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According to traditional belief, ayahuasca is not just a powerful psychogenic substance – it’s a spirit. When you ingest the Amazonian plant, “Mother Ayahuasca” scans your body and soul for places that need healing. And after the ceremony, she lingers in you, guiding you to implement her lessons in your life.<\/p>\n
After I developed an illness that prevented me from drinking ayahuasca, my therapist told me, “This\u00a0<\/em>is your ceremony. You can contact ayahuasca whenever you want.” She suggested I play music that made me think of ayahuasca while calling on the spirit, and I thought back to the songs played by Maria Johanna<\/a> during ceremonies at her house in the Netherlands. I began searching for them on Youtube; the site’s recommendations led me down a rabbit hole of ayahuasca-reminiscent songs. Before I knew it, I had a playlist that altered my state of mind, almost as if I were actually on ayahuasca.<\/p>\n Sometimes, when I play these songs, I’m transported back to those ceremonies and the lessons I learned. And I remember that I’m still learning them every day. This is my ceremony. And this is its soundtrack.<\/p>\n “Machi” by\u00a0Peia<\/strong><\/p>\n