Encounters with ayahuasca is a documentary that explores the mystery of ayahuasca shamanism, offering insights into the nature of spirituality, mystical experience and selfhealing through a heightened state of consciousness. This is an introductory beginners guide to several plants significantly connected to ayahuasca shamanism. The boy with the incredible brain superhuman documentary real stories. Television programs, music, films, blogs, and books have all aided in the. The globalization of ayahuasca shamanism and the erasure of indigenous shamanism article in anthropology of consciousness 272.
Ayahuasca is a companion documentary to huachuma, shot at spiritquest sanctuary near lquitos, peru. The arts of the shipibo, especially textile designs, are closely related to ayahuasca icaros. A new documentary, metamorphosis, is perhaps the most gripping and intense filming of ayahuasca ceremonies and personal shamanic journeys ever made. It premiered at the sundance festival 2015, winning the u. Plants, ritual, and mediation in the ayahuasca shamanism of the.
Found all over the amazon, ayahuasca and its incredible ability to heal has been slowly but steadily creeping into western consciousness. In august, during an ayahuasca retreat, i met a jaguar who said to me. Metamorphosis is a documentary that follows several westerners as they undergo five ayahuasca ceremonies and experience the gamut of emotions from utter fear to outright ecstasy. If you make a choice to walk into the darkness, eventually you may come to know that love is the invisible glue that binds, and light is the container everything is held in. His interests center on the indigenous ceremonial use of the sacred plants ayahuasca and other psychoactive and healing plants in the amazon, peyote in ceremonies of the native american church, huachuma in peruvian mesa rituals, and teonanacatl and other mushrooms and plants in mesoamerican healing ceremonies and on the legal status. When they affect us in profound ways, it is because we resonate with them. The way of the shaman pioneered the shamanic renaissance in the west and remains the foremost resource and reference on practical shamanism. Metamorphosis ayahuasca documentary never seen on tv.
The spirit of a child is not so fixed in its body as that of an adult, therefore a small fall can easily cause it to fly. It also explores the shamans who work with the medicine as well as all the key elements of an ayahuasca. I dont think this book alone would entice anyone to try ayahuasca. Exploring ayahuasca shamanism in the amazon, metamorphosis is a new documentary by independent filmmaker keith aronowitz. Oneness monday, april 27, 2009 ayahuasca, dmt 2 comments ayahuasca, the holy sacrament which the indigenous people and shamans of the amazon have known as a powerful holistic purgative medicine cap. Sep 15, 2016 i propose a more holistic approach to ayahuasca shamanism that views indigenous peoples not living in a fictitious harmony with nature but as people embedded in larger struggles and facing important challenges not the least of which is the recent commercialization of indigenous spirituality. Metamorphosis ayahuasca documentary by keith aronowitz this is one of the. It is made from the stem of the ayahuasca vine banisteriopsis caapi, or in quechua, the vine of the ancestors and the leaves of either the chacruna psychotria viridis or chagropanga diplopterys cabrerana. In ecuador and peru this medicine is known as ayahuasca, a quechua indian word meaning, ironically, vine of the dead. Metamorphosis ayahuasca documentary mind bending videos. The skill my late younger brother wanted and still wants me to work on, to fulfill a dream that us two only brothers knew could have easily been accomplished.
The last shaman 2016 tv14 1h 22m documentaries in a lastditch effort to prevent suicide, a clinically depressed young man travels to the amazon to engage in an ancient hallucinatory ritual. Ayahuasca has been used by shamans and those whom they help for hundreds if not thousands of years. Dec 06, 2014 metamorphosis is a documentary that follows several westerners as they undergo five ayahuasca ceremonies and experience the gamut of emotions from utter fear to outright ecstasy. Ayahuasca documentary vine of the soul ayahuasca healings.
Shamans and indigenous cultures have weaved ayahuasca into traditional life in special and important ways. Journeys to sacred realms campos, don jose, overton, geraldine, roman, alberto, grob, charles on. Metamorphosis is a documentary that follows several westerners as they undergo five ayahuasca ceremonies and experience the. I have attempted to create the most comprehensive, wellresearched guide to ayahuasca available on the internet. It also explores the shamans who work with the medicine as well as all the key elements of an ayahuasca ceremony.
