Hello,
travsha wrote:You are an Ayahuasquero? That means you heal others with Ayahuasca? (Ayahuasquero = Ayahuasca shaman who usually has years of experience and heals other people with Ayahuasca) I am a little confused because you said you dont have much experience, but Ayahuasquero usually means you have lots of experience....
sorry I don't use that word in that sense, I meant it as a shortcut for "regular practionner of ayahuasca", not implying being a "curandero" or even an apprentice. I didn't have much experience with ayahuasca when I first posted, I have still a very little experience but a bit more than then, or I'd rather formulate it this way : I'm much more aware of my ignorance's extent today.
As for the praxis dimension of ayahuasca, as I currently understand it body healing is only one aspect, conversations with and teachings from the "other side" is a wider view of ayahuasca and psychedelics. Anyway I won't use the "ayahuesquero" term anymore, would I introduce myself today I wouldn't use it anyway.
Quote:I find all of the sanangos really interesting.... Why does Tabernamontana specifically interest you? I havent heard much about that one...
because some iboga alkaloids are present there and because I've heard very interesting private reports about its use, and also several words of caution because of the power of this plant and the risks of ingesting them, especially in combination with others.
Quote:I am really interested in chiric sanango (more common and seems a good plant for anyone) and also another called uchu sanango (has ibogaine and similar alkaloids in it). Uchu sanango especially sounds rough though - I think I need to work my way up to that one, and I would only try it in the Amazon I think....
As I understood, there are several species called "sanango", one being a solanacea (chiric sanango, Brunfelsia grandiflora), which I will avoid, the other being the tabernaemontanas species (such as (?) uchu sanango). Litterature is scarce about this subject. The names used are a bit confusing though and one is sometimes used for the other so I won't pretend I'm at ease with the traditional names because I'm not and I'm not convinced many people are, I'd rather speak of the Tabernaemontana Sanango/Sananho to avoid errors (which I have seen called "chiric sanango"
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Quote:I have been connecting a bit with North American plants through dieta - and I think some of them are local counterparts to the Amazonian plants.... I think Devils Club up here might be a local equivalent of the sanangos - similar smell in some way, and something about the energy when I hold it feels a little similar.... I think I am going to try a diet of devils club soon - I have a bunch I harvested I have been saving for that purpose....
I don't know the Oplopanax horridus, never met it, thanks for the information, it looks interesting.
Quote:I think we are into pretty similar plants though - I also really like mushrooms and salvia.... Do you chew or smoke the salvia?
both, but these days I mostly grow the salvia, and smoke it during ayahuasca or jurema ceremonies (which makes it completely different) mixed with chali and harmal. I also prepared salvia tinctures which I like a lot and also took at small doses during jurema ceremonies.
Quote:I have gotten a lot of deep healing from her though - I think she is very under-appreciated....
I totally second your opinion, tincture is particularly efficient for this healing aspect, although it may be hard on the gums when done too often, works for many things including certain toothaches (no source here, just a personal experimentation, maybe - this is a wild guess - is it related to its antibacterial properties) - of course it can't be used as a standard drug but ritualizing its use, to unleash the healing potential it looks important to lead it towards what you need to heal. Smoking harmal before or with salvia helps a lot.