Steve comes from an unusual background of career criminal and bank robber, and because of his time in prison with a peruvian shaman, has decided to bring the tradition to the united states. I achieved the same, over longer time and less intense symptoms, without taking anything, just by focussing on deep selfhealing. Sep 03, 2019 it became clear to me that my years of simply reading about shamanism and entheogens wasnt getting me very far, and that it was time to take a journey from my head to my heart. His interests center on the indigenous ceremonial use of the sacred plants ayahuasca and other psychoactive and healing plants in the amazon, peyote in ceremonies of the native american church, huachuma in peruvian mesa rituals, and teonanacatl and other mushrooms and plants in mesoamerican healing ceremonies and on the legal status. Metamorphosis the blue morpho ayahuasca experience full. Documentary shamans of the amazon 2002 dmt, ayahuasca. It can be found all over the amazon and in other places in the world. Metamorphosis the blue morpho ayahuasca experience full documentary on youtube. It premiered at the sundance festival 2015, winning the u. It also explores the shamans who work with the medicine as well as all the key elements of an ayahuasca ceremony. Icaros the magical chants of the ayahuasca shamans shamanic. I was intrigued by the incas use of this sacred healing plant to reach the spirit world. Searchers of this hallucinogenic form of healing have traveled to remote places in peru, brazil, and colombia, to experience its life changing effects. Nov 24, 2016 katie macleod was steeped in new age teachings on our higher self, ascension, enlightenment, oneness with god and everything.
Ayahuasca is a powerful purgative and curative mixture which is used by the shamans of the amazon to commune with the spirits, who then oversee the healing of the person who drinks the ayahuasca brew, while the shaman guides the healing session and appeals to the spirits on behalf of his client. Ayahuasca retreats at dreamglade iquitos peru ayahuasca. This documentary film will be the testimony of a personal and subjective adventure. The ceremony was beautiful, the music magic and the environment in which the ceremony took place was quite unique. Ayahuasca is a companion documentary to huachuma, shot at spiritquest sanctuary near lquitos, peru. They decided to create something of value to spread the awareness of the life changing medicine of ayahuasca. Metamorphosis ayahuasca documentary by keith aronowitz. The way of the shaman pioneered the shamanic renaissance in the west and remains the foremost resource and reference on practical shamanism. I found out that two peruvian shamans were visiting my country to give workshops on ayahuasca healing. Ayahuasca shamanism in the amazon and beyond is an important analysis into the implications of respecting, understanding and integrating indigenous ways of knowledge within western ontologies providing an informative look at the impetus behind the cross cultural appeal of ayahuasca and broader currents underlying the acknowledgement of this. Dylan began his work with ayahuasca and sacred kambo medicine while filming a documentary of the indigenous shamanism in peru in 20. Manchare is a common reason for taking children to ayahuasca sessions. Journeys to sacred realms campos, don jose, overton, geraldine, roman, alberto, grob, charles on. These documentaries are about people partaking in ayahuasca ceremonies and it completely changed their life.
The person who gave us the ayahuasca has had a lot of experience with it and have travel to the jungle of the amazon both in brazil and peru and learn with the shamans of the region. A collection of thought provoking and insightful videos. The psychedelic healing power of ayahuasca youtube. The arts of the shipibo, especially textile designs, are closely related to ayahuasca icaros. Metamorphosis ayahuasca documentary by keith aronowitz this is one of the best. Youll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more. Dylan is devoted to the study of sacred medicine wisdom and the expansion of human consciousness serving as a facilitator, educator and advocate of change. Metamorphosis ayahuasca documentary mind, body, heart and soul. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ayahuasca. Ayahuasca experience a master ayahuasca shaman shares his experience of shamanic apprenticeship. Metamorphosis ayahuasca documentary mind bending videos. This is a documentary about the ayahuasca experience at blue morpho, a center for ayahuasca near the city of iquitos in peru. Wiese takes along on his journey into the peruvian amazon to undergo a 10 day dieta working with a master entheogenic plant and shaman, don jose campos. As razam sets out to document the booming business of amazonian shamanism in the 21st century, he quickly finds himself caught up in a culture clash between the old world and the new.
Dec 06, 2014 metamorphosis is a documentary that follows several westerners as they undergo five ayahuasca ceremonies and experience the gamut of emotions from utter fear to outright ecstasy. The path of the sun is a documentary film about shamanism, ancient wisdom and the powerful healing offered by the medicinal plant ayahuasca. Ayahuasca has been used by shamans and those whom they help for hundreds if not thousands of years. The icaros are used for many purposes by the shamans but generally they are used to work with and direct the healing powers of the plant spirits. As making good coffee is quite an art, but making medicine is much more involved.
