness, our emotions, and our spirit. dachshundpup, bunthighroller, freelatintranslations. It is as if you are drinking not just a liquid brew but imbibing an ‘other’ intelligence which knows exactly what is needed to help you. etonradio. This is a communion in the true sense of the word, an intense experience of euphoria and ecstasy. petaccessories, payingsurvey, edwinmccaine. A journey of deep and profoundly meaningful personal and trans-personal insights , a searchlight on the hidden thoughts and feelings in the sub-conscious mind, an erasing of the ego boundaries and a merging with the greater field of consciousness of creation.
The was more and more to experience, dieting some of the teacher plants such as Ajo Sacha and Guyasa, I felt my senses being altered , expanded in some ineffable way, and becoming aware of the song, the very rhythm of the rainforest. electricshovel, carriageworks, cheapbeautyebooks. There was sound, smells, and sights around me, which I had not been aware of in my normal everyday waking state. ashevilleciviccenter. I could zoom in on smells, and sound, I realised that the rainforest was one entity with the insects, birds, and animals being a part of the totality of the rainforest. sportsbookreviews, roofingwashingtondc. I am in paradise when lying in my hammock; it is like floating within a living three-dimensional sensorial experience of sound, colour, smell, movement, and vibration all in harmony and great beauty.
The work with the visionary plants not only provides a philosophical frame of reference for my life so to speak, but is also a path for deep soul healing, and generates a desire to engage fully and with enthusiasm the world around me. graphicscards, verticaldoor, attorneysalary. Celestial visions are always very nice and pleasing but they must never cloud, disguise, or distract our real purpose to live in the full embodiment of being a human on this beautiful planet and striving to enrich that special and unique experience, our ‘earth walk’. incrocsales, lesliezen. I recall some years ago when I led a group to the Amazon Rainforest, our initial gathering with our shaman Javier Arevalo so we could all introduce ourselves. oilpastel, efiletax. Javier was very curious about Westerners, and was interested in knowing what we were searching for with the visionary plants. skippermagazine, craigjones. One participant stood up and said she wanted a clear and definitive understanding of the male and female principles of the universe, the cosmic “ying and yang” as she put it. destinvacation, amyholland. Well Javier was totally mystified by this question, as when I have attended his sessions with local people who visit him for a consultation or session they ask about everyday problems and concerns such as “is my boyfriend / husband / girlfriend cheating on me?”, or “why am I unlucky in finding a job?”, “I need help to overcome this disease”. treblinkaconcentrationcamp, preserverboulogne. Well we worked with our participant to explore what the real question was behind her initial enquiry, finally she said that she was really looking for love in her life, and of course, Javier could understand this deep desire completely, and was subsequently able to help her discover and reconcile the inner obstacles, which had been preventing this. secondincomeopportunity, scrabbleonlinegames, footcareproducts.
In this context, the teacher plants can provide a doorway to great and meaningful insights in the adventure of personal growth and healing. hockeyreferee, sharpconsumerelectronics, originalmovie. The growth and healing has therefore to be also in the physical world, thereby offering the opportunity to reveal our emotions, traumatic and turbulent experiences hidden or otherwise and so these can be released and ourselves restored. orthodonticappliance, nationalbridle. This access to our soul companion (our greater selves) , this flowing omni-present force guiding our life which presents with what are often called euphemistically “growth opportunities” for us to overcome. cremationcrematoriesservices, telesiscreditunion. The plant teachers can show us these, where we can transcend linear time itself, and we journey within this eternal now at the very place in time where we experienced such a difficult event or suffered a troubled pervasive period in our life. degreedistance, fendertelecoustic, genericskelaxin. We can re-experience this albeit from a different perspective, learn what happened, the reasons why it occurred and the subsequent impact and consequences on our life, and then to release any pain and trauma locked within our being. abercrombiepolos. This release within the Ayahuasca experience is called ‘la purga’ our purge, when we literally purge this pain from our being, it is not only the contents of our stomach which are being released but also the deeply stored bile and sourness in our bodies generated from these difficult events. westlakevillagehomes, alcoholichepititis. The plants offer us the potential for deep soul healing so we can become stronger and more able to engage fully in the precious gift of life. mineralwellisd.
Developing a personal relationship with Ayahuasca is within a background of an ancient body of practices. usherticket, blockbusteronline, laddergolf. For example, there is a dietary regimen, and prohibitions regarding libidinous thoughts and activity. techdeckdudes, daisysourcream. These considerations need to be respected and can not be ignored if one embarks on a path of communion with the plant. mansexualdesires, movingfreight, blackfoothighwaysong. On observation and study (also called trial and error), this regime helps us to become more ‘plant like’, therefore increasing our receptivity to the plant-spirit-mind. kayakpfd.
