Ayahuasca Blog
In this blog we from Ayahuasca in Germany share with you interesting facts from the fields of art, culture, society and science about Ayahuasca.
Ayahuasca in the Age of AI: Natural Intelligence versus Artificial Intelligence
AI will largely replace Psychotherapy too Even though AI is set to replace—or has already largely replaced—not only almost all forms of human rationality and creativity but also the realm of emotional intelligence (such as psychotherapy, coaching, etc.), certain elements remain beyond the reach of artificial intelligence: love, our nature as embodied beings, our physicality, and the depth of direct human encounters—spaces of resonance, touch, and [...]
Ayahuasca as a Trauma Healing Medicine
Source: What Is Ayahuasca Really? by Joseph P. Kaufmann Clarifying Common Misconceptions and Sharing My Understanding Ayahuasca as a Living Tradition For the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon and the same is right for the Peganum Harmala users in the Far and Middle East, ayahuasca is not a “psychedelic” in the modern sense. It is a medicine, a plant teacher, and a sacred sacrament that has [...]
Psychedelic retreats
What are Psychedelic Retreats? Psychedelic retreats are organized programs where participants take consciousness-expanding substances like psilocybin (found in "magic mushrooms"), ayahuasca, LSD, or other psychedelic substances in a controlled and supportive environment. The goal is to enable personal, spiritual, or therapeutic experiences. Calm Environment Typical Features: Guided Experience: The retreats are often led by experienced guides, therapists, or shamans who guide participants through the [...]
With plant medicine like Ayahuasca against “Spiritual Bypassing”
Spiritual Bypassing as a Defense Mechanism Spiritual bypassing describes a tendency to use spiritual explanations to avoid complex psychological issues. The term was first coined during the early 1980s by a transpersonal psychotherapist named John Welwood in his book Toward a Psychology of Awakening. According to Welwood, spiritual bypassing can be defined as a "tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep or avoid facing unresolved [...]
Healing the Inner Child with Ayahuasca
Healing the Inner Child with Ayahuasca Who is the Inner Child? Those of you who are on a healing journey are probably familiar with the term inner child work. But let’s clarify what is the inner child and why that work is needed for us to be free. Let’s start with the fact that in childhood, we have less or no resources (strength, awareness, skills) to [...]
Syrian Rue – the Ayahuasca of the North
Known as Syrian Rue, Peganum Harmala is a powerful medicine plant that has a lot in common with the Amazonian shamanic vine Ayahuasca. Altägyptische Gottheit Bes. Ägypten. Bildnachweis: Giorgio Samorini It spread from the Eastern Mediterranean to Sahelian Africa, from Syria to northern India, and from China to Mongolia. During the first millennium of our era, the Arabs then spread it in Spain and [...]