“There's no doubt in my mind that a cultural shift is happening, bringing the feminine into more natural alignment with the historically masculine-dominated collective. I see it daily in dynamics of relationships, approaches to parenting, and permeating the media. Sometimes it over-corrects to a fault, which happens when any aspect of self is suppressed, suffocated, and has to explode in order to find it's natural place among all our various pieces of self…”

“One of the common misconceptions is that the purging ends when the ceremony does. This can be true at times, but is often not the case at all. Sometimes physical purging continues into the next day or two, but emotional purges (depending on their nature and severity) can open up a Pandora's Box and continue on at times for months…”

“The way I see it, the ego is there as a defender of our weak, vulnerable, fear spots. Not an enemy, actually an ally at times where it’s the only reason we survived. But after awhile, those belief systems become solid, and route thoughts through the maze of what the deeper, mis-aligned belief is.”

“We hear the term "integration" used often within the Ayahuasca community. It's for a reason. Without personal aftercare, acclimation and integration of our ceremonial experiences, a person can be left with newfound information they feel they can't use, sometimes causing more internal strife now that they know what they're missing. Ayahuasca spiritual integration is the key to allowing the Medicine work to "take", and show up not only within ourselves, but in the physical world around us…”

“…What I learned over the last five years (having zero ceremonies from 2012 - 2018) is how to integrate what I'd learned in the first 250 ceremonies. I learned how to be gentle on myself, and how doing everything "the hard way" is not only violent to the self, it is one of the least effective approaches (since it requires a constant internal battle which leads to exhaustion/depression/overwhelm/burnout…)”

“…It’s hard to believe it’s been almost nine years since I first stepped foot into the Amazon jungle. It was like a dream that lasted for years; so hyper-real that it now seems almost like an illusion…”

“…Sometimes daydreams escalate into larger dreams, adding excitement or urgency to the equation. But are these mental musings simply little life distractions? Or can they clue us in to something happening deeper, within the subconscious levels of the heart…”

“…The hard part about being a dreamer, is that there are certain practical applications one needs to be able to actually manifest the dream…”