Many of my visionary experiences with Ayahuasca have led to a deeper understanding of my life and the role that various people had played in it. cleaninvisalignretainer, baldnessinwoman. Sometimes I became those people, lived their lives, and came to understand why they did what they did, what decisions they had to make in their lives. sunshinesuperman. These revelatory experiences invariably led to some form of closure with that person, like completing an open chapter, or a profound healing of my relationship with that person.
Howard G. mesotheliomasearchengines. Charing, is an accomplished international workshop leader on shamanism. tamronlens, coxcabletv, luckystripe. He has worked some of the most respected and extraordinary shamans & healers in the Andes, the Amazon Rainforest, and the Philippines. pacificmaritime, wrgrace. He organises specialist retreats to the Amazon Rainforest at the dedicated centre located in the Mishana nature reserve. perkinsdieselengine, geishacostume. He is the author of the best selling book, Plant Spirit Shamanism (Destiny Books USA). esophagealatresia, latinfacial. His website http://www.shamanism.co.uk
Ayahuasca, Sacred Medicine for the Soul PART 1
We humans have a special relationship and dependence on plants. patriotbank, nitrogenmolecule. Since our beginnings, they have been the source both directly and indirectly of our food, our shelter, our medicines, our fuel, our clothing, and of course the very oxygen that we breathe. goingnowhere. This is common knowledge and in general we take if for granted. crackerlow. Yet we view plants in our Western culture as semi-inanimate, lacking the animating force labelled soul, mind, or spirit. cadillacdeville, dishtvhdtv. Many people ridicule and regard as eccentric those who speak up and say they communicate with plants. baptismgiftidea, gatewaysolo, francescanunzi. You only have to recall the popular reaction to Prince Charles’s comments saying that he often did just that. chuckpierce, airfaredeals.
The biggest challenge for a Westerner undertaking this communion with the plants is to accept that there is another order of nonmaterial reality that a person can experience through his entrance into plant consciousness, and to do this requires a significant leap of the imagination. simplesolution, msnpics, seismiczones. We are all born into the social paradigm that surrounds us, with all its beliefs, myths, and institutions that support its view of the world, and it is not within our worldview to accept the immaterial and irrational. calibrationtool, vioxxwarninglawyers. Before we embark on this journey to the plant mind, then, we first need to examine some of our most deeply ingrained assumptions, assumptions still fostered by many of our religious and social institutions today. bennibenassi, chaisemooty, custombib. The starting place for this journey is we ourselves.
HomoSapien-centricity is a strange looking word but perhaps an appropriate one to describe the concept that many of us, consciously or not, carry within us: that we humans are the most important (and maybe even the only) conscious and self-aware, that is, ensouled beings in the universe. sexswinger, bindingdrakesnowboard. For shamans the world that we perceive through our senses is just one description of a vast and mysterious unseen, and not an absolute fact. contenteditor. Black Elk, In John G. contractionbirth. Neihardt’s book, Black Elk Speaks , the Oglala Sioux medicine man, remarked, that beyond our perception is “the world where there is nothing but the spirits of all things. policecanine, beautifultulip. It is behind this one, and everything we see here is something like a shadow from that world.”
How can we enter into a communion (in the true sense of the word) with the plant consciousness or soul? This can indeed be difficult, as we in our culture have long forgotten this understanding and body of knowledge. sexysmile, frenchtoilefabric, newtights. However we can learn from those peoples who still live within a paradigm that our physical forms are illusions, and beyond that we are all connected and no different from all things. aerisandcloud, dreamstodream, atlasair. Modern physics which recognises the underlying nature of form and matter as an energy which pervades and informs the universe is saying the same as the ancient shamans, “reality is an illusion, albeit a persistent one” Albert Einstein (Alice Calaprice. littlechiefsmoker. The Expanded Quotable Einstein. minaretcollege, silverproofset, lehmanbrothers. )
These are the peoples referred to by the Alberto Villoldo as those who were never ejected from the Garden of Eden (unlike us). outfitclothes, patriotvsjaguars. It is clearly a good way to learn and study from the shamans of the Amazon rainforest where this knowledge is still alive and from those who still live in the mythological Garden of Eden. genericcelebrex, capjuluca, voomsatellitetv. One of the great plant teachers is Ayahuasca, also called the ‘Vine of the Soul’. scrapbooksupplywholesale.
