Ode to Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca is a remarkable sacred plant medicine from the Amazon rainforest. Drinking this medicine connects you with the spirit of the plant which is then able to heal, teach and guide you.

(please note this was written as performance poetry. You can see a video of it at 

She's called Mother Ayahuasca

Sounds a little like "I'll ask her"

You see she is a real being

a spirit, a consciousness, a goddess - oh yes

She's a healer, a teacher, an oracle from beyond

You can ask her what you want

and she'll usually respond

For you to listen, and reflect

Just don't expect

you'll always like her answers

She doesn't try to please or tease

not even a little bit

Instead, she'll cut right through your bullshit

And by God, what a lot of bullshit you have

accumulated over a lifetime

As it twists you and turns you and corrupts you

and always leads you away from the truth

And the truth is...You're a soul my friend

An eternal being without beginning or end

A beautiful, pure, child of the divine

You'll come to realise all in good time

You see Ayahuasca's primary role

is to lead you back to your soul

To show you, remind you, 

of the way back home

But for her to do that, 

she has to purge you of all that crap!

Puuuurge. This may sound a little horrid

Didn't I tell you that you're really going to vomit?

Probably quite a lot, maybe you won't stop

But don't let that put you off.

Because as you purge out all your darkness and fears

and baggage collected over the years

and all the seemingly unending pain

Out it all goes, so you can feel whole again

Ready to start a new life, a new day

With love in your heart, and an urge to say

"Yes! I get it! I am truly blessed!

My life is healed from that horrible mess,

Thank you Ayahuasca, Thank you"

You ask me "Who is she?"

Well that's another mystery

"Then where's she from?"

Somewhere in the great beyond

A place where humans don't yet belong

A place we've forgotten, remembered

only in ancient myths and songs

But she's come to help us get back there

To show a humanity in crisis

that it can heal and repair

That we can unite together

and all play fair

She shows us that the world really is a stage

and we can change the script, turn over the page

And all of us enter a new golden age

An age of peace and love and harmony

Where we respect each other, and not just ME

So come, join us, join our tribe

We're the rainbow warriors

that were once prophesised

And we'll change the world

and everyone's lives

And we'll build a new system

so that all of us can thrive

And we'll create a world

free from torment and pain

Free from darkness and fear

and egos gone insane

Then we can all just love

one another again

So drink the medicine, drink the brew

Let her do what she needs to do

To purge you, to heal you, and awaken what's true

Shatter your paradigms and change your views

Do the work, and start a new

We're waiting

Are you ready?

It's up to you....

You can start by joining me in Peru!