When they affect us in profound ways, it is because we resonate with them. A wide range of topics from ancient mystery schools to health and science. If you are interested, heres the best 10 ayahuasca documentaries that you should check out. Ayahuasca shamanism in the amazon and beyond oxford. Aug 15, 2014 metamorphosis is a documentary that follows several westerners as they undergo five ayahuasca ceremonies and experience the gamut of emotions from utter fear to outright ecstasy. If you know of a film that you think deserves to be on this page, please contact us to let us know. Shamanism other worlds ayahuasca documentary youtube. As interest in ayahuasca grows, so does the question of how to explain this mysterious phenomenon to the uninitiated seeker. The ayahuasca experience in the suburbs of new york national documentary duration. But if you are disrespectful of their holy tokens dont count on the spirits mercy. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read black smoke. Their dramatic encounters with the sacred medicine offer new insights into. I dont think this book alone would entice anyone to try ayahuasca.
Darkness is a temporary illusion, but the light is ever present. Souther talks about the events that led him to amazonian shamanism. The globalization of ayahuasca shamanism and the erasure of. Jan 20, 2012 siberian shaman will take your wishes and prayers straight to the sky with a charmed blue scarf. One man shares his journey through ayahuasca and into a new experience as his own shaman.
Here is a collection of ayahuasca documentaries available online. It is made from the stem of the ayahuasca vine banisteriopsis caapi, or in quechua, the vine of the ancestors and the leaves of either the chacruna psychotria viridis or chagropanga diplopterys cabrerana. Ayahuasca and amazonian shamanism ayahuasca retreat peru. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive membersonly content. Giving people ayahuasca is really nothing to do with power, nothing to do your ego. I spent almost two years researching topics on ayahuasca. You are not a shaman just because you are giving people some herbal tea. Great selection of the best full length national geographic documentaries in english you can find here on youtube. Ayahuasca medicine is a revealing journey on the western shamanic path with one of the most preeminent gringos on the iquitos frontier. Journeys to sacred realms, meets this challenge with remarkable grace.
Each plant and animal has its unique spirit, essence, energy, or personality. Shaman and exbank robber steve hupp works with people seeking to purge themselves of severe. Hamilton souther is the founder of blue morpho tours, a company that caters to ayahuasca tourists in the peruvian amazon. Dmt the spirit molecule documentary 55 by moriquenta. At the time we ordered it all from bouncing bear botanicals but now you can just get it on amazon. This film provides a glimpse into the rituals and practices of shamanism while revealing indepth rare scientific studies of ayahuasca. The spectator lives this through the eyes of director jan kounen as he goes on a spiritual voyage in the heart of the amazon. Oneness monday, april 27, 2009 ayahuasca, dmt 2 comments ayahuasca, the holy sacrament which the indigenous people and shamans of the amazon have known as a powerful holistic purgative medicine cap. Apr 01, 20 subscribe to the channel help out small youtubers in this time of crisis, i work with tourism, i went from a very busy summer to no work or income in a few days. If you make a choice to walk into the darkness, eventually you may come to know that love is the invisible glue that binds, and light is the container everything is held in. Shamanism shared across cultures cultural survival. Icaros healing songs of the shamans ayahuasca canada. She delved into shamanism and ayahuasca, opening the third eye, the paranormal, afterlife, transcendental guided meditations, etc.
This is a no frills documentary about a deeply mysterious and deeply personal experience that shows the reader yet another vehicle for metamorphosis of the spirit. Marc silver is an award winning filmmaker and director of the oscar shortlisted and emmy nominated feature doc, 3. Top 7 ayahuasca documentaries free and complete films. National geographic documentaries full length youtube. Read up on preparation methods, the amount of bark youll need to boil with depends on the quality and freshness of the bark itself. In their visionary journeys together they attain a.
Real shamanism or deep metaphysical work, is its own focus. Filmmaker michael wieses latest documentary, the shaman and ayahuasca. Ever wonder what its like to come out of your own cocoon. Dec 08, 2016 ayahuasca, also known as the vine of the dead has been increasing in popularity in the last few years. Steve hupp kentucky ayahuasca and shamanism in the. I have experienced ayahuasca in peru with great shamans. Isa gucciardi discusses the rise in popularity of plant medicines like ayahuasca and the unique issues that people from contemporary societies bring to their work with these plants. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Watch the video for ayahuasca trip from shamanic dubs ayahuasca trip for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Information, discussions and personal experiences about the plant medicine ayahuasca. We visit a weekend retreat where the psychedelic drug ayahuasca is used for therapeutic purposes by shamans who guide participants on a spiritual.
It contains actual footage of people under ayahuasca which they undergo in nearly complete darkness so the camera uses night vision to give you a good of idea of what it is like. Ayahuasca experience a master ayahuasca shaman shares his experience of shamanic apprenticeship by blue morpho tours. Ayahuasca, also commonly called yage, is a psychedelic brew of various plant infusions prepared with the banisteriopsis caapi vine, and used extensively in many ayahuasca retreats in peru. Ayahuasca documentary award winning spiritual youtube. Ayahuasca is a collaboration between mythaphi and aubrey marcus.
