Columbia
12-9 to 12-16/2006
First of all I want to say that I had deep reservations about the Columbia workshops. It wasn't so much that I was afraid to go to Columbia, although I must admit it was a little bit nervous about that, but it was more of a general apprehension about the ceremonies themselves. I had a deep rooted feeling that the ayahuasca ceremonies were going to be somewhat unpleasant, so I asked for a sign, any sign that I should not go. Despite my most sincere hopes that I somehow be prevented from attending the Columbia workshops, the trip went absolutely flawlessly, so I guess that was my sign.
The ayahuasca medicine had been previously prepared by a Colombian shaman trained in the American Lokata traditions, Warinei over a series of several days. It was a more traditional brew of the ayahuasca vine (Banisteriopsis Caapi) and the DMT containing admixture plant, Chaliponga (Diplopterys cabrerana). The resultant experience was much more physically, emotionally, and spiritually intense than anything I’ve ever known in my life.
The first ceremony took place the night we arrived at the posada in Columbia. Unlike previous ceremonies, this took place in an actual physical structure dedicated for ayahuasca ceremonies called a maloka, which means House of the Cosmos. Many shamans have held ayahuasca and Mayan ceremonies in this maloka. Apparently the energy of those ceremonies is retained and actually grows over time.
The first night’s ceremony can best be characterized by calling it “hell night." All of the participants were ayahuasca veterans and most of us had never been more physically sick in our lives. I'm not going into a lot of detail about this because I just don't want to have to remember it, but think severe gastrointestinal symptoms. Most everybody had a very profoundly dark or disturbing experience. Many of us swore never to drink ayahuasca again after that night.
The main thing I remember about that night was The Hum. Now this was no ordinary ringing or tinnitus, but it was a deeply resonating vibrational hum that shook me to my very core. It was maddening. It was explained to me by the person or entity that somehow speaks to me during these ceremonies, just like you were listening to a lecturer or a conversation. I call this person, The Lady because, well, she sounds like a lady and because She is THE LADY. Anyway, the Lady explained that this hum was a vibrational energy that is headed our way. From what I understand it sort of represents that OM sound I've heard about. In fact, that's what it sounds like, a deeply resonating OM. This vibrational energy is headed our way, and we are headed its way. It has something to do with planetary alignment and 2012. It seems to originate from the center of the galaxy. It is a vibration wave beyond what we can measure, and it will affect everything in its wake on a subatomic level. It will affect the sun, the earth’s core, our weather, and it will affect human DNA by activating it somehow. It is some sort of a cyclic process and it’s our turn to go through it. I guess it has happened before and it will happen again.
Not everyone will hear the hum, but everyone will react to or be affected by the hum. The thing that I was supposed to remember, and what I was supposed to tell you all, was that if you hear the hum, then what you need to do is relax into it, let it do its thing. Those who resist will get sick mentally and physically. So remember, if you hear the hum then relax. Also it means that we are getting closer to whatever it is that supposed to be happening. The vibrational waves or energy will increase from that point on. Maybe it's already happening, I don't know. I only heard the hum during the three ayahuasca ceremonies. I never heard it before and I haven't heard it since then, so I don't know if I'm full of shit or not.
The second ceremony was not quite as bad, thank God, because I only drank 1 cup. But it was still pretty bad. I didn't have a lot of visions or messages, but I definitely heard the hum, and I was told by the Lady that the reason I was hearing it so strongly was so that I wouldn't forget what it sounded like.
I almost went home the day after the second ceremony. In fact, I was in the process of arranging a flight home when Warinei asked to speak to me. He explained why the ayahuasca was so strong. He explained that because the ayahuasca was so deeply connected to the earth that we were suffering as the earth suffers. He explained that he and the other shaman were having severe difficulties as well. We were all suffering. He explained that the physical effects of the ayahuasca were preparing us for the third ceremony. He promised that the third ceremony would be much better than the previous two, and then he asked me a stay, so I stayed.
Those participants, who had not sworn off the ayahuasca forever after the first ceremony definitely did so after the second. Warinei had to give us a pep talk on the afternoon of the third and final ayahuasca ceremony to quell a mass mutiny. He essentially explained what I wrote above and asked us to trust the medicine. So we all reluctantly agreed to drink again for the third time.
The third ceremony was the exact opposite of the first two. It was so quiet, all you could hear was the sound of the rain on the roof of the maloka, the nighttime sounds of the jungle, and the beautiful singing and music of the shamans. No one got sick, and no one had bad visions.
Thankfully, my messages from the Lady came through loud and clear. I had many beautiful visions that night, including how the universe was structured as two mirror imaged pyramids. I met my higher self. My higher self is sort of like my big brother, who does his best to look out for me and gets his orders from Mom. He sort of pushes energy to me, and tries to get me to do the right thing, because if I do, then that helps him move up the pyramid. The higher you move up the cooler things get. You learn more and get to do more and so on. I'm not exactly sure if we all have higher selves. From what I understand some people, like child molesters and murderers have lower selves who feed off the energy of their higher 3-D self. Does that make any sense?
At any rate like many others, I guess my higher self sent me to incarnate on earth at this time. I suppose this is a critical time on earth and many of us are supposed to help out during this transitional phase. From what I understand I sort of picked myself to be here at this time, because it will not only help me here on a 3-D level, but also on the higher levels.
Anyway, the big transition, may have already started but it really starts after the winter solstice. I guess were supposed to really have to hang on to our hats after that. It has something to do with the six-year (2006), six years to go (2006-2012), and the sixth cycle, 6-6-6. It's like a marker in time to indicate when the barriers between our world and the next world will drop. For many people, it will be just like drinking ayahuasca. We will be able to see the worlds that are not normally seen. More importantly, the inhabitants of other worlds, especially the underworld will be able to see us more clearly and influence us more directly. The way I saw it was the snakes will have a feeding frenzy.
By the way, 2012 isn't when it starts. That's when it stops. Like we'll be counting down the days. The vibration stops on that date, and everything quiets down again. I have no idea what things will be like. I just know that's when the vibration stops. They knew, the Mayan's knew, and they made that calender to show us. It's a cycle, a galactic alarm clock, but it's also a rescue mission, just in the nick of time. There is a random natuaral element to this and also a precise mathematical element. It's so perfect that it is mind boggling. Us kids have been bad screwing up the earth, but that's what humans do. It's evolution. Now Mom is coming to shake things up a bit, and we'll be left to clean up the mess if we're lucky, not aliens. That's a con job. We save ourselves.
So how do we prepare? I'm told that we don't have to hoard food and water. We need to share our resources to get more. I'm told that we don't have to raise or lower our vibrations, just simply relax into the incoming vibration. I'm told that the Lady, like Mrs. Santa Claus, has already made her list of who is naughty and who is nice. Actually, we've made the list as we have lived out our lives.
The bottom line is to live your life to your absolute best, and when or if you hear hum, relax and know that we’re getting close. Whatever that means? Remember, all of this made perfect sense at the time, but I honestly don't know if it was my overactive imagination or not. I guess we'll see. Your guess is as good as mine.
signing off- good luck-stay on the path.