Ceremony 8 – San Pedro Retreat – 13th May 14
Today was the last ceremony of our 10 day retreat, and hailed a wonderful breakthrough. I felt that the majority of the heavy energy had left me – no anger, frustration, misery or self-hatred. I sat quite happily for a couple of hours before beginning to feel sick. Rather than trying to force myself to […]
Ceremony 7 – San Pedro Retreat – 11th May 14
We met at 8am as usual and drunk as soon as possible. I had the same amount of medicine as the previous ceremony. For the first couple of hours, I was feeling pretty good. No anger, no anxiety, only slightly nauseous. I spent most of the morning just lying in the Maloka and enjoying the […]
Ceremony 6 – San Pedro Retreat – 8th May 14
It seems that each ceremony gets tougher and tougher. I had slightly less of the medicine today than in the previous ceremony but the effects were the most profound to date. I spent the first couple of hours just relaxing and enjoying the feelings and sensations that came. As usual, I thought to myself, “I’ve […]
Ceremony 5 – San Pedro Retreat – 6th May 14
Today was the first San Pedro ceremony in our 10 day retreat with Javier. We went for a hike to the Moray ruins on the 5th and also discussed the ceremony format and so on, which we were already familiar with. My intention for the ceremony was to continue the work from the past ceremony, […]
Ceremony 4 – San Pedro Hike – 2nd May 14
Various factors came together to make the day a very painful but mind blowing experience. I had caught a cold and felt pretty bad. My face was congested and I had a mild fever. I was starting to feel slightly better the morning of the hike and so decided to go ahead. After a 45 […]
Ceremony 3 – Ayahuasca – 25th Apr 14
The day had finally come! I was nervous and excited about my first Ayahuasca ceremony. I had heard that the purging during the Ayahuasca ceremony is particularly violent for most people. Javier asked us to come to the ceremony with an intention. We discussed our intentions with him beforehand in private, and by the end […]
Ceremony 2 – San Pedro – 22nd Apr 14
We were both up nice and early to head to Javier’s house next door to Paz Y Luz. Whereas before the hike we were advised to eat, Javier instructed us to fast and not have breakfast that morning. Javier made the ceremony sound like a painful and serious affair, which I found at odds with […]
Ceremony 1 – San Pedro Hike – 21st Apr 14
Today, my wife and I went on our first hike through the Andes with Miguel and another first timer. We met at 7.30am and the 4 of us took a taxi about 30 minutes up one of the mountains. We then went to the house of one of the locals, and Miguel conducted a short […]
Arriving in Pisac
There were plenty of adverts for Ayahuasca and San Pedro ceremonies in Cusco and Pisac – where should I go? I knew that I wanted to be in ceremony with someone who could speak English, was trusted and recommended. I didn’t want to drink and then be left to my own devices without support. Worse, […]
Coming to the Medicine
I’d run a successful IT consulting business for over ten years. Only twenty eight years old, I was tired, weary and bored. My motivation was lacking and my interest was non-existent – I was ready to retire, to curl up and die. Spurred on by my family and friends, reminding me of my success and […]