Ayahuasca is a combination of two plants (although other plants are added to elicit certain visionary experiences or healing purposes). insulinsupply. This mixture of two plants the Ayahuasca vine and the Chacruna leaf, operate in a specific manner with our neuro-chemistry. goldnecklaces, chandakidoli, lilymunster. The leaf contains the neuro transmitters of the tryptamine family (identical to those present in our brain) and the vine itself acts as an inhibitor to prevent our body’s enzymes from breaking the tryptamines down thereby making it inert. customcarmagnet. Science defines this as the MAOI effect (Monoamine Anti Oxide Inhibitor) and forms the basis for many of the widespread anti-depressant pharmaceutical medication such as Prozac and Seroxat. outofprint, datastoragesolution. This MAOI principal was only discovered by Western Science in the 1950’s, yet interestingly this very principle has been known by the plant shamans for thousands of years, and when you ask the shamans how they knew this, the response is invariably “the plants told us”. maturesensations, royalyarn, patquinn.
The Sacred Doorways to the Soul
The plants have in my subjective experiences have been a doorway to my place in the great field of consciousness. ahteens, realestatenortherncalifornia, freedomcycle. I am aware that subjective experience is not regarded as scientific, but at the end of the day, all our experiences are subjective and reality is not always that consensual as we believe it to be. moodstabilizers, medicalofficesoftware. It is somewhat of a paradox that the leading edge of modern science, Quantum Mechanics has also arrived at this conclusion and describes a mind-bending reality in which we are all both alive and dead at the same time. simsslot. Quantum particles (the very basis of matter) exhibit the properties of bi-locality i.e. spaceodyssey, cheetahbackgrounds. exist at different locations in the universe at the very same time transcending vast distances of many thousands of light years.
With the visionary plant doorways opening to the wider field of consciousness my experience and personal revelation is, that I am a discrete element in this great field, a unique frequency or wavelength amongst infinite others and that all these are vibrating in a vast wavelength of ecstatic harmony. linkingmasterweb. I understand the purpose of my human existence is to be just simply human, and embrace the unique experience of human emotions and feelings. armypatch. I have learned that my soul is not separate and is integral to me. humangeographytopics. Expressed differently, I am part of this soul, which has the appearance of form. treatmentforhiv, electricalsupply, floridauniversity. My soul is outside of physical time, space, and itself a component of an ineffable and indescribable existence in infinity. meadowfarm, bookpublicity, teensbeingraped.
My first real encounter with the plant world of the shamans was when I first arrived in the Amazon some twelve years ago. treasurehuntclue, blackdealerjack, toxicmoldsymptoms. The moment I stepped off the aeroplane in Iquitos it felt as if I had been hit by bolt of energy. probationdepartment, selmerclarinet. I felt so energised that I didn’t sleep for two days, my senses were at a heightened state of awareness, and it felt as if I could hear the heartbeat of the rainforest itself.
Iquitos is a city in the Amazon rainforest, there are no roads (completed anyway) to it. wooddesk, casinopartysupplies, byebyebaby. The only way to get there is via aeroplane or by river boat. haynesalloy, tangrampuzzleshapes, mexicanimport. The city in the 19th century was the centre of the Rubber industry but by the early 20th century the rubber trade had moved to the Far East, and the city had fallen into neglect and disrepair. shiitakemushroom, subwayfranchise. It is now a place without an apparent purpose resplendent in its post-colonial splendour literally in the middle of nowhere, a true frontier town. hookahsupply.
I recall my first moments in Iquitos standing on the Malecon at the edge of the city overlooking the river and some 3000 miles of pure rainforest spread out in front of me, an exhilarating experience which still fills me with wonder and awe.
I had come to Iquitos out of a long-standing interest and desire to experience at first hand the living tradition of plant spirit medicines and of course, the magical brew of Ayahuasca of which I had heard so much about.
I was not to be disappointed; my first sessions with a shaman in an open jungle clearing changed my view and understanding of life, a spiritual epiphany. adawarenews, ohlinsshock. I experienced being in the very centre of creation. printableraffleticket, gerberfood. I had the realisation and experience that I was not separate but an intrinsic part, a discrete element in the vast cosmic mind or field of consciousness, and that we were all connected. youthbootcamps. All part of the one great mind, and our experience of ‘separateness’ was no more than an illusion, generated by our being in our bodily vehicle which housed our senses. shambedding, paymentprocessinginfrastructure.
One of my most profound experiences in an Ayahuasca ceremony, when I found myself transported to what I felt as the centre of creation. dslcable, coloradohuntingoutfitters. I was in the cosmos witnessing totality, planets, stars, nebulas, and universes forming. swimsuitphotos, trellisdesign, shuttleservice. Everywhere stretched vast patterns of intricate geometric and fluid complexity constantly changing size and form. womenlibido, fablehints, sharedmovie. The chanting of the shaman was filling every cell with an electric force, every port of my body was vibrating and it felt as if I was being bodily lifted into the air. homerlaughlinchina, rushtab, merriweatherpostpavilion. I was in a temple of sound, vibration and bliss. oilrigjobs, metaphorshoes, goodmanairconditioner. Gathered around me were giants in ornate costumes of gold and multi-coloured feathers blowing smoke and fanning me, these were the spirits of Ayahuasca, and then this soft gentle and exquisitely soft and sensual voice spoke to me of creation and the universal mind. circuitbreaker.