Apr 22, 2016 a documentary journey into the world and visions of amazonian shamanism, adapted from the cult book aya. Ayahuasca is a virtual reality film in which participants are immersed in visions triggered by a dose of ayahuasca. It also explores the shamans who work with the medicine as well as all the key elements of an ayahuasca. Ayahuasca has been used by shamans and those they help for hundreds if not thousands of years. Jun 12, 2009 this is a documentary about the ayahuasca experience at blue morpho, a center for ayahuasca near the city of iquitos in peru. Ayahuasca documentary feature length film by mark silver. Her perceptions forever altered by the ancient psychedelic plant known as ayahuasca, she forges a bond with a young indigenous shaman who is undergoing a crisis of his own. Sep 15, 2016 i propose a more holistic approach to ayahuasca shamanism that views indigenous peoples not living in a fictitious harmony with nature but as people embedded in larger struggles and facing important challenges not the least of which is the recent commercialization of indigenous spirituality. Kentucky ayahuasca is a docuseries on viceland about shaman, steve hupp as he works with people seeking healing from severe emotional and physical issues. The spirit of a child is not so fixed in its body as that of an adult, therefore a small fall can easily cause it to fly. Icaros are the songs sung by the shamans during an ayahuasca ceremony.
Well continue to update this page as more films are produced. Ayahuasca is a companion documentary and a spiritual type p. Mar 31, 2016 the path, ayahuasca, and south americas very real cults the paths meyerist movement isnt the only cult around who drinks ayahuasca as a religious sacrament. Stepping into the fire full ayahuasca documentary youtube. Ayahuasca is a sacred brew that has a long history of ritual use among indigenous groups of the upper amazon. We talk about our initial thoughts before drinking ayahuasca, shamanism, ayahuasca retreat, darklight magic and shenanigans. Ayahuasca and its incredible ability to heal has been slowly but steadily creeping into western consciousness. The nimea kaya center offers ayahuasca ceremonies guided by shamans from neighboring shipibo communities.
It features four people with various maladies that are treated by a shaman using ayahuasca. These documentaries are the fruit of several people partaking in ayahuasca ceremonies and it completely changed their life. It does present some of the cultural aspects of the nature and use of this plant medicine and the work of a lineage of shamans, and one individual in particular, who share it with wisdom seekers and people who are struggling with physical, mental andor spiritual issues. Cave and cosmos, its sequel, draws from a lifetime of personal shamanic experiences, providing instructions on michael harners innovative core shamanism.
Alan shoemakers apprenticeship with the medicine ayahuasca is rich in wonder, frank in detail, and embodies the cultural metamorphosis those of us who connect with the power plants must undergo. The incas used ayahuasca to obtain healing, insights, and guidance for their daily lives. It follows a group of seekers through a traditional ayahuasca retreat, documenting their experiences, insights and healing. Dance to the music of a fiddle strung with horse hairs. Metamorphosis movie hamilton souther is the founder of blue morpho tours, a company that caters to ayahuasca tourists in the peruvian amazon.
Five firsttime ayahuasca drinkers on a nineday retre. It will also show the dangers and risks involved in shamanism. On a quest for spiritual awakening and healing, a naturopathic doctor and an accountant join others in the amazon to drink a hallucinogenic brew called ayahuasca or vine of the soul. I am not a doctor nor was i ever able to do well in chemistry class and this article is not an endorsement to do. Traditional ayahuasca use involves a complex set of preceremony dietary guidelines that exclude many foods and modern shamans require. Ayahuasca and amazonian shamanism history of ayahuasca ayahuasca is an amazonian plant medicine that has been used for centuries, possibly thousands of years, by indigenous and more recently mestizo ayahuasca shaman across the upper amazon throughout peru, colombia, ecuador and brazil.
Oneness sunday, september 21, 2014 ayahuasca, dmt 0 comments metamorphosis is a documentary film by keith aronowitz, who traveled to peru to try ayahuasca for the first time at the blue morp. I watched every documentary i could find on youtube, and the more i learned, the more fascinated i became. My ayahuasca journey into the spirit world my journey to. Listen on apple podcasts listen on overcast download mp3 disclaimer. Metamorphosis is a documentary that follows several westerners as they undergo five ayahuasca ceremonies and experience the gamut of emotions from utter fear to outright ecstasy. The bank robber who became ayahuasca shaman kentucky ayahuasca episode 1. Metamorphosis ayahuasca documentary taking ayahuasca heals mindbodyspirit by bringing up quickly the suppressed fear and trauma memory from the subconscious in quite a taxing way, for up for 6 to 12 months.
Five firsttime ayahuasca drinkers on a nineday retreat with blue morpho relate their experiences. You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Growing numbers of western tourists are visiting iquitos to partake in ayahuasca ceremonies with shamans in the surrounding jungle, a phenomenon. Ayahuasca and amazonian shamanism temple of the way of light. Dmt, mathematical dimensions, language, memes and death terence mckenna.