Anonymous #1 said:

So I've looked around for something, and found someone who gave me a referral.
This guy says how he wants to know my life story and reasoning behind seeking it.
Then he asks me if I'm married, have children and such. Suuper scary.
Then he says, 200 bux, "credit card or whatever", and "anyone can afford that, it's nothing for the people who seek this".

My fellow readers, am I that far gone or does this sound super sketchy, all this guy cares about is selling his product, and feeds me on "it'll be profound, and personal" he'll personally guide me through it with his buddy shaman from Peru, grew up in US and says, "trust me he visited Peru and learned from the best"

What! I have a reverence for mushrooms and the sacred spice, these things should be free if not exchanged for a coffee and conversation..  this guy wants me to shell out 200 beans for a "sacred ceremony", for something that costs a fraction of that to make. A kilo moves for 120+ mimosa and because I seek my first experience it has to run so much? Man what do you guys think? Am I overreacting here?

People with the sole purpose to cheat people with ethnobotanicals for profit suck!

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I would be very careful exposing yourself to certain people in such a state. Im sure a shaman might want some backround info before administering the medicine, but it very well could be some creeper. Save your money and actually travel to the amazon. Look into trusted and respected shamans.

Dont want some funky ass jungle man placing curses on you and shit while your seeking.....whatever your seeking

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you have to think that all the real shamans probably started on their own and through their use learned how to work with the substance and use it to help others its not something that can be taught

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Anonymous #4 said:

Sounds sketchy and not something I'd feel comfortable going into. I mean, you will be tripping with this guy. Have you met him?

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Nope, was referred by someone else I also don't know, saw a meetup on the spiritual molecule showing so I asked if she knew anyone, turns out she did. And he was a sham..   

Anonymous #4 said:

Also, 200? Pass on that

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Anonymous #8 said:

I'd say 20 bucks tops.

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Anonymous #10 said:

Yah. Don't do it. What country do you live in? Why don't you wanna do it yourself? And how do you know this guy?

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Anonymous #7 said:

Good post except:

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you have to think that all the real shamans probably started on their own and through their use learned how to work with the substance and use it to help others its not something that can be taught

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"All the real shamans" are taught.

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Anonymous #11 said:

Anonymous #7 said:

Good post except:

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you have to think that all the real shamans probably started on their own and through their use learned how to work with the substance and use it to help others its not something that can be taught

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"All the real shamans" are taught.

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to some extent most of their knowledge comes from personal experience you just cannot teach someone to tap into the spirit world they have to do it themselves.


and to the op why not make your own ayahuasca?

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Anonymous #9 said:

Anonymous #11 said:

Anonymous #7 said:

Good post except:

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you have to think that all the real shamans probably started on their own and through their use learned how to work with the substance and use it to help others its not something that can be taught

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"All the real shamans" are taught.

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to some extent most of their knowledge comes from personal experience you just cannot teach someone to tap into the spirit world they have to do it themselves.


and to the op why not make your own ayahuasca?

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I'm sure all the real shamans are taught the methods of brewing and how to make the best brew, that's the kind of thing that is best learned by passing on knowledge, but the spiritual/metaphysical tourguide aspect of shamanism something that one can only learn through direct experience with the vine, in that sense the vine is everyone's teacher.

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