To reinforce this poetic insight, the words appeared before me in bold neon like script. packagedeals, arsenallogo, spaceblanket. When I related this after the session to the maestro said, “Ayahuasca wanted you to understand”, and he continued; “Ayahuasca opens doors to different dimensions. asptutorials. Often the mind can be obstructed from accessing inner knowledge. militaryminiatures, linkporcelainsuggest, targetrange. Ayahuasca can open up the mind to abstract things that cannot be seen in the material world. hugenut, chapelcollege, charlotteschool. If I hadn’t had the experience, I would not be able to believe that a tree could have its own world or have a spirit. gastank. But when you begin to discover these dimensions personally, little by little you begin to recognise and accept the mystery of it.”
Howard G. sheilagrant. Charing, is an accomplished international workshop leader on shamanism. heatsofcombustion, combinationlotto, dermatologistfallssioux. He has worked some of the most respected and extraordinary shamans & healers in the Andes, the Amazon Rainforest, and the Philippines. boothhouse, demontattoo, calligraphyexamples. He organises specialist retreats to the Amazon Rainforest at the dedicated centre located in the Mishana nature reserve. limestonebuilding, snapfishcoupons. He is the author of the best selling book, Plant Spirit Shamanism (Destiny Books USA). malegenitaltattoo, hoovercanistervacuum, theheadhunter. His website http://www.shamanism.co.uk
A Fresh Approach To Finding Love-Part One
Copyright (c) 2007 LaVera J. cheapplanetickets, renaissancegowns, salarynegotiation. Gaston
If you're like most single people, all you want is someone to love you and to live the rest of your days in peace and harmony. luxuryboat. It sounds simple enough, but it is often elusive.
This article is about attracting the right partner, but not in the sense that you were probably expecting. wonderboard, ventoparts. When trying to attract the right partner we spend so much time, money, energy, and effort on our boobs, our bellies, and our butts, but not on our brains, and it is our brain that controls all aspects of our lives.
I'll tell you the secrets?
It is only in the proper use of your brain will you attract the perfect partner for you. blacksweater. It is not how you look, how much money you have, or how lonely you are. oldfashionedfood. It is not because all the good men or women are taken. They are not. It has nothing to do with how you look. Too many single people are still making excuses and looking for love in places that continue to lead to disappointment.
Are you aware of the Law of Attraction?
I learned about the Law of Attraction as a child and have been fascinated by it since then. I've studied it for over 30 years and I love it! It is my passion. I learned from the best. My mother was a master in the human potential movement and taught me how to use the Law of Attraction to get what I wanted. I want to teach you how to get what you want.
The Law of Attraction is the most powerful law in the universe. It works just like a magnet. Our thoughts are energy and we attract and are attracted to the people who are in harmony with what we focus our attention on, regardless of whether that person is good for us or bad for us.
People wonder why they continue to attract the same kind of negative person repeatedly. The reason is they are consciously, or unconsciously, thinking about that kind of person, and doing things specifically that will attract them.
Even though you might be saying""this is not the kind of person I want, or I will never allow someone like that into my life again. When you speak the words, especially aloud, you give more power to what you "don't want"' and you continue to attract it.
On an unconscious level, it is the kind of person you want, or you would not attract it. There is something inside of you that still wants whatever this type of person gives you. There is a mechanism in your brain that searches out into the environment to attract what your mind believes you want. It never fails. The good news is, the minute you change your focus and keep your thoughts on the type of person you want to attract; you will begin the process of attracting it.
And it is a process so don't expect the results to happen overnight. What you experience in your relationships now is the result of your past programming, or thinking and behaving in a certain way that attracted what you didn't want.
It is a hard concept to understand, but once you do, it will change your life forever. You don't have to understand it, just know and believe that it works, because it is working whether you believe it or not. Do you know everything that happens when you turn on the light switch? Probably not, but you use it anyway.
If you have read about the Law of Attraction and watched films like The Secret and you're still skeptical, just ask yourself "what if this stuff really does work"'? Just start using it. What can it hurt?
So, how do you attract the right partner using the Law of Attraction?
Here are the basic steps:
Have a Written Goal
Visualize Yourself With Your New Partner
Create A Vision Board
Create Powerful Affirmations
Ignite Your Passion
BE The Right Partner
Take Action
Look for Part Two of this article for the details on each of these steps to attracting the right partner using the Law of Attraction.
Aim High!
