Lorna Liana, Author at EntheoNation

How 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…

3 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…

6 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…

The #1 Myth About Sacred Plant Medicines Like Ayahuasca

As global interest in sacred plant medicines expands around the world, so is misinformation about what these powerfully visionary ancestral medicines can do for you. I want to share with you the #1 myth (or even lie about sacred plant medicines, like ayahuasca, iboga, etc, that can set you up for dashed expectations, health complications,…

‘Sabedoria das Plantas’ Music Video & Medicine Song Lyrics by Mantric Mambo

I am an ayahuasca snob, and Mantric Mambo is my favorite ayahuasca band. They are the official band of Templo Mãe D’água, started by Yatra Barbosa, located in Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brasil. Sure, Carioca is an award-winning jazz musician and his band is full of top-notch professional musicians, but Mantric Mambo creates their own…

Ayahuasca vs Yage vs Daime – What’s the Difference?

Ayahuasca, Yagé, Daime – three different names for a powerfully visionary tea consumed primarily in the northwestern region of the Amazon Basin, where Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil come together. But are they three different names for the same plant medicine recipe? Or are they different? If so, how? Depending on who you ask, answers tend…

‘Machi’ Music Video & Medicine Song Lyrics by Peia Luzzi

I had the great honor of experiencing the angelic voice of Peia Luzzi, guiding us like a beacon of divine light across multiple dimensions, during a week-long ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica. This song ‘Machi’ was my favorite in her repertoire, and so I’ve been listening to it over and over in an OCD kind…

High Vibe Medicine Songs to Activate Love & Joy

Medicine songs are any music shared with the intention of being medicine for the mind, body, and soul. Medicine songs are created from, intended, or appropriate, for a ceremony, and are shared to support the intention of the ceremony, as well as the call in specific energies as well as spirits to a ceremonial circle. Medicine song…

Ayahuasca Governance & The One Thing We Need to Do To Improve Society

With the global expansion of ayahuasca, it is still considered to be an illegal drug in many countries – some communities are in danger of prosecution; would it be possible for ayahuasca to be recognized as a global cultural heritage under UN? Would this be a good thing, and how might we be able to arrive at…

Sex, Sacred Medicine & the Psychedelic Patriarchy

Sexual assault and misconduct among shamans has long plagued the plant medicine shamanism community, resulting in prolonged physical and emotional trauma for ceremony participants, rather than healing. But is it “wrong” for a shaman to sleep with a ceremony participant? When do accepted cultural behaviors transgress into sexual addiction and predation? And is it all…