The Ayahuasca brew is considered by the Amazonian tribes to be a master "teacher plant". It has been used by Shamans of the Peruvian Andes and Amazon jungle for millennia as an essential part of their traditional medicine and as a way of expanding consciousness. In Quechua, the term "aya" means spirit or soul while "huasca" means rope or vine (the vine of spirit). Because of Ayahuascas benevolent healing feminine energy the people of the Rainforest often refer to her 'Mother Ayahuasca'.

Each Ayahuasca Ceremony produces a profound reaction in the body, mind and spirit. Ayahuasca allows us to release emotional blockages, conquer our deepest fears, and awaken to our higher potentials.

For the Shipibos (Ayahusaca Tribe), these psychotropic plants are known as "murayacai" which means "Shaman makers". The plants reveal to us the true world, while the normal world is considered an illusion.

For more information about the sacred plant medicine please visit www.ayahuasca.ca our Library.

What is Ayahuasca? - by Diego Palma
This is a summary of the book "El Ayahuasca - La medicina del alma"
(Ayahuasca – The medicine of the soul) published in the internet in July 2002.