Just so I'm clear, this is about drugs right?
Alchemist is just another word for Shaman. What is alchemy? The following links will give you greater understanding on alchemy. Ayahuasca and San Pedro back to back to back = Seven chakra activation within you. Enjoy the following 3 links.. First San Pedro-
https://www.erowid.org/plants/cacti/cacti_writings1.shtml .And Mother Ayahuasca-
http://www.nimeakaya.org/#!manifesto/qatyd . And finally a beautiful lecture by the legendary Fabian Piorkowsky how the plants work in absolute perfect harmony within you-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQPnfqqJR18
And one of Fabian's websites:
http://plantsbyfabian.com/
All the ascended masters in every religion were Shamans, who had many direct Spiritual experiences with Sacred Entheogen Plants. Jesus as well used sacred Plants, and used them to heal (which is something they will never teach people in churches, because if they did, churches wouldn't exist). Enjoy this link on sacred plants and the Bible-
http://www.abzu2.com/2014/02/22/psychoactive-plants-in-the-bible/
Everyone reading this should look up the definition for "Entheogen". This link will help you-
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/oct/10/drug-use-spiritual-practice .
The first religion 12,000 years ago used the soma plant, all these religions come from divine Entheogen Plants that your priests and churches will never tell you to keep people enslaved to lies.
And here's buddhism-
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2032186437/secret-drugs-of-buddhism-a-book
"The Kingdom of Plants leads to the discovery of the Kingdom Within". The divine sacred plant Entheogens are our true teachers, always have been and always will be ;-)
And these sacred plants cure all ills, including the blind (both spiritually blind, and the physically blind ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sQ3IL3p7EI
All beliefs are lies and illusions, because all beliefs are based in fear and time of the mind, And by the laws of the Universe of Soul/Spirit and Light, All fear is illusion, therefore all beliefs are illusions because they are all based in fear. And all beliefs are based in time, and time is an illusion. As it is separated from the Eternal Now, where there is no time (Soul), and no illusions. No time = Light... At the speed of light time doesn't exist, and where the all of everything and more can be found. And this is exactly what these divine plants like Mother Ayahuasca do within us ;-)
If anyone denies these divine sacred plants they are denying Creation, denying Spirit, denying Truth, denying Source,, denying Life, denying Love, denying direct spiritual experience, denying your Soul. Everything the general population believes is a lie.. All society is lies, it's all a game of bullshit., And all churches are liars as all churches teach separation, and separation is total illusion. .
"When we Re-Discover the part of our Eternal Being that has been lost amongst a cloud of mental projections from our own mind and that of the society we live, we Re-Awaken to the power to create the Actuality that has always existed within. This occurs by Re-Discovering the Sacred Plant Medicines that our Ancestors used to learn. As a part of this Earth it is our Birthright to experience life in Spirit, and in doing so, you will gain the wisdom within the teachings of the ancient scriptures.
Not by reading....
Not by talking....
Not by listening to another's words....
But through Direct Experience!! . Which is the Only way ;-)
Shamanic Ecstasy is the real "Old Time Religion", of which modern churches are but pallid evocations. Shamanic visionary ecstasy, the uni mystical, the eternally delightful experience of the universe as energy, is a "sine qua non" of religion, it is what religion is for! There is no need for faith, it is the ecstatic experience itself that gives one faith in the intrinsic unity and integrity of the universe, in ourselves as integral parts of the whole; that reveals to us the sublime majesty of our universe, and the fluctuant, scintillant, alchemical miracle that is quotidian consciousness. Any religion that requires faith and gives none, that defends against religious experiences, that promulgates the bizarre superstition that humankind is in some way separate, divorced from the rest of creation, that heals not the gaping wound between body and soul, but would tear them asunder; is no religion at all !! ~ Jonathan Ott <3
"The Shaman is a self-reliant explorer of endless mansions of a magnificent hidden universe."` Michael Harner.
Shamanism is not a religion; it is a way of being. It is the direct experience of spiritual knowledge that comes from journeys within and through the "shamanic state of consciousness" or “shamanic ecstasy”, which are transcendental states of consciousness, entered into in order to reach other, more mystical realities.
"Shamanic journeying" is the inner art of traveling to the 'invisible worlds' beyond ordinary reality to retrieve information for change in any area of your life.”~ Sandra Ingerman.
The shamanic state of consciousness has been referred to as 'shamanic ecstasy' and is a form of consciousness practiced and developed in order to reach another, 'shamanic reality'. Shamanic reality is different than the reality perceived by others. ‘World view reality’ is the usual reality most people see, the often unchallenged and primarily unconscious state of agreement between one’s personal construction of reality and that shared with others. By breaking from the crowd, the shamanic practitioner challenges and then deepens his or her understanding of what is real and in different ways and to varying degrees, the shaman thereby ‘sees’ reality differently from most everyone else.
Shamanism was called the technique of ecstasy by controversial anthropologist Mircea Eliade, who published several books on the subject. To Eliade, ecstasy meant to go or be taken outside of oneself. Therefore into one-self. In that sense the shaman explores hidden worlds and spiritual dimensions while in a trance often induced by the ingestion of psycho-active plants. This is done, within this trance-state, in order to be in communion with spirit guides and spirit animals in order to achieve a natural empowerment and gain assistance in understanding that which cannot be understood from the perspective of the world view. In this shamanic ecstasy the shaman's brain thereby becomes a nexus, a place of intersection between the different worlds and their different realities.
The word "shaman" originated in Siberia (which comes from "scha" meaning one who knows, one who is wise, and it describes a specialized type of holy person who practices not only with prayer, ritual and offerings, but through direct contact with the spirits themselves. The label of "shaman" eventually became incorrectly applied to any medicine man or medicine woman of the primitive tribal cultures, while the term "shamanism" describes a belief systems which sees the universe as alive and interconnected and the shaman as the intermediary bridging the connections.
In early tribal societies the primary role of the shaman was to be "The Vision Seeker" for the community. It was the role of the shaman to travel beyond the realm of the material, into the realm of the immaterial, in order to commune with the spirits that guided and protected the tribe. The shaman had to live astride these two worlds; the world of perceived reality and the world of intuitive reality and only by living this dual existence was the shaman able to interact with the mystical realms in which lies the true Nature of the Universe. With the shaman's main purpose being to maintain the harmony between the tribe’s physical and spiritual needs.
The enemy of awareness is the illusion of separateness that we create out of our own self-centered perceptions. Our perceptions are shaped and colored by the degree of awareness with which we analyze experiences and it is out of this that our illusions arise. The source of this deception lies in the illusion of the ego that we are separate from the Oneness of Creation. True awareness is nurtured when we accept that we are part of the Whole and release ourselves from the illusion of separateness.
From one's individual perspective, life seems to be regulated by subservience to societal rules of behavior for personal achievement. To accomplish this personal achievement the individual establishes an unnatural internal rhythm in adherence to these behavioral patterns of self-interest and self-centeredness, yet these very ideas of self-interest and self-centeredness are what lead to the sense of isolation and separateness that are synonymous with illusion.
Experiences and rituals that reinforce the connection with the "tribe" or community renew the recognition of the universal life force that flows within and unites all existence. On an intrinsic level this is reflected in the concept of the Sacred Dance. The harmonized movement to the rhythm of the Cosmos shatters the illusion of separateness and fuses the dancers into a shared state of consciousness that is being in Harmony with the One.
“Living a spiritual life may not be easy. It demands total authenticity. It brings you to dance to a unique song that only you can hear fully.~ Debra Moffitt
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