I immediately felt a strong “pull” towards the “center” of the social group as if the instrumentation and singing were in-themselves gravitational forces mediating an irresistible attraction of mental activity.

e. the direction I wanted to travel or the changes I wanted to effect within the imagination space). I reasoned that humans want to believe that there is something higher/deeper/more than us, or: that we ourselves can be higher/deeper/more; that there is a way to escape what William Blake referred to as the “Mundane Shell”.As I walked and explored the maze-like pathways of this city I found myself reflecting on the nature of belief. Reading these commentaries is a rich fest of folklore and sacred learning and I was transported into the whole sensory presence of the rainforest seeing it, hearing it, smelling it, through this remarkable man’s experiences and his vibrant paintings!

This environment once again produced a feeling of “revelation” (something like the ‘Kingdom of God’) as if I could just communicate this experience to every human on Earth the “Truth” of the “highest existence” would become apparent or obvious. Charing is a director of the Eagle Wing s Centre for Contemporary Shamanism and the coauthor of Plant Spirit Shamanism.The smile was incredibly interesting for some perplexing reason (perhaps a little like the disembodied smile of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland), and I followed this figure. In this space I was surprisingly capable of what I perceived to be “higher levels” of “self-reflection” about my life (a “meta-view” of my “life history” and “current trajectory”). From this perspective I thought that there was much to gain from the rituals and practices of the ayahuasca ceremony.

I saw a virtual reality-like figure that was very powerful and big and green and smiling and shifting or drifting upwards around an enormous Earth-like planet. Happily nestled in the Green Mountains of Vermont for more than 30 years, the company now has over 2,000 titles in print. I had a mixture of wanting it to happen and being hesitant, and before I could think further about it, the phenomenon fell away. With contributions by Graham Hancock, Jeremy Narby, Robert Venosa, Dennis McKenna, Stephan Beyer, and Jan Kounen, this book brings the ayahuasca experience to life as we travel on Amaringo's visionary brush and palette.In recent years there has been renewed interest in the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelics, and the new study contributes to our understanding of how this class of drugs affect brain function. A master communicator of the ayahuasca experience--where snakes, jaguars, subterranean beings, celestial palaces, aliens, and spacecraft all converge--Amaringo’s art presents a doorway to the transcendent worlds of ayahuasca intended for contemplation, meditation, and inspiration.

The artworks integrate plant teachers and shamanic powers, like the Three Types of Sorcerers, along with the spirit world, including forest spirits, chthonic spirits, and ouranian spirits. Wearing silk helps maintain good health, and particularly when unwell, wearing silk pajamas at night is very healing.I saw the eye of providence and an image of a pyramid, both of which were dancing in translucent colors. In the final moments as the group’s music and motion slowed, it felt as though my mind had been dirty and muddy, and that I had just emerged from a perfect clear river. The ideal emerged to me in an image of a free society around roaring campfires with music and song and dance and deep thoughtful conversations under the stars.