~Entheogenic Visions & Spiritual Intelligence~

There's a jungle in my heart. How about yours, is it wild and free? Do you see what I see? Yeah....look a little deeper. This is what I am talking about!

I want you to imagine there existed a drink that when consumed made u hallucinate & see vivid dreamscapes & colorful jungle images that seemed as real as what we normally call reality?

Now imagine that this brew not only made u hallucinate, but it made u hallucinate the same thing as another person who was also drinking this potion in another place in another time, without either person having any idea of what to expect upon consuming.

This purported phenomenon raises the question, is there a realm of the Collective Unconscious, or a Spiritual Realm?

Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic tea from the Amazon Basin known to induce Strikingly Similar Visions in people independent of their cultural background.

Ayahuasca users commonly claim that this regularity across people's visions is evidence that their visions are not simply a product of the imagination, but rather are representations of spiritual information learned from plant-spirits that one gains access to by drinking the tea. Spiritual Intelligence can be increased or enhanced by "learning" from hallucinogenic plants.

Entheogen means that there exists a god or spirit within the plant, or that the plants reveal the god or spirit within the person that consumes them. These plants, are ment to be consumed with purpose, and are ment to take the seeker on a journey towards Eu Superior. (Superior Self)

"Its ingestion reorganizes our organic, neurochemical, & energetic foundation, adjusting us to spiritual reality & it's multiple meanings". Drinking ayahuasca allows seekers to feel the Forca (the force) of the male plant & see the Luz (the light) of the female plant. When these combine, they create the Divine Memory.

Thru the miracao the drinker is exposed to a host of "archetypes, myths, & legends, that emerge from the collective unconsciousness..." & it is believed that "thru this rough material, the universal Holy Spirit becomes accessible thru living images of miracao, (the divine language)." The "universal Holy Spirit" does not speak thru words, but images, and not just static images, but living images.

The ayahuasca vision therefore seems to act as a stage upon which images come to replace words as the building blocks of divine communication.

Still even tho words are not necessarily used, auditory elements often play a role. What is heard seems to depend on possibly the different ingredients used in the brew. It could also be influenced by other people who have entered that state before you. This is always an important reason for smudging. As in the case of someone wrestling with their own darkness, that it is not left for anyone else to pick up on these vibrations & manifestations.

It is not uncommon for ayahuasqueros (healers that use ayahuasca) to learn an ancient or indigenous language thru song, or icaros, in their visions. These icaros can, when sung, increase or decrease the strength of others visions, call defender spirits, or assist in curing illness, or affecting changes in the weather.

Most of the visualizations are seen with the eyes closed, so as to focus on the world of the vision. Information is felt. A number of images seem to re-occur most often. These being Serpents, felines, and palaces. Ingesting the entheogen seems to turn on a 'jaguar-switch' in the brain.
It is possible to learn to manage & direct the course of ones visions as well. Over time the visualizations of felines, serpents & such can diminish & are then replaced by visions & beings of light.

The use of entheogens is neither a direct or quick road. It is a challenge to gain an improved understanding of the self when the "self" is being altered. It is a dialogue that goes back & forth between two entities, you & the entheogen. There is no thought you can hide from your conscious awareness, an entheogen, such as peyote, when used in a sacred manner will bring thoughts & memories to the forefront to be revealed & exposed, to be better understood & accepted. The seeker must reconcile with them & work out any conflicts.

Before one can learn to do the psychological work of introspection & self examination that it seems entheogens direct one to do, there is something very important that has to be learned; how to let go. In order to learn in altered states of consciousness, one has to let go of the ordinary states of consciousness and accept new ones. This skill is not solely applicable to entheogenic states of consciousness; people pass in & out of different states of consciousness multiple times every day (when we daydream, sleep, play, etc.). Learning to acknowledge & use our many states of consciousness is a kind of "mental self management." When we utilize this mental self management to attain spiritual states of consciousness we are exercizing a form of spiritual intelligence that we can nurture on our own, or include the use of entheogens as an aid.

Another shamanic skill that can be learned in conjunction with entheogenic use is the ability to make music. The ability to play an instrument & sing during a ceremony reflects the degree of spiritual developement. People report enhanced musical abilities, playing instruments better than they know how, dancing better than they thought they could, & singing more beautifully & in greater unison with others. Reports are corroborated by persons not under the influence of entheogens.

According to the doctrine of Santo Daime, humanity in general has been somewhat alienated from the world of nature, and is out balance. By using entheogens sacredly, humanity has a chance for self-rediscovery, and the awakening of the "Memory Divina" (divine memory). Let us make a commitment to do what we can & be willing to make changes in order to elevate the Divine Dimension of the Self.

I am very much for more research of the healing of dangerous addictions thru entheogenic use & experimentation. I believe in the right situation, and with a properly trained guide, we, as a human race can gain more access to ancient information. Information that comes from our Elders, the plants.

There is a pulse, a vibration, a rumbling force within ALL LIFE. I believe with my whole, heart, soul, and mind that proper use of Entheogens is a way to Evolve as a species and heal from our disconnection from the earth. It is a way to truly see...to see ourselves, our souls, and our Interconnectedness with all of the Universe! Respect the plant, it has a soul, respect yourself. and don't use hallucinogens unless you use them sacredly.

One People, One Planet, One Love.... peace out yall, Love Sunny Sunflower xoxox