The ceremony of Ayahuaska begins with drinking the sacred potion, made from the vine of Ayahuaska and the leaves of Chakruna. This is followed by opening a magic circle of protection, a sacred space, by calling forth the divine deities and denying entrance to the external negative vibrations. By chanting the celestial icaros, the shaman calls upon his inner basic humanity and brings it to the surface. Icaros are full of profoundly beautiful human feelings, and only once humility takes over, usually after few hours of intense cleansing, the borders of divine humanity can be felt and then illuminated further through mindfulness. Those divine feelings are gateways to the human soul, that fill with conscious energy the eternal and mesmerizing image forms of the universal structure, located in collective sub-consciousness of the human species. Essential Humanity is a flower that grows in all creation, and can be opened only through cleansing the accumulated mental garbage and reaching the inner authenticity. The ceremony ends with closing the magic circle of the healing space with a special icaro, and mindfully recapitulating all that has been discovered during the flight through infinity.
Ayahuaska is a very ancient celestial medicine, which is aimed at healing the body, restoring equilibrium in one's life, and enlightening the Spirit. Ayahuaska cleanses not only accumulated toxins from the organism, but also impurities in the mind, creating a strong surrounding aura of well being around the participant, that could last for weeks after the ceremony.
Ayahuaska helps to realize the events in one's life through direct feeling of the life energy and the cause of it's exhaustion in daily life, where different fears and repressed emotions manifest into different pains and problems of body, mind and spirit. Ayahuaska removes these energetic blocks through it's purgatory effects, as well as though opening an active communication channel with one's energy body. Through an active communication between the consciousness (ego) and the dreaming body (totality of being), which is easily accessible via Ayahuaska, it is possible to reach a deeper layer of self-acceptance, and encounter a more profound sincerity, bringing yourself closer to the here and now, the most intense time and place in the universe.
Cleansing is as important during the Ayahuaska ceremony, as learning to listen to that tiny voice of intuition. The final goal of this sacred ceremony is to be fully free, authentic and open to the Universe, content and harmonious in the moment.
OTHER DIMENSIONS
After the process of cleansing, when well being and concentration flow harmoniously in one's life, begins time for visiting other dimensions and experiencing the divine altered states of mind. While in the first stages of Ayahuaska journeys it is possible to experience glimpses of the unfathomable majestic universe, in the post-cleansing stages of Ayahuaska, it is possible to experience the inconceivable dimensions, considering that one can accomplish a stable connection with the universe and a higher concentration of the mind. These feats are attainable only with a deep respect for the Ayahuaska spirit, humbleness, and a stable grounding in oneself, with openness and acceptance to the universe and one's place in it. Without a sincere and serious practice it would be impossible to discover the depth of the nature within us and the nature surrounding us.
ICAROS
An Icaro is a sacred song of power, taught by the divine genies/deities of Ayahuaska. Every sound and intonation of an Icaro is utilized in the most efficient manner, gluing the body to the spirit. In order to get to this level of natural completeness within the voice, breath control, similar to Pranayama, has to be learned. Ayahuaska is a great guide towards consciously realizing all bodily functions. The Icaro can manifest it's true magical nature only when clear and unattached will power can become active, with no trace of personal effort, and totally aligned with the universal compassion.
Icaros are ancient sacred healing songs, similar to the mantras in the Orient. Through Sacred Icaros a Shaman guides the passengers on the flight of Ayahuaska. Through Icaros the shaman heals the body, mind and spirit. It depends greatly on the concentration and wisdom of the shaman, how he uses the Icaros, or what he uses them for, as well as what kind of Icaros he is using.
The Amazon shamanic tradition contains a vast amount of Icaros set to different spiritual frequencies, like the ones for contacting inorganic beings or plant spirits, such as Sirens, Chiri Sanango and Ajo Sacha. This tradition of Icaros is another doorway to the magnificent world of the spirit.
VIROTE
A Virote (a magical dart) is a powerful instrument used in the spiritual discipline of Ayahuaska. Even though it is famous for it's use in brujeria (black magic), that is not a true and healing purpose of the virote. The way it functions is when a healer sees a problem in the participant's energy field, (and provided that this is a knowledgeable healer, who knows this problem with personal experience, along with a way to resolve it), the healer lets a person know about the problem and what aspect of discipline is needed to heal it. It is done out of the force of universal compassion, that makes one want to help the other from the heart. Even though, in most cases, people stuck in different characters or routines, do not hear the healer's advise, the magic construction of virote is such, that through the impeccability of the healer, some amount of sober and compassionate energy enters the patient's energy body. This way, a participant, through bodily experience of true knowledge, can receive early enhanced signs of dangers from certain routines and the inspiration towards liberation of the spirit. Although this is a complicated description, virote happens quite naturally and spontaneously, through the impeccability in a spiritual discipline.
LONG DISTANCE HEALING
The principle of healing begins with a pure intent and emanates from the basic inner humanity of the healer. That is why long distance healing is one of the primary avenues between the healer and the patient, no matter how far away from each other the two are located, even if it is another country.
It certainly takes a bit more personal power and concentration to apply such healing; it is much easier for the shaman to heal a person who is physically present at the ceremony. But, with the right concentration and certain sacred Icaros, the genies of Ayahuaska penetrate the spirit of the patient and cleanse the energetic tensions. Although not as powerful as actually drinking the sacred potion, it is a very effective way to help anybody on the planet and especially bring well being to our loved ones.
Tobacco Healing (Mapacho Sopla)
Tobacco is a very ancient medicine and is considered a powerful ally in the Amazonian culture of shamanism. It has been mentioned in the Amazonian legends that Tobacco was one of the sacred plants delivered with Ayahuaska by the celestial entities to the ancient ancestors.
The shaman, when healing, delivers a powerful blow of intensity using the mouthful of mapacho smoke, penetrating the energy body of the patient, and cleansing obscure and harmful psychic energies. It is considered a potent and effective technique for revitalizing& rehabilitating the spirit, especially when there is a need to remove the negative influences of unwanted energies. Tobacco is vital plant to exorcise "bad" spirits, and is greatly respected by the Amazonian healers.
