Archive for April 2019
Bufo Deaths & Fraud Involving Toad “Shamans” Octavio Rettig & Gerry Sandoval
A recent open letter has shed light on a history of abusive and dangerous behaviors by 5-MeO-DMT practitioners Octavio Rettig and Gerry Sandoval. Calling out fake shamans in the entheogenic community will help save lives.
Read More‘Oso Blanco’ Medicine Song Lyrics & Music Video by Diana Carr
This version of the sublime medicine circle song Oso Blanco by Bóveda Celeste is sung by Diana Carr of the Birds in Paradise by the Bird Tribe music collective. Other artists in the song include Brian Taylor on guitar, Danny Pritchett on bass, and Tëté Bero, Sunny Solwind, and David Daniel Brown on percussion. The…
Read MoreCannabis In Athletics: An Untapped Solution To Common Sports Problems
Sports. Competition. These are things that are programmed into us. The world is built upon hierarchies and this is evident in how we not only perceive star athletes, but also in how we treat them. They are held in high regard in society and they are even tapped in order to influence how consumers make…
Read More‘Ven Gran Espiritu’ Medicine Song Lyrics & Music Video by Raio
Check out this amazing song “Ven Gran Espiritu”, which invites the Great Spirit to open up the way. This was sung by Raio, a sacred chant artist and a student of the sacred.
Read More‘We Are’ Medicine Song Lyrics & Music Video by Ravi
“We Are” by Sweet Honey in the Rock, is one of my favorite medicine songs to hear in ceremony, because the words are so powerful and empowering, connecting us to the support and protection of our ancestors, teachers, and spiritual allies, lifetime after lifetime, in each new life incarnation and soul journey. It’s rare that…
Read More‘Águila Aguile’ Medicine Song Lyrics & Music Video by Ivan Donalson & Giannina Leyva
This is a medicine song from the mountains of Ecuador, sung by Iván Donalson and Giannina Leyva. It’s a traditional song that talks about the great eagle, likened to either a grandfather or grandmother who sings in love. Eagle in different cultures symbolize different things – power, change coming your way, truth, honesty, connection to…
Read More‘Cuñaq’ Medicine Song Lyrics & Downtempo Remix by Mose
This traditional Peruvian folk song is a beautiful and joyful prayer to the sacred Cuñaq spring. Mose, a DJ and downtempo electronic music producer based in Lago Atlitlán Guatemala, remixes this medicine song circle favorite with hypnotic, shamanic beats, making this track perfect for your Ecstatic Dance movement meditation. The original track is by Raio, featuring…
Read MoreHow to Find a Safe & Qualified Ayahuasca Provider in 3 Steps
In the age of psychedelic prohibition, in can be incredibly difficult to research a safe and qualified ayahuasca facilitator, shaman, or retreat center, especially in locales where plant medicine ceremony circles are underground. However there are certain precautions that you can take, that will help you suss out a shady shaman, and increase your chances…
Read More3 Questions to Ask Your Ayahuasca Shaman or Facilitator – That Are Rarely Ever Asked
With the explosion of interest around the world in psychoactive plant medicines like ayahuasca, huachuma, iboga, psilocybin mushrooms, truffles, and shamanic medicines like kambô and bufo, all kinds of facilitators and retreat centers are popping up around the world to fulfill this growing, and lucrative demand. Some shamanic services are created by people with decades…
Read More6 Signs of a Well-Run Ayahuasca Ceremony – for Gringos
So you are about to attend a sacred plant medicine ceremony, or you were just in one….how do you know if what you experienced was legit, or well run, so that you can go back or recommend it to others? With the explosion of interest around the world in sacred plant medicines like ayahuasca, huachuma…
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