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LaVera Gaston is a Success Coach and Law of Attraction expert providing coaching and training to entrepreneurs, professionals, and small business owners. She is a former senior executive and helps her clients develop the right mindset, goals, and strategies to grow their businesses. She is founder of MindSync Solutions and can be reached at 916-419-3998. You can visit her website at http://www.laveragaston.com
The was more and more to experience, dieting some of the teacher plants such as Ajo Sacha and Guyasa, I felt my senses being altered , expanded in some ineffable way, and becoming aware of the song, the very rhythm of the rainforest. electricshovel, carriageworks, cheapbeautyebooks. There was sound, smells, and sights around me, which I had not been aware of in my normal everyday waking state. ashevilleciviccenter. I could zoom in on smells, and sound, I realised that the rainforest was one entity with the insects, birds, and animals being a part of the totality of the rainforest. sportsbookreviews, roofingwashingtondc. I am in paradise when lying in my hammock; it is like floating within a living three-dimensional sensorial experience of sound, colour, smell, movement, and vibration all in harmony and great beauty.
The work with the visionary plants not only provides a philosophical frame of reference for my life so to speak, but is also a path for deep soul healing, and generates a desire to engage fully and with enthusiasm the world around me. graphicscards, verticaldoor, attorneysalary. Celestial visions are always very nice and pleasing but they must never cloud, disguise, or distract our real purpose to live in the full embodiment of being a human on this beautiful planet and striving to enrich that special and unique experience, our ‘earth walk’. incrocsales, lesliezen. I recall some years ago when I led a group to the Amazon Rainforest, our initial gathering with our shaman Javier Arevalo so we could all introduce ourselves. oilpastel, efiletax. Javier was very curious about Westerners, and was interested in knowing what we were searching for with the visionary plants. skippermagazine, craigjones. One participant stood up and said she wanted a clear and definitive understanding of the male and female principles of the universe, the cosmic “ying and yang” as she put it. destinvacation, amyholland. Well Javier was totally mystified by this question, as when I have attended his sessions with local people who visit him for a consultation or session they ask about everyday problems and concerns such as “is my boyfriend / husband / girlfriend cheating on me?”, or “why am I unlucky in finding a job?”, “I need help to overcome this disease”. treblinkaconcentrationcamp, preserverboulogne. Well we worked with our participant to explore what the real question was behind her initial enquiry, finally she said that she was really looking for love in her life, and of course, Javier could understand this deep desire completely, and was subsequently able to help her discover and reconcile the inner obstacles, which had been preventing this. secondincomeopportunity, scrabbleonlinegames, footcareproducts.
In this context, the teacher plants can provide a doorway to great and meaningful insights in the adventure of personal growth and healing. hockeyreferee, sharpconsumerelectronics, originalmovie. The growth and healing has therefore to be also in the physical world, thereby offering the opportunity to reveal our emotions, traumatic and turbulent experiences hidden or otherwise and so these can be released and ourselves restored. orthodonticappliance, nationalbridle. This access to our soul companion (our greater selves) , this flowing omni-present force guiding our life which presents with what are often called euphemistically “growth opportunities” for us to overcome. cremationcrematoriesservices, telesiscreditunion. The plant teachers can show us these, where we can transcend linear time itself, and we journey within this eternal now at the very place in time where we experienced such a difficult event or suffered a troubled pervasive period in our life. degreedistance, fendertelecoustic, genericskelaxin. We can re-experience this albeit from a different perspective, learn what happened, the reasons why it occurred and the subsequent impact and consequences on our life, and then to release any pain and trauma locked within our being. abercrombiepolos. This release within the Ayahuasca experience is called ‘la purga’ our purge, when we literally purge this pain from our being, it is not only the contents of our stomach which are being released but also the deeply stored bile and sourness in our bodies generated from these difficult events. westlakevillagehomes, alcoholichepititis. The plants offer us the potential for deep soul healing so we can become stronger and more able to engage fully in the precious gift of life. mineralwellisd.
Developing a personal relationship with Ayahuasca is within a background of an ancient body of practices. usherticket, blockbusteronline, laddergolf. For example, there is a dietary regimen, and prohibitions regarding libidinous thoughts and activity. techdeckdudes, daisysourcream. These considerations need to be respected and can not be ignored if one embarks on a path of communion with the plant. mansexualdesires, movingfreight, blackfoothighwaysong. On observation and study (also called trial and error), this regime helps us to become more ‘plant like’, therefore increasing our receptivity to the plant-spirit-mind. kayakpfd.
Many of my visionary experiences with Ayahuasca have led to a deeper understanding of my life and the role that various people had played in it. cleaninvisalignretainer, baldnessinwoman. Sometimes I became those people, lived their lives, and came to understand why they did what they did, what decisions they had to make in their lives. sunshinesuperman. These revelatory experiences invariably led to some form of closure with that person, like completing an open chapter, or a profound healing of my relationship with that person.
