“In the dark recesses of the Chavín temples the gods sneered with their feline mouths, with their terrible projecting fangs, with their distorted eyes turned upwards, perhaps as effect of the sacred drugs used by their priests-oracle, whilst their hair, eyelashes and belt were formed by snakes whose hiss was almost likely to be perceived. From their backs protruded wings or plumed tails.
For thousands of years the Andean deity has reunited in itself elements of the three animals to express the totality of power in the three realms: that nocturnal and fertile of the earth and of the dead, symbolized by the snake; that of the living, of which jaguar and puma are lords, and that of the uranic deities, into which soar the majestic condor and the eagle.”
Translation by F. Sammarco
As part of our unique Ayahuasca healing journey in Ashi Meraya we offer the option of experiencing a blissful Huachuma night with a Peruvian maestro Sampedrista.
The ceremony begins at around 9 pm and might be arranged ONLY as an optional extra – strictly under request only, on an advance booking basis and always subject to the availability of the curandero shaman – for confirmed participants doing the Ayahuasca retreat staying a minimum of two weeks or more.
There are different ways to prepare the San Pedro cactus: for healing, for cleansing and for visions. The sacred San Pedro cactus (Trichocereus pachanoi) – when prepared for visionary purposes – is usually cooked between a minimum of 10 hours and a maximum of 12 hours. Traditional maestros only prepare the brew by boiling the sliced cactus for many hours (sometimes adding occasionally very few drops of “Agua de Florida” colony, or “Timolina”, or both) and then filtering the contents.
Other curanderos – especially in the region around Iquitos – prefer instead to add other potent entheogenic Amazonian plants like Chaliponga, Chacruna, Huambisa, Toe’ negro o Toe’ blanco and Mapacho (black jungle tobacco). Please inquire for details.
Click here to read more about San Pedro/Huachuma.
References
POLIA MECONI, Mario, Il Sangue del Condor – Sciamani delle Ande, I Nagual, Viaggi Sciamanici, Xenia, Milano, 1997
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