Posts Tagged ‘plant medicine’
What I’ve Been Learning in Mystery School
I went back through the Mystery School notes I’ve taken over the last year, or at least the weeks when I actually took notes, and there is a lot there. Some of them are almost impossible for anyone but me to read because I was trying to capture what Maestro Hamilton was saying as quickly…
Read MoreWhat I Asked For, and What I Was Shown
Before both of my Peru retreats, I wrote about what I hoped to explore and what I wanted to heal. I hadn’t really thought about comparing the two years until recently, but when I went back and read what I wrote before my first retreat in 2025 and then what I wrote before going back…
Read MoreSeptember 11 — San Pedro and the Last Full Day at Blue Morpho
Friday was our San Pedro ceremony and our last full day at Blue Morpho. By this point I had done three ayahuasca ceremonies in four nights, barely slept the first couple of nights, sweated constantly, gotten covered in bug bites, had more cold showers than I could count, and had so much information and emotion…
Read MoreSeptember 10 — The Lake, Love and the Third Ceremony
I slept really well Wednesday night, finally. I went to bed around 9:30 and slept until about 6:30 in the morning, which felt amazing after the first couple of nights of being hot and restless and still so activated after ceremony. By Thursday morning I felt much more rested, and it was also our last…
Read MoreSeptember 9 — Into the Jungle
Wednesday was our day off from ceremony, which felt really needed after how intense Tuesday night had been. I woke up still thinking about everything that had happened and still trying to understand what part of my reaction was about what had actually happened in the room and what part was about me, my own…
Read MoreSeptember 8 — Anger, Judgment and a Sky Full of Stars
I don’t know how much I slept Monday night, but Tuesday morning I got up, took a shower, and made it to breakfast by 8. Breakfast, Integration and an Incredible Massage The meals we are eating are very clean and satisfying. I had eggs, fruit, some oatmeal and lemongrass tea. I’m pleasantly surprised by how…
Read MoreSeptember 7 — Arriving at Blue Morpho
Monday morning I woke up pretty early, I think around 6:45, and went downstairs for breakfast at the DoubleTree Hilton. I had scrambled eggs, strawberry yogurt with granola and coca tea. Then I went back to my room and packed everything up and checked out. Segundo’s friend met me in the lobby with the motocarro…
Read MoreSeptember 6 — Belén Market, Pink Dolphins and a Ceiba Tree in Iquitos
Coca tea and a working ATM I woke up at 7 this morning after setting my alarm for 6:45, and went downstairs for the breakfast buffet that is included with my room at the DoubleTree. I had delicious scrambled eggs, some strawberry yogurt and granola, and a couple of pieces of plantain. My stomach was…
Read MoreOctober 23, 2025
The Second Ayahuasca Ceremony: Learning to Stay Present Through the Intensity Arriving with Caution and Intention The second ayahuasca ceremony began at 5 p.m., and I was nervous — mostly about the possibility of peeing my pants again while throwing up. This time, I was careful. I ate a light lunch, drank less water, and…
Read MoreOctober 22, 2025
Asking for a Dream Last night, in the middle of the night, I asked the ayahuasca and Gaia to help me dream.I didn’t feel like I slept very well, but I did have some dreams. In one, I was in Marin, walking past two women. I felt drawn to them — curious — and then…
Read MoreOctober 21, 2025
Day 6 – San Pedro Ceremony Last night, I woke up around 2:30 and again at 4:30, but I actually slept pretty well considering it was the night after the ayahuasca ceremony. This morning there wasn’t breakfast, but there was tea at seven. Around 7:30, I went to get some coca tea, and the San…
Read MoreOctober 20, 2025
Day 5 – First Ceremony at Munay Sonqo Today I woke up in Ollantaytambo, and last night it rained a lot. It rained pretty hard, and I could hear the rain on the kind of tin corrugated roof because the house I was staying in was open to the outside, so I could hear the…
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