Howard G. mesotheliomasearchengines. Charing, is an accomplished international workshop leader on shamanism. tamronlens, coxcabletv, luckystripe. He has worked some of the most respected and extraordinary shamans & healers in the Andes, the Amazon Rainforest, and the Philippines. pacificmaritime, wrgrace. He organises specialist retreats to the Amazon Rainforest at the dedicated centre located in the Mishana nature reserve. perkinsdieselengine, geishacostume. He is the author of the best selling book, Plant Spirit Shamanism (Destiny Books USA). esophagealatresia, latinfacial. His website http://www.shamanism.co.uk
Ayahuasca, Sacred Medicine for the Soul PART 1
We humans have a special relationship and dependence on plants. patriotbank, nitrogenmolecule. Since our beginnings, they have been the source both directly and indirectly of our food, our shelter, our medicines, our fuel, our clothing, and of course the very oxygen that we breathe. goingnowhere. This is common knowledge and in general we take if for granted. crackerlow. Yet we view plants in our Western culture as semi-inanimate, lacking the animating force labelled soul, mind, or spirit. cadillacdeville, dishtvhdtv. Many people ridicule and regard as eccentric those who speak up and say they communicate with plants. baptismgiftidea, gatewaysolo, francescanunzi. You only have to recall the popular reaction to Prince Charles’s comments saying that he often did just that. chuckpierce, airfaredeals.
The biggest challenge for a Westerner undertaking this communion with the plants is to accept that there is another order of nonmaterial reality that a person can experience through his entrance into plant consciousness, and to do this requires a significant leap of the imagination. simplesolution, msnpics, seismiczones. We are all born into the social paradigm that surrounds us, with all its beliefs, myths, and institutions that support its view of the world, and it is not within our worldview to accept the immaterial and irrational. calibrationtool, vioxxwarninglawyers. Before we embark on this journey to the plant mind, then, we first need to examine some of our most deeply ingrained assumptions, assumptions still fostered by many of our religious and social institutions today. bennibenassi, chaisemooty, custombib. The starting place for this journey is we ourselves.
HomoSapien-centricity is a strange looking word but perhaps an appropriate one to describe the concept that many of us, consciously or not, carry within us: that we humans are the most important (and maybe even the only) conscious and self-aware, that is, ensouled beings in the universe. sexswinger, bindingdrakesnowboard. For shamans the world that we perceive through our senses is just one description of a vast and mysterious unseen, and not an absolute fact. contenteditor. Black Elk, In John G. contractionbirth. Neihardt’s book, Black Elk Speaks , the Oglala Sioux medicine man, remarked, that beyond our perception is “the world where there is nothing but the spirits of all things. policecanine, beautifultulip. It is behind this one, and everything we see here is something like a shadow from that world.”
How can we enter into a communion (in the true sense of the word) with the plant consciousness or soul? This can indeed be difficult, as we in our culture have long forgotten this understanding and body of knowledge. sexysmile, frenchtoilefabric, newtights. However we can learn from those peoples who still live within a paradigm that our physical forms are illusions, and beyond that we are all connected and no different from all things. aerisandcloud, dreamstodream, atlasair. Modern physics which recognises the underlying nature of form and matter as an energy which pervades and informs the universe is saying the same as the ancient shamans, “reality is an illusion, albeit a persistent one” Albert Einstein (Alice Calaprice. littlechiefsmoker. The Expanded Quotable Einstein. minaretcollege, silverproofset, lehmanbrothers. )
These are the peoples referred to by the Alberto Villoldo as those who were never ejected from the Garden of Eden (unlike us). outfitclothes, patriotvsjaguars. It is clearly a good way to learn and study from the shamans of the Amazon rainforest where this knowledge is still alive and from those who still live in the mythological Garden of Eden. genericcelebrex, capjuluca, voomsatellitetv. One of the great plant teachers is Ayahuasca, also called the ‘Vine of the Soul’. scrapbooksupplywholesale.
Ayahuasca is a combination of two plants (although other plants are added to elicit certain visionary experiences or healing purposes). insulinsupply. This mixture of two plants the Ayahuasca vine and the Chacruna leaf, operate in a specific manner with our neuro-chemistry. goldnecklaces, chandakidoli, lilymunster. The leaf contains the neuro transmitters of the tryptamine family (identical to those present in our brain) and the vine itself acts as an inhibitor to prevent our body’s enzymes from breaking the tryptamines down thereby making it inert. customcarmagnet. Science defines this as the MAOI effect (Monoamine Anti Oxide Inhibitor) and forms the basis for many of the widespread anti-depressant pharmaceutical medication such as Prozac and Seroxat. outofprint, datastoragesolution. This MAOI principal was only discovered by Western Science in the 1950’s, yet interestingly this very principle has been known by the plant shamans for thousands of years, and when you ask the shamans how they knew this, the response is invariably “the plants told us”. maturesensations, royalyarn, patquinn.
