Baba Jatin
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Husband, father, and third culture kid. Exploring and sharing my love of culture, food, physical/spiritual mastery, and alternative/plant based medicines.
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Rapé: Dust of the Ancients
Chances are unless you have spent time either researching or participating in South American plant medicine retreats/rituals or have traveled through the jungles of the Amazon you may not know what Rapé is. To put it simply, Rapé is a tobacco based snuff that is used nasally (similar to illicit substances such as cocaine), but unlike cocaine it does not carry with it the same addictive properties or stigma. It’s appearance is can range from grey to sand in color, and it’s texture is very fine and dry dust-like powder.
By Baba Jatin5 years ago in Longevity
Into the Abyss:
Have you ever heard of Ayahuasca? I hadn’t until 2011/2012 when I came across a lecture by Terrence McKenna (An author specializing in reporting his adventures with Ayahuasca and Magic Mushrooms in 1970s South America). After this I became somewhat obsessed with learning more about this mysterious brew composed of two plants: The banisteriopsis caapi vine, and the Psychotria viridis shrub. There are many variations on the second ingredient, as that is the one that contains the main hallucinogen; Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) while the first ingredient contains several alkaloids that act as monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). It is the vine that is actually referred to as the Ayahuasca vine or known locally as “The vine of souls, or the vine of the dead”. It is native to the Amazon Rainforest and has been used by indigenous peoples there for millennia. Since it contains DMT, it is known to produce visionary states that can heal, be used to “cast spells” intended to cause harm, or to enhance learning about the self/universe.
By Baba Jatin5 years ago in Potent
