Interesting scientific analysis of medical use of different sacred plant in the Saraguro people , south of Ecuador.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3975971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3975971/
PubMed Central (PMC)
Traditional medicine applied by the Saraguro yachakkuna: a preliminary approach to the use of sacred and psychoactive plant species…
During the colonial period, the indigenous saraguros maintained their traditions, knowledge, and practices to restore and preserve the health of their members. Unfortunately, many of their practices and medicinal resources have not been documented. In ...
VISION QUEST & SUNDANCE 2022
AYAPUMA SAMAY
IMBABURA VOLCANO, CLOUDY FOREST
NATURAL RESERVE & GEOPARK
Led by SANTIAGO ANDRADE LEÓN, Chief of Vision Quest and Sundance. Kuraka of Ecuador and Spiritual Leader.
VISION QUEST AYAPUMA SAMAY 2022
AUGUST 19th – SEPTEMBER 3rd
SUNDANCE SEPTEMBER 5th – 8th
TREE OF LIFE SEPTEMBER 4th
Taita Imbabura, Sacred Volcano.
Ancestral Territory of the Karanki Tribe.
Ceremonies and Circles during our Vision Quest:
Opening Ceremony AUGUST 19th at 21h00
Four Tobaccos in the Altar of the Halfmoon
August 20th WE PLANT OUR QUESTERS IN OUR MOUNTAIN (DAY 1) AFTER CEREMONY AND TEMASCAL IN THE MORNING.
August 24th
Harvest of Vision Questers of 4 days
August 27th
Harvest of our Vision Questers of 7 days
August 29th
Harvest of our Vision Questers of 9 days
September 2nd
Harvest of our Vision Questers of 13 days
Celebration and songs to receive our family during the afternoon.
4 Tobaccos in the Altar of the Halfmoon
Plant Medicine Ceremony at night. Closure of Vision Quest.
SEPTEMBER 4th
Rest and preparation for Sundance.
Preparing the Tree of Life and sundancer prayers.
SEPTEMBER 5th
Temascal at 6:00 a.m for purification before SUNDANCE first day.
SEPTEMBER 8th
FINAL DAY OF SUNDANCE
CLOSURE OF CAMP
During our Vision Quest we will have daily TEMASCALES (Sweat Lodges) and songs to the four directions in the morning and night.
We will be sharing different activities and workshops, daily community work etc.
We will be rehearsing our songs for the SUNDANCE as a family every afternoon with our grandfather drum.
INFO AND REGISTRATION
+573132207707
+573007925713
sumakkawsaychurch@gmail.com
WELCOME TO EACH ONE, FAMILY OF OUR SACRED MOUNTAIN, AYAPUMA SAMAY, VOLCANO OF THE IMBABURA.
AYAPUMA SAMAY
IMBABURA VOLCANO, CLOUDY FOREST
NATURAL RESERVE & GEOPARK
Led by SANTIAGO ANDRADE LEÓN, Chief of Vision Quest and Sundance. Kuraka of Ecuador and Spiritual Leader.
VISION QUEST AYAPUMA SAMAY 2022
AUGUST 19th – SEPTEMBER 3rd
SUNDANCE SEPTEMBER 5th – 8th
TREE OF LIFE SEPTEMBER 4th
Taita Imbabura, Sacred Volcano.
Ancestral Territory of the Karanki Tribe.
Ceremonies and Circles during our Vision Quest:
Opening Ceremony AUGUST 19th at 21h00
Four Tobaccos in the Altar of the Halfmoon
August 20th WE PLANT OUR QUESTERS IN OUR MOUNTAIN (DAY 1) AFTER CEREMONY AND TEMASCAL IN THE MORNING.
August 24th
Harvest of Vision Questers of 4 days
August 27th
Harvest of our Vision Questers of 7 days
August 29th
Harvest of our Vision Questers of 9 days
September 2nd
Harvest of our Vision Questers of 13 days
Celebration and songs to receive our family during the afternoon.
4 Tobaccos in the Altar of the Halfmoon
Plant Medicine Ceremony at night. Closure of Vision Quest.
SEPTEMBER 4th
Rest and preparation for Sundance.
Preparing the Tree of Life and sundancer prayers.
SEPTEMBER 5th
Temascal at 6:00 a.m for purification before SUNDANCE first day.
SEPTEMBER 8th
FINAL DAY OF SUNDANCE
CLOSURE OF CAMP
During our Vision Quest we will have daily TEMASCALES (Sweat Lodges) and songs to the four directions in the morning and night.
We will be sharing different activities and workshops, daily community work etc.