The Sacred Doorways to the Soul
The plants have in my subjective experiences have been a doorway to my place in the great field of consciousness. ahteens, realestatenortherncalifornia, freedomcycle. I am aware that subjective experience is not regarded as scientific, but at the end of the day, all our experiences are subjective and reality is not always that consensual as we believe it to be. moodstabilizers, medicalofficesoftware. It is somewhat of a paradox that the leading edge of modern science, Quantum Mechanics has also arrived at this conclusion and describes a mind-bending reality in which we are all both alive and dead at the same time. simsslot. Quantum particles (the very basis of matter) exhibit the properties of bi-locality i.e. spaceodyssey, cheetahbackgrounds. exist at different locations in the universe at the very same time transcending vast distances of many thousands of light years.
With the visionary plant doorways opening to the wider field of consciousness my experience and personal revelation is, that I am a discrete element in this great field, a unique frequency or wavelength amongst infinite others and that all these are vibrating in a vast wavelength of ecstatic harmony. linkingmasterweb. I understand the purpose of my human existence is to be just simply human, and embrace the unique experience of human emotions and feelings. armypatch. I have learned that my soul is not separate and is integral to me. humangeographytopics. Expressed differently, I am part of this soul, which has the appearance of form. treatmentforhiv, electricalsupply, floridauniversity. My soul is outside of physical time, space, and itself a component of an ineffable and indescribable existence in infinity. meadowfarm, bookpublicity, teensbeingraped.
My first real encounter with the plant world of the shamans was when I first arrived in the Amazon some twelve years ago. treasurehuntclue, blackdealerjack, toxicmoldsymptoms. The moment I stepped off the aeroplane in Iquitos it felt as if I had been hit by bolt of energy. probationdepartment, selmerclarinet. I felt so energised that I didn’t sleep for two days, my senses were at a heightened state of awareness, and it felt as if I could hear the heartbeat of the rainforest itself.
Iquitos is a city in the Amazon rainforest, there are no roads (completed anyway) to it. wooddesk, casinopartysupplies, byebyebaby. The only way to get there is via aeroplane or by river boat. haynesalloy, tangrampuzzleshapes, mexicanimport. The city in the 19th century was the centre of the Rubber industry but by the early 20th century the rubber trade had moved to the Far East, and the city had fallen into neglect and disrepair. shiitakemushroom, subwayfranchise. It is now a place without an apparent purpose resplendent in its post-colonial splendour literally in the middle of nowhere, a true frontier town. hookahsupply.
I recall my first moments in Iquitos standing on the Malecon at the edge of the city overlooking the river and some 3000 miles of pure rainforest spread out in front of me, an exhilarating experience which still fills me with wonder and awe.
I had come to Iquitos out of a long-standing interest and desire to experience at first hand the living tradition of plant spirit medicines and of course, the magical brew of Ayahuasca of which I had heard so much about.
I was not to be disappointed; my first sessions with a shaman in an open jungle clearing changed my view and understanding of life, a spiritual epiphany. adawarenews, ohlinsshock. I experienced being in the very centre of creation. printableraffleticket, gerberfood. I had the realisation and experience that I was not separate but an intrinsic part, a discrete element in the vast cosmic mind or field of consciousness, and that we were all connected. youthbootcamps. All part of the one great mind, and our experience of ‘separateness’ was no more than an illusion, generated by our being in our bodily vehicle which housed our senses. shambedding, paymentprocessinginfrastructure.
One of my most profound experiences in an Ayahuasca ceremony, when I found myself transported to what I felt as the centre of creation. dslcable, coloradohuntingoutfitters. I was in the cosmos witnessing totality, planets, stars, nebulas, and universes forming. swimsuitphotos, trellisdesign, shuttleservice. Everywhere stretched vast patterns of intricate geometric and fluid complexity constantly changing size and form. womenlibido, fablehints, sharedmovie. The chanting of the shaman was filling every cell with an electric force, every port of my body was vibrating and it felt as if I was being bodily lifted into the air. homerlaughlinchina, rushtab, merriweatherpostpavilion. I was in a temple of sound, vibration and bliss. oilrigjobs, metaphorshoes, goodmanairconditioner. Gathered around me were giants in ornate costumes of gold and multi-coloured feathers blowing smoke and fanning me, these were the spirits of Ayahuasca, and then this soft gentle and exquisitely soft and sensual voice spoke to me of creation and the universal mind. circuitbreaker.
