There are generally two necessary ingredients to prepare the Holy Medicine of the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca. The first and main ingredient is the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine and the second ingredient are Holy Companion Plants, like the Leaves from the DMT containing Plants like the Chacruna, Chaliponga or Amyruca.
The communities in the Amazons consider that the purpose of consuming the Holy Medicine of the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca is to receive the message which the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine imparts from the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca. This is the reason for which the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine, and not the Leaves from Holy Plants which contain DMT, is considered more significant for the type of vision received by Shamans or participants of Sacred Ceremonies from the Holy Medicine.
“For them the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine is, in truth, a living guide, a friend, a paternal authority” (Weiskopf 2005:104). The visions from the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine are “frequently associated with writing, to a code that is present in visions…or in the ‘books’ where the spirits keep the secrets of the forest.” (Calavia Saez 2011:135). The Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine is The Teacher, The Healer, The Guide.
There are unique roles the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine and the Holy Plants containing DMT have been referred to play by researchers. Some have been as follows:-
- The DMT Containing Plants “brighten and clarify” the visions.
- The Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine is like a cave, and the Leaves of the Holy Plants with DMT are like torches to see what is inside the cave.
- The Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine is like a book, and the Leaves of the Holy Plants with DMT are like the candle you use to read the book.
- The Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine is like a snowy television set, and the Leaves of the Holy Plants with DMT helps to tune in the picture.
A subtle attitude was found in the Amazonian communities that the need for strong Leaf from Holy Plants which contain DMT was a sign of a beginner – that an experienced Ayahuasquero could see the visions even in low light, without admixture from Companion Holy Plants containing DMT in the Holy Medicine, like the Leaves from the Holy Plants referred to as Chacruna, Chaliponga, Amyruca.
The Visions from the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine
The Holy Medicine prepared from the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine of the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca is not visionary in the same way as Holy Medicine which is prepared with the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine with the DMT containing Companion Holy Plants such as Chacruna, Chaliponga and Amyruca.
The Visions from the Holy Medicine prepared from the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine without any admixture of Holy Plants containing DMT are reported to be “shadowy, monochromatic, like silhouettes, or curling smoke, or clouds moving across the night sky”. It is because their visions are usually monochromatic that the Holy Medicine with the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine is classified by the color of the vision which they produce: for example, white, black, blue, red, etc.
Snakes, the most common vision received from the Holy Medicine of the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca, is considered to be the manifest spirit of the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine.
The Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine visions can be hard to see; in fact, the “visions” may not be visual at all, but auditory or somatic or intuitive. But the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine carries the content of the message, the teaching, and the insight. The Leaves from Holy Plants containing DMT only help illuminate the content, but the teachings are credited to the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine.
Teachings with the Holy Medicine with the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine from the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca
Shamans sometimes use the Holy Medicine with enormous quantities of the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine (about 25 to 35 times more than the amount which is needed for MAOI inhibition), producing powerful inner experiences. With practice, the Shaman is able to navigate with the help of the Holy Medicine with clear focus, and remain undistracted by any amount of DMT fireworks which is provided by the Holy Medicine with DMT containing Holy Plants such as the Chacruna, Chaliponga and the Amyruca, by using the powerful Holy Medicine with higher quantity of the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine AN and without any Companion Holy Plants with DMT.
The most important way to become sensitized to the Holy Medicine with the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine of the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca, is through what is referred as “sasina”, or what as known as the dieta among the mestizo shamans of Peru, which involves having flavorless foods, no sexual stimulation, and avoidance of noise and unnecessary social interaction. This form of living is quite similar to the Himalayan Yogic way of living during their ‘Sadhana’. It was reported that with discipline of such practices, eventually even smelling or tasting the Holy Medicine, or even touching the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine of the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca, would be enough to allow a Shaman to visit Her realms and learn lessons of greatest importance.
What the Shamans learn from the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca with the Holy Medicine with the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine
The Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca provides healing in Sacred Ceremonies, and provides blessings through divination, especially by providing remote viewing of other people from distance. Local oral histories mention, family members at home who may be concerned about someone’s long absence would consume the Holy Medicine of the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca, to find out the whereabouts of the missing person. Some literatures also mention about some groups using the Holy Medicine to locate game animals and to discover what their enemies may be doing, which is also another form of divination.
However, the greatest blessing which the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca provides, which is becoming gradually recognized by the world, is as a Mediator and Translator between the Human world and the Plant world. The Napo Runa people say that the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca has been teaching humans about other Plants besides the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine and the Companion Holy Plants. It is greatly noticeable that while in other entheogenic cultures, there is the practice of revering their entheogenic plants, the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca teaches people to revere Other plants, which is only a reflection of Her Great Kindness for Humanity.
The Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca has taught the people of Napo Runa the practice of sasina so that they could practice it and learn to communicate with Other Plants besides the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca. She has taught that all Plants are entheogenic and visionary, not only just a few which have higher chemical capacities powerful enough to break through the stubborn barriers of the human consciousness.
In the world of the Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca world, She has taught, that the spirit allies are mainly Plants.
Conclusion
The newest findings about how the Holy Medicine effects human consciousness is fascinating and intriguing. While DMT containing Plants may provide brightness and visions to see clearly, the content remains with the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine. It is like the room with dimmed light, where more powerful lights can be turned on to see clearly. However, those who know meditators who undertake journeys of severe introspection know that they prefer darkness and not light often. Hence, it is no surprise that the more serious and sincere seekers have opted out of the more bright DMT effects and have resorted to consuming the Holy Medicine with the Holy Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine without any Companion Holy Plants like the Chacruna, Chaliponga, and the Amyruca.
The Holy and Divine Mother Ayahuasca has forever helped humanity in mysterious ways, through various means, and She continues to help Heal, Enlighten, and provide the Way to Illuminate human consciousness.
References
- Highpine G., 2012, Unraveling the Mystery of the Origin of Ayahuasca, www.neip.info
