We start our exploration of the Shamanic South by looking at Psychedelic Plant Medicines.
What are Psychedelics? How do they work? What are the healing properties? What are the potentials dangers and concerns?
Psychedelic plant medicines include San Pedro and Peyote cactus (mescaline), Magic Mushroom (psilocybin), Ergot Fungus (LSD), and Ayahuasca (DMT). These simple molecules are very similar in structure to Serotonin, our body’s very own (endogenous) neurotransmitter, so similar that they can fit in that key hole (receptor0 and unlock weird and wonderful new doorways of perception and altered states of consciousness. But what is this Serotonin system and how do the psychedelics change our brains?
There are several key features to the psychedelic high or trip or journey, including:
1. Ego Dissolution and Pure Consciousness
2. Expansive Infinite sense of Self
3. Synesthesia and mind-blowing visuals
4. Attunement and Non-verbal Communication
5. Harmony with Nature
In this first introductory video we’ll be exploring the serotonin system and how it governs our dominance behavior by generating all the many emotional schemas and social constructs that we use to navigate our everyday lives and relationships… how the psychedelic plant medicines bring about a temporary state of ego dissolution to help us to experience pure consciousness, to rediscover who we really are…
Song: Hadoway
Music by: Walied Jassat
Vocals by: Didi Khunou
Written by: Ashleigh Forest
Music: Ayahuasca Takiyuyki
Artist: Diego Palma
URL: https://www.sacredvalleytribe.com/medicine-songs
* My apologies for the poor video and audio quality but I am using my old GalaxyS9 to make these videos. If you are enjoying the series and would like to help me to upgrade my gear so that I can make better quality content, and include more relevant stock footage and travel to locations and film in significant places and talk to interesting people, then please contribute via Paypal: walied.jassat@gmail.com
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