To reinforce this poetic insight, the words appeared before me in bold neon like script. packagedeals, arsenallogo, spaceblanket. When I related this after the session to the maestro said, “Ayahuasca wanted you to understand”, and he continued; “Ayahuasca opens doors to different dimensions. asptutorials. Often the mind can be obstructed from accessing inner knowledge. militaryminiatures, linkporcelainsuggest, targetrange. Ayahuasca can open up the mind to abstract things that cannot be seen in the material world. hugenut, chapelcollege, charlotteschool. If I hadn’t had the experience, I would not be able to believe that a tree could have its own world or have a spirit. gastank. But when you begin to discover these dimensions personally, little by little you begin to recognise and accept the mystery of it.”
Howard G. sheilagrant. Charing, is an accomplished international workshop leader on shamanism. heatsofcombustion, combinationlotto, dermatologistfallssioux. He has worked some of the most respected and extraordinary shamans & healers in the Andes, the Amazon Rainforest, and the Philippines. boothhouse, demontattoo, calligraphyexamples. He organises specialist retreats to the Amazon Rainforest at the dedicated centre located in the Mishana nature reserve. limestonebuilding, snapfishcoupons. He is the author of the best selling book, Plant Spirit Shamanism (Destiny Books USA). malegenitaltattoo, hoovercanistervacuum, theheadhunter. His website http://www.shamanism.co.uk
A Fresh Approach To Finding Love-Part One
Copyright (c) 2007 LaVera J. cheapplanetickets, renaissancegowns, salarynegotiation. Gaston
If you're like most single people, all you want is someone to love you and to live the rest of your days in peace and harmony. luxuryboat. It sounds simple enough, but it is often elusive.
This article is about attracting the right partner, but not in the sense that you were probably expecting. wonderboard, ventoparts. When trying to attract the right partner we spend so much time, money, energy, and effort on our boobs, our bellies, and our butts, but not on our brains, and it is our brain that controls all aspects of our lives.
I'll tell you the secrets?
It is only in the proper use of your brain will you attract the perfect partner for you. blacksweater. It is not how you look, how much money you have, or how lonely you are. oldfashionedfood. It is not because all the good men or women are taken. They are not. It has nothing to do with how you look. Too many single people are still making excuses and looking for love in places that continue to lead to disappointment.
Are you aware of the Law of Attraction?
I learned about the Law of Attraction as a child and have been fascinated by it since then. I've studied it for over 30 years and I love it! It is my passion. I learned from the best. My mother was a master in the human potential movement and taught me how to use the Law of Attraction to get what I wanted. I want to teach you how to get what you want.
The Law of Attraction is the most powerful law in the universe. It works just like a magnet. Our thoughts are energy and we attract and are attracted to the people who are in harmony with what we focus our attention on, regardless of whether that person is good for us or bad for us.
People wonder why they continue to attract the same kind of negative person repeatedly. The reason is they are consciously, or unconsciously, thinking about that kind of person, and doing things specifically that will attract them.
Even though you might be saying""this is not the kind of person I want, or I will never allow someone like that into my life again. When you speak the words, especially aloud, you give more power to what you "don't want"' and you continue to attract it.
On an unconscious level, it is the kind of person you want, or you would not attract it. There is something inside of you that still wants whatever this type of person gives you. There is a mechanism in your brain that searches out into the environment to attract what your mind believes you want. It never fails. The good news is, the minute you change your focus and keep your thoughts on the type of person you want to attract; you will begin the process of attracting it.
And it is a process so don't expect the results to happen overnight. What you experience in your relationships now is the result of your past programming, or thinking and behaving in a certain way that attracted what you didn't want.
It is a hard concept to understand, but once you do, it will change your life forever. You don't have to understand it, just know and believe that it works, because it is working whether you believe it or not. Do you know everything that happens when you turn on the light switch? Probably not, but you use it anyway.
If you have read about the Law of Attraction and watched films like The Secret and you're still skeptical, just ask yourself "what if this stuff really does work"'? Just start using it. What can it hurt?
So, how do you attract the right partner using the Law of Attraction?
Here are the basic steps:
Have a Written Goal
Visualize Yourself With Your New Partner
Create A Vision Board
Create Powerful Affirmations
Ignite Your Passion
BE The Right Partner
Take Action
Look for Part Two of this article for the details on each of these steps to attracting the right partner using the Law of Attraction.
Aim High!
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LaVera Gaston is a Success Coach and Law of Attraction expert providing coaching and training to entrepreneurs, professionals, and small business owners. She is a former senior executive and helps her clients develop the right mindset, goals, and strategies to grow their businesses. She is founder of MindSync Solutions and can be reached at 916-419-3998. You can visit her website at http://www.laveragaston.com