Don't
confuse our work with "ayahuasca tourism"
We are
not tourism operators
We have
been conducting seriously focused Ayahuasca SpiritQuest shamanic
healing retreats since 1995, long before this purjorative term was invented
and the current wave of "ayahuasca tourism" operators appeared.
We are not
newcomers to shamanism. We represent over 80 years combined experience
in the study and practice of genuine core shamanism with emphasis on holistic
healing and spiritual growth.
We don't
do tours!
If
you are simply looking for a novel vacation experience
without
motive or intention ...
if you
are not particularly interested in spiritual growth or personal healing
as your
primary reasons for pursuing this work ...
then
you should look elsewhere,
because
at SpiritQuest Shamanic
Sanctuary, that's our focus and it's what we do ...
We are maestro
curanderos of the first order,
dedicated
to the healing of the Earth and all humanity
by helping
others attain deep personal cleansing, holistic healing,
rebirth
of the soul, and attainment of higher consciousness.
Our intention
and mission is to be a dynamic and viable positive influence
in the
collective healing of all humanity and the Earth.
One human
spirit at a time.
We're serious
about it and would expect you to be also.
Ayahuasca
SpiritQuest Listening to the Plants healing retreats are distinguished
by our professional and competent style, deep knowledge and many decades
of experience in the principles and practice of the shamanic arts,
impeccable integrity, responsible care for your safety and well-being at
all times, and sincere passion for healing and transformation of consciousness
as the central focus of our work.
Our sole
focus and motive has always been to facilitate deep holistic healing, powerful
spiritual realization, dynamic personal empowerment, and enduring positive
life transformation. We are genuine masters of the sacred medicines
and our invitation is to those experiencing a calling to it.
All this
doesn't come automatically just by drinking Ayahuasca. There's deep
soul work involved, and you have to do your part to receive the fullest
blessings of this medicine.
Serious
work with Ayahuasca requires a work ethic. It is not easy.
In fact, for most it is the most challenging thing they've every done.