Jun 12, 2009 this is a documentary about the ayahuasca experience at blue morpho, a center for ayahuasca near the city of iquitos in peru. These documentaries are the fruit of several people partaking in ayahuasca ceremonies and it completely changed their life. It will also show the dangers and risks involved in shamanism. They decided to create something of value to spread the awareness of the life changing medicine of ayahuasca. Souther talks about the events that led him to amazonian shamanism. This documentary film will be the testimony of a personal and subjective adventure. The globalization of ayahuasca shamanism and the erasure. Ayahuasca, also commonly called yage, is a psychedelic brew of various plant infusions prepared with the banisteriopsis caapi vine, and used extensively in many ayahuasca retreats in peru. Ayahuasca and amazonian shamanism ayahuasca retreat peru. Oneness sunday, september 21, 2014 ayahuasca, dmt 0 comments metamorphosis is a documentary film by keith aronowitz, who traveled to peru to try ayahuasca for the first time at the blue morp.
Documentary shamans of the amazon 2002 dmt, ayahuasca. Bear in mind that entire books have been written on this subject. An encyclopedia of shamanism an encyclopedia of shamanismchristina prattthe rosen publishing group, inc. Journeys to sacred realms, meets this challenge with remarkable grace. Hamilton souther is the founder of blue morpho tours, a company that caters to ayahuasca tourists in the peruvian amazon. Ayahuasca is a collaboration between mythaphi and aubrey marcus. It follows a group of seekers through a traditional ayahuasca retreat, documenting their experiences, insights and healing. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read black smoke. Each plant and animal has its unique spirit, essence, energy, or personality. The globalization of ayahuasca shamanism and the erasure of.
Learn about the local and global culture of ayahuasca drinking. The forest is a university of life in which the shaman studies. I was left with the impression that this is all i have within my sphere of influence, all i can do is be an example and help others realize their potential. Ayahuasca has been used by shamans and those they help for hundreds if not. Ayahuasca and amazonian shamanism history of ayahuasca ayahuasca is an amazonian plant medicine that has been used for centuries, possibly thousands of years, by indigenous and more recently mestizo ayahuasca shaman across the upper amazon throughout peru, colombia, ecuador and brazil. One way of viewing shamans is that they are the cultural creatives of their continue reading shamanism, buddhism, and ayahuasca hallucinogen and spirituality. After my experience with ayahuasca, it inspired me to create a resource to help others whose destiny leads them towards this path. Five firsttime ayahuasca drinkers on a nineday retreat with blue morpho relate their experiences. Apr 01, 20 documentary shamans of the amazon 2002 dmt, ayahuasca, mckenna. Ayahuasca has been used by shamans and those they help for hundreds if not thousands of years.
The shaman explained the plants that were used and its effects. Ayahuasca shamanism in the amazon and beyond is an important analysis into the implications of respecting, understanding and integrating indigenous ways of knowledge within western ontologies providing an informative look at the impetus behind the cross cultural appeal of ayahuasca and broader currents underlying the acknowledgement of this. Marc silver is an award winning filmmaker and director of the oscar shortlisted and emmy nominated feature doc, 3. The global society is currently integrating ayahuasca into its edges. Shamanism shared across cultures cultural survival. Ayahuasca is a sacred brew that has a long history of ritual use among indigenous groups of the upper amazon.
Ayahuasca documentary feature length film by mark silver. In this interview, i talk to the director, keith aronowitz, about the process of making his film. Icaros the magical chants of the ayahuasca shamans shamanic. Metamorphosis the blue morpho ayahuasca experience full. Top 7 ayahuasca documentaries free and complete films.
Metamorphosis ayahuasca documentary by keith aronowitz. It also highlighted the ayahuasca ceremony that changed. Here is a collection of ayahuasca documentaries available online. It contains actual footage of people under ayahuasca which they undergo in nearly complete darkness so the camera uses night vision to give you a good of idea of what it is like. As interest in ayahuasca grows, so does the question of how to explain this mysterious phenomenon to the uninitiated seeker. Filmmaker michael wieses latest documentary, the shaman and ayahuasca.
Well continue to update this page as more films are produced. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Mar 08, 20 the current form of tibetan buddhism is a near seamless synthesis of the two traditions. From the amazonian rain forest comes one of the most potent catalysts for expanded awareness yet discovered by human beings. Ayahuasca vine of the soul is a documentary that explores the mystery of ayahuasca shamanism, offering insights into the nature of spirituality, mystical experience and selfhealing through a. Shamanism, buddhism, and ayahuasca hallucinogen and. Ayahuasca and its incredible ability to heal has been slowly but steadily creeping into western consciousness. Metamorphosis ayahuasca documentary mind, body, heart. A collection of ayahuasca documentaries, movies, and books. This is a documentary about the ayahuasca experience at blue morpho, a center for ayahuasca near the city of iquitos in peru.
75 855 903 240 248 262 452 543 935 1196 791 408 1161 64 1221 192 415 357 386 1211 452 1485 964 573 1157 358 266 375 285 944 1311 968 609 1116 356 676 1276 598