We will be rehearsing our songs for the SUNDANCE as a family every afternoon with our grandfather drum.
INFO AND REGISTRATION
+573132207707
+573007925713
sumakkawsaychurch@gmail.com
WELCOME TO EACH ONE, FAMILY OF OUR SACRED MOUNTAIN, AYAPUMA SAMAY, VOLCANO OF THE IMBABURA.
What it means Religious Liberty in the United States today?
Thanks to Psychedelic Today community here there are many answers. Enjoy the webinar.
https://www.psychedeliceducationcenter.com/p/usa-psychedelics-and-religious-liberty
Thanks to Psychedelic Today community here there are many answers. Enjoy the webinar.
https://www.psychedeliceducationcenter.com/p/usa-psychedelics-and-religious-liberty
Sumak Kawsay is a lifestyle and is sustained by 4 principles:
1) JATUN MUSKUY or the beautiful sharing: the manifestation of the collective dream and individual dream. We come into this life to share our dreams.
2) JAMPI KAWSAY life is medicine: everything is medicine and health is the main thing. You are medicine and everything that is around us is to help heal.
3) TUKUY YACHAY or everything is wisdom: we appreciate everything that is around us because everything has wisdom. This awareness leads us to maintain a lifestyle close to nature because it keeps the living memory of ancient wisdom.
4) PACHAMAMA or the time of the mother: we are all living in this time next to and with our Mother. We recognize ourselves as children of our Mother Earth and in how many children we are brothers of all that inhabits her. We are brothers of nature.
Good living practices consider the human being as part of a supreme organism: our planet Earth. The protection of the environment is equivalent to the care of life: the survival and well-being of society are possible thanks to the contributions that nature makes us and, therefore, in the search for prosperity we must relate carefully and respectfully with our ecological environment.
There can be no growth or health practices at the expense of the environment, and the environment cannot be managed by ignoring our people and our economies. Through the honoring and respect for all of these spiritual and religious belief systems, the way-of-live teachings, and their customs and practices, the Church has come to embrace a common set of beliefs regarding human life, nature, and the universe.
1) JATUN MUSKUY or the beautiful sharing: the manifestation of the collective dream and individual dream. We come into this life to share our dreams.
2) JAMPI KAWSAY life is medicine: everything is medicine and health is the main thing. You are medicine and everything that is around us is to help heal.
3) TUKUY YACHAY or everything is wisdom: we appreciate everything that is around us because everything has wisdom. This awareness leads us to maintain a lifestyle close to nature because it keeps the living memory of ancient wisdom.
4) PACHAMAMA or the time of the mother: we are all living in this time next to and with our Mother. We recognize ourselves as children of our Mother Earth and in how many children we are brothers of all that inhabits her. We are brothers of nature.
Good living practices consider the human being as part of a supreme organism: our planet Earth. The protection of the environment is equivalent to the care of life: the survival and well-being of society are possible thanks to the contributions that nature makes us and, therefore, in the search for prosperity we must relate carefully and respectfully with our ecological environment.
There can be no growth or health practices at the expense of the environment, and the environment cannot be managed by ignoring our people and our economies. Through the honoring and respect for all of these spiritual and religious belief systems, the way-of-live teachings, and their customs and practices, the Church has come to embrace a common set of beliefs regarding human life, nature, and the universe.
Wishing today the whole community a happy day in which we can celebrate together with the great Mother who nourishes and supports everyone. This photo from the Ecuadorian ministry of the environment asks us: "What are you doing for the Earth?"
https://youtu.be/bIavMP8ugPY
We continue with the Fuoco Sacro Documentary Short Film Series, in this episode Antonio Panchetti and Cristiana Ruggini share their reflection on Vision Quest and the importance of walking as a family, supporting and sustaining.
The series of short documentaries aims to give a voice to those who have made the organization, management and realization of Vision Quest possible for more than 10 years in Italy. The Associazione Fuoco Sacro and the community from all over the world that participates, supports and go up to the mountain in their time of fasting. The family of the Sumak Kawsay , Fuoco Sacro , and Ayapuma Samay.
The series can be viewed at the following link, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYAF4Krcl5LhDrGtZn0SEfg
The series of short films allows you to see from inside the Fuoco Sacro in the mountains of the Nebrodi Park, in Sicily, Italy. What is a Vision Quest, you have to see it for more information.
Documentary / community / Good Living, society / Andean Cosmovision / Sumak Kawsay.
