Shamanistic Potion | National Geographic

the taste is very distinctive it’s it’s

the taste is very distinctive it’s it’s kind of oh how do you describe it it’s

kind of oh how do you describe it it’s

kind of oh how do you describe it it’s bitter but it feels warm already

bitter but it feels warm already

bitter but it feels warm already as the hallucinogenic potion takes

as the hallucinogenic potion takes

as the hallucinogenic potion takes effect the shamans begin their ikura

effect the shamans begin their ikura

effect the shamans begin their ikura songs

they extinguish the candles to help us

they extinguish the candles to help us see visions more clearly I’m starting to

see visions more clearly I’m starting to

see visions more clearly I’m starting to see things differently

see things differently

see things differently that I know there are the things that I

that I know there are the things that I

that I know there are the things that I can see that they are the constrained

can see that they are the constrained

can see that they are the constrained people’s faces

it’s not alarming it’s not unpleasant

it’s not alarming it’s not unpleasant but it was briefly as I looked at it I

but it was briefly as I looked at it I

but it was briefly as I looked at it I was thinking that’s quite scary the

was thinking that’s quite scary the

was thinking that’s quite scary the effects of ayahuasca can vary greatly

effects of ayahuasca can vary greatly

effects of ayahuasca can vary greatly depending on the dose vomiting and

depending on the dose vomiting and

depending on the dose vomiting and diarrhea are common people sometimes

diarrhea are common people sometimes

diarrhea are common people sometimes experience terrifying visions and

experience terrifying visions and

experience terrifying visions and believe they’re going to die but the

believe they’re going to die but the

believe they’re going to die but the shamans singing keeps my experience

shamans singing keeps my experience

shamans singing keeps my experience positive

I somehow feel it’s not supposed to feel

I somehow feel it’s not supposed to feel so pleasant as the ceremony continues my

so pleasant as the ceremony continues my

so pleasant as the ceremony continues my logical mind struggles to make sense of

logical mind struggles to make sense of

logical mind struggles to make sense of the visions this is pretty complicated I

the visions this is pretty complicated I

the visions this is pretty complicated I just um the ayahuasca ceremony is still

just um the ayahuasca ceremony is still

just um the ayahuasca ceremony is still going on behind me and I just want to

going on behind me and I just want to

going on behind me and I just want to try and remember some things I saw

try and remember some things I saw

try and remember some things I saw patterns on Jorge the loner I was

patterns on Jorge the loner I was

patterns on Jorge the loner I was thinking as doubt is that what a healthy

thinking as doubt is that what a healthy

thinking as doubt is that what a healthy body looks like when he’s looking at a

body looks like when he’s looking at a

body looks like when he’s looking at a healthy body under the influence of

healthy body under the influence of

healthy body under the influence of ayahuasca is that what he sees because

ayahuasca is that what he sees because

ayahuasca is that what he sees because the patterns were regular and it made

the patterns were regular and it made

the patterns were regular and it made sense and it was there was beautiful it

sense and it was there was beautiful it

sense and it was there was beautiful it was good to look at I think that their

was good to look at I think that their

was good to look at I think that their songs they are

they are patents as well as a sound I

they are patents as well as a sound I get the feeling that they are laying out

get the feeling that they are laying out

get the feeling that they are laying out a visionary road ahead of them they’re

a visionary road ahead of them they’re

a visionary road ahead of them they’re they know what’s coming up next they

they know what’s coming up next they

they know what’s coming up next they know they know what effect the songs

know they know what effect the songs

know they know what effect the songs have