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Ayahuasca Tea

Ayahuasca Vine (Banisteriopsis Caapi) ○ Contains group of compounds harmala alkaloids (MAO inhibitors) ○ Block DMT from being digested in the stomach (Psychotria Viridis) ○ Rich in DMT (Dimethyltryptamine)

• B. Caapi + P. Viridis =

Ayahuasca Tea

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• mild to extreme mood lift,

euphoria

• ego softening / ego loss
• ceanic feeling of

connectedness to the universe

• feelings of love and empathy
• a sense of inner peace and

acceptance of self, others, and the world

• profound life-changing

spiritual experiences

• emotional healing / mentally

therapeutic

• claimed physical healing (such

as anti-cancer effects)

/

• Sedation
• Strong visions; some typically

reported include aliens, female goddesses, animals.

• meaningless visual “noise”
• auditory hallucinations / sound

distortions

• altered sense of space and

time

• increased likelihood of

embracing magical thinking, paranormal ideation

• nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,

body aches, sweats/chills (alternating), and other flu- or food poisoning-like symptoms, much less common after multiple experiences

• fear and/or paranoia
• feeling as though one is losing
• ne’s mind
• feeling as though one is dying
• disequilibrium, difficulty

walking

Duration: 4-8 hours Peak: Between 1.5 and 2 hours after ingesting.

In the traditional healing context, ayahuasca would normally be taken only by the shaman. They are medicine men of great power and experience with the vine, and they use it as a tool for divination—the diagnosis and treatment of the illness they are curing. Shamans identify various strains which can;

• Improve Hunting Skills
• Give the ability to locate missing object or person
• Visions of heaven
• Give Shamans the tools to heal
• Inspiration for ceremonial dance

“Ayahuasca Retreat” https://templeofthewayoflight.org/# https://ayahuascahealings.com/ayahuasca-retreats-peru-sacr edvalley/ http://www.kapitari.org/en/experience/7-day-authentic-ayah uasca-retreat-in-iquitos-peru/

“Ayahuasca is

• ur sacrament,

no different than wine to the Catholic Church”

“people are made to feel as though it is their fault if they do not have a good experience as they are not spiritually awake and do not have the capacity to engage in this program.”

• Peyote

○ 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXY-SS-PH ENETHYLAMINE ○ C11H17NO3 ○ AKA Lophophora williamsii ■ small spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids, particularly mescaline ○ The two main ritualistic (folkloric) genera are Echinopsis, and Lophophora, ○ Mescaline is a naturally

• ccurring psychedelic

alkaloid of the phenethylamine class, ■ known for its hallucinogenic effects comparable to those

• f LSD and

psilocybin.

“Gift from God”

• Native tribes use it for

medicinal uses. ○ Pain ○ Fever ○ Colds ○ Diabetes ○ Blindness

History and Statistics

• Brief history on peyote

○ Peyote has been known to hold a strong presence in the Native American communities for some time now, In Fact it's believed that they were the true discoveries of it. ○ Its use is thought to have originated from the Tonkawa or Mescalero tribes of Texas and New Mexico. ■ “Some other tribes that has strong cultural ties with it are the Chichimeca and Tarahumara (Rarámuri), as well as the Cora (Náayarite), Huichol (Wixáritari), and other groups to whom it later spread.”

• Uses

○ Although Peyote has a strong ritual presences in the tribes it also is used for other circumstances as well. ■ For example The Tarahumara have other uses such as endurance for long distance foot races, and also as remedies for wounds or painful joints. Other tribes are known to use it for aiding pregnant women.

• First non native discovery

○ Spanish friar Bernardino de Sahagún was the first to make the discovery with sightings of spiritual rituals around the cacti, estimating that it had been practiced for nearly 2,000 years prior however new studies of the aztecs discovered the actual years

• f practice were some 5,000 years ago.

Spiritual and Religious ties

• During the beginning of the so called “New World” the drug was often associated with devil-worship,

cannibalism, and witchcraft by europeans with the attempt to stamp it out. This was happening while indians were being forced to reservations as well. ○ However for the natives it made their ceremonial rituals more important and emerged as apart of their identity ○ “As a result, native groups formerly at war with each other began to cooperate in a spirit of amicability, spreading peyote use beyond the Southwest to the Great Plains, Midwest, and even into Canada. “

• Case Settlement

○ “Arizona Judge Yale McFate, finally legitimized peyote as having “a similar relation to the Indians—most of whom cannot read—as does the Holy Bible to the white man.” ○ He also pointed out that suppression of its use was unconstitutional, since it obstructed religious freedom. ○ Peyote (not just mescaline) was classified Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, a special exemption was made for religious use among Native Americans.[4] But it wasn’t until the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 that it was truly enshrined as a right. Amendments in 1994 clarified and extended this right to all 50 states.”

“The people who take drugs to see god” This is the title of the short film which was

Therapeutic uses

• Native American Church peyote ceremonies

○ can last upwards of 10 hours overnight and typically involve drumming, chanting, and prolonged periods of sleeplessness, along with social and behavioral interventions—are

• ften used to treat drug and alcohol addiction
• Peyote ceremonies

○

• ften involve prayers and spiritual practices for specific purposes, such as health and

well-being, spiritual guidance for important decisions or journeys (such as for soldiers going

• ff to war), or accepting the passing of a loved one. And many users find it helps to set up

their intention in a similar way before consuming peyote, for instance by affirming their desire to learn. ○ Most of these ceremonies occur at native american churches that are located in Arizona ■ “Peyote Way” ■ Name of church

• They have what are called Spiritual Leaders that run the show

○ “It was founded based on the beliefs of Peyotism, a Native American religion that uses the hallucinogen peyote as a sacrament and combines the teachings of various

• ther mainstream organized religions — including Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism,

Mormonism, Hinduism, and Islam — in its doctrine.” ■ “The holy sacrament peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a spineless cactus native to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, southeastern New Mexico, and to north-central Mexico.”

Overview

• Peyote like Ayahuasca is often administered by a “Medine Man” or “Shaman” that word however is only used in

the context of using Ayahuasca, However they both are the ones admistranting the drug.

• The graph below shows the amount of publications that were published about peyote

○ You can see an increase starting in the years 1940 through 1950 with a much larger spike in the 60’s and 70’s this is from the psychedelic revolution that was occurring also the publications released by Carlos Castaneda. ○ In 1991 the mexican government also labeled Peyote as an endangered specie which also contributed to the increase during the 90’s

• Peyote Today

○ Although the search trends for peyote has stayed pretty similar since 2004 they have seen two surges in 2014 and 2015 when the searches reached an all time high. However they have mad relations to the popular release of the video game grand theft auto. ■ Searches were from US, Mexico and Canada.

Ayahuasca

https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics/ayahuasca/ https://thethirdwave.co/indigenous-ayahuasca/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/ psychotria-viridis https://maps.org/research/ayahuasca https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-2016-the-fi rst-legal-ayahuasca-church-got-shut-down-was-it-a- scamor-a-new-religion

Peyote

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/a-remote- arizona-church-offers-peyote-induced-spiritual-journ eys-6460988 https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics/peyote/#overvi ew http://www.healthprioritiesinc.com/ns/DisplayMonogra ph.asp?StoreID=c8ad0990cf0d44a5bac9118cf4159a 55&DocID=bottomline-peyote.