Locations: Nebrodi Park, Sicily - Italy - Sardinia
Director of photography: Iván Márquez @Imarkez
Co-production: @fuocosacro @filmmarkez
NINA URCU 2022 CAP 2 - Version 3.0
#docuseries #ninaurcu #visionquest #fuegosagrado #mamaetna #bellezapura #community #family #healing #fuocosacro #sumakkawsay #sicily #imarkez #documentary #filmnature #filmmarkez #aguacoya #medicine
We continue with the Fuoco Sacro Documentary Short Film Series, in this episode Antonio Panchetti and Cristiana Ruggini share their reflection on Vision Quest and the importance of walking as a family, supporting and sustaining.
The series of short documentaries aims to give a voice to those who have made the organization, management and realization of Vision Quest possible for more than 10 years in Italy. The Associazione Fuoco Sacro and the community from all over the world that participates, supports and go up to the mountain in their time of fasting. The family of the Sumak Kawsay , Fuoco Sacro , and Ayapuma Samay.
The series can be viewed at the following link, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYAF4Krcl5LhDrGtZn0SEfg
The series of short films allows you to see from inside the Fuoco Sacro in the mountains of the Nebrodi Park, in Sicily, Italy. What is a Vision Quest, you have to see it for more information.
Documentary / community / Good Living, society / Andean Cosmovision / Sumak Kawsay.
Locations: Nebrodi Park, Sicily - Italy - Sardinia
Director of photography: Iván Márquez @Imarkez
Co-production: @fuocosacro @filmmarkez
NINA URCU 2022 CAP 2 - Version 3.0
#docuseries #ninaurcu #visionquest #fuegosagrado #mamaetna #bellezapura #community #family #healing #fuocosacro #sumakkawsay #sicily #imarkez #documentary #filmnature #filmmarkez #aguacoya #medicine
YouTube
NINA URCU Vision quest - 2nd Episode - Antonio Panchetti & Cristiana Ruggini
We continue with the Fuoco Sacro Documentary Short Film Series, in this episode Antonio Panchetti and Cristiana Ruggini share their reflection on Vision Quest and the importance of walking as a family, supporting and sustaining.
The series of short documentaries…
The series of short documentaries…
🌟Hi everyone and have a great start of May🌟
enjoy this study and article on the evidence how medicine plant tradition and correct use of substances are a way of life that have a positive influence on our health behaviours.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8801670/
…Here we describe psychedelics’ proposed mechanisms of action and research findings pertinent to health behaviour change science, hoping to generate discussion and new research hypotheses linking the two areas. Therapeutic models including psychedelic experiences and common behaviour change methods (e.g., Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Interviewing) are already being tested for addiction and eating disorders…
enjoy this study and article on the evidence how medicine plant tradition and correct use of substances are a way of life that have a positive influence on our health behaviours.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8801670/
…Here we describe psychedelics’ proposed mechanisms of action and research findings pertinent to health behaviour change science, hoping to generate discussion and new research hypotheses linking the two areas. Therapeutic models including psychedelic experiences and common behaviour change methods (e.g., Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Interviewing) are already being tested for addiction and eating disorders…
PubMed Central (PMC)
Psychedelics and health behaviour change
Healthful behaviours such as maintaining a balanced diet, being physically active and refraining from smoking have major impacts on the risk of developing cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and other serious conditions. The burden of the so-called…
Ancient rituals, plant medicines, Mystical experiences. In this episode of Dr. Lynn Marie Morsky podcast Dr. Sam Gandy tells us how necessary is to consider the value of mystical experiences in our lives.
Dr. Gandy begins this conversation by defining the topic of mystical experiences. He explains that while there are a number of competing terms for how to best address this subject, what is important is that the research has consistently shown that these types of experiences are closely correlated with beneficial therapeutic outcomes. Whether brought on by psychedelics or not, mystical experiences tend to produce positive psychological changes, so it is important for psychedelic researchers to take this topic seriously and thoroughly investigate these experiences and where they come from.
https://plantmedicinepodcast.libsyn.com/predicting-and-potentiating-peak-psychedelic-experiences-with-sam-gandy-phd
Dr. Gandy begins this conversation by defining the topic of mystical experiences. He explains that while there are a number of competing terms for how to best address this subject, what is important is that the research has consistently shown that these types of experiences are closely correlated with beneficial therapeutic outcomes. Whether brought on by psychedelics or not, mystical experiences tend to produce positive psychological changes, so it is important for psychedelic researchers to take this topic seriously and thoroughly investigate these experiences and where they come from.
https://plantmedicinepodcast.libsyn.com/predicting-and-potentiating-peak-psychedelic-experiences-with-sam-gandy-phd
Libsyn
Psychedelic Medicine Podcast with Dr. Lynn Marie Morski: Predicting and Potentiating Peak Psychedelic Experiences with Sam Gandy…
In this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Sam Gandy returns to discuss the topic of psychedelic-induced mystical experiences, looking specifically at how to predict and potentiate these experiences. Dr. Gandy holds a PhD in ecological science…
SUMAK KAWSAY means GOOD LIFE!
We practice ancient ways of life and religious beliefs. Nowadays with an open heart and mind, we listen to the voice of our elders and apply it to modern science.
FROM EGOISM TO ECOISM
Keywords: nature relatedness; mental health; well-being; psychedelics; set and setting; acute effects; ego-dissolution; nature exposure
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/24/5147
…Humans appear to be becoming ever more disconnected from the natural world, and this sense of disconnection is linked to poor mental health…
…Considering the global burden of mental health problems, depression being the leading cause of disability worldwide….
…A recent large-scale (N = 19,806) UK population study found that regular contact with nature is associated with good physical health and high subjective well-being, with a minimum time of 120 min per week of nature exposure being optimal for good health…
…experiences in natural settings can foster an empathic connection to nature and the humble positioning of one’s self within it, which is less likely to apply to man-made environments. This idea resonates with the frequency of reports of “profound levels of identification or merging with the natural world” during psychedelic experiences…
…In one of the few existing empirical studies on the relationship between psychedelics and nature relatedness in healthy individuals, Nour and colleagues reported that lifetime psychedelic use (but not use of the other substances examined) was predictive of higher ratings on the personality traits of openness, liberal political views, and also nature relatedness. These three factors were also found to be predicted positively by experiences of ego-dissolution during people’s most intense psychedelic experience, pointing towards a potential mediational role for the acute psychedelic experience—not only for clinical responses, but also for changes in nature relatedness
We practice ancient ways of life and religious beliefs. Nowadays with an open heart and mind, we listen to the voice of our elders and apply it to modern science.
FROM EGOISM TO ECOISM
Keywords: nature relatedness; mental health; well-being; psychedelics; set and setting; acute effects; ego-dissolution; nature exposure
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/24/5147
…Humans appear to be becoming ever more disconnected from the natural world, and this sense of disconnection is linked to poor mental health…
…Considering the global burden of mental health problems, depression being the leading cause of disability worldwide….
…A recent large-scale (N = 19,806) UK population study found that regular contact with nature is associated with good physical health and high subjective well-being, with a minimum time of 120 min per week of nature exposure being optimal for good health…
…experiences in natural settings can foster an empathic connection to nature and the humble positioning of one’s self within it, which is less likely to apply to man-made environments. This idea resonates with the frequency of reports of “profound levels of identification or merging with the natural world” during psychedelic experiences…
…In one of the few existing empirical studies on the relationship between psychedelics and nature relatedness in healthy individuals, Nour and colleagues reported that lifetime psychedelic use (but not use of the other substances examined) was predictive of higher ratings on the personality traits of openness, liberal political views, and also nature relatedness. These three factors were also found to be predicted positively by experiences of ego-dissolution during people’s most intense psychedelic experience, pointing towards a potential mediational role for the acute psychedelic experience—not only for clinical responses, but also for changes in nature relatedness
MDPI
From Egoism to Ecoism: Psychedelics Increase Nature Relatedness in a State-Mediated and Context-Dependent Manner
(1) Background: There appears to be a growing disconnection between humans and their natural environments which has been linked to poor mental health and ecological destruction. Previous research suggests that individual levels of nature relatedness can be…
Hello everyone! 💫
Here is a notification about very interesting on campus and online conference on philosophic questions relating to psychedelic studies, in the intersection of philosophy and psychology.
https://philosophyofpsychedelics.com/schedule-2022/
Here is a notification about very interesting on campus and online conference on philosophic questions relating to psychedelic studies, in the intersection of philosophy and psychology.
https://philosophyofpsychedelics.com/schedule-2022/
If interested you can listen to the lecture presentation that discusses aspects of a project that combines the metaphysics studied in Philosophy with the quantitative methodologies used in Psychology, applied to psychedelic experiences and studies.
https://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/philosophyandpsychedelics/transdisciplinary-research-colloquium-on-psychedelics/colloquium-recordings/modelling-psychedelic-metaphysics/
https://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/philosophyandpsychedelics/transdisciplinary-research-colloquium-on-psychedelics/colloquium-recordings/modelling-psychedelic-metaphysics/