By Kathryn Budig — 2010
For those unfamiliar with ayahuasca, it's a Peruvian root drink used in shamanistic ceremonies—used as a medicine to spiritually awaken the drinker. It's also one of the strongest hallucinogens on earth.
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It is my view that ayahuasca is not for those trauma survivors who are so fragmented that they do not have a solid sense of self to return to. Without a strong energetic and egoic foundation, this plant can take you beyond the point of no return.