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Sananda-Wasi and the Hammock of Reflections
Chapter 13: This chapter takes me back to when I was just beginning to hold the medicine, learning lessons I would only come to understand years later…
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Ten Days with Madre
Chapter 12: One night, as I lay in my hammock under the open sky, a clear image came to me. It felt more like a memory than an idea. I saw a circular…
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Stillness Beneath the Leaves: Where the Teachings Begin
Chapter 11: Although I had felt a great force while eating the Muka root, I hardly felt anything lying there on my mattress. I kept my eyes closed and…
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Puyeihunihu
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Walking with the Serpent
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Genesis
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The First Ceremony
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The Journey Begins
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Introduction to the Yawanawá Creation Stories
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The Dieta Starts
Chapter 10: For a week, we stayed in our new place in the jungle, building the house. It already had a roof made from palm leaves, and a simple but…
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The Third Wave: From the Echoes of History to a Path of Reverence
Resuming Walking with the Serpent After a Pause—Reflections on Ayahuasca, Responsibility, and the Stories We Are Writing Together
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First ceremony in Sete Estrellas
Chapter 9: With just a few days left of preparation before the dieta, Luis decided it was time to give me my Yawanawá name. Most of the Yawanawá have…
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Time in the Village
Chapter 8: When the house was finished, we left for Tarauacá on the boat. It felt strange to go back into the world after having just arrived in the…
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Preparing for Muká
Chapter 7: I arrived back in Amsterdam with clarity, confidence, and trust. I decided that I would move to Peru the following summer, and to play in the…
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Puyeihunihu
The story of Ruá, and the birth of the plants of power...
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Transitions
Chapter 6: The time in Brazil ended, and I returned back to the Netherlands, to my life, to my relationship, and my job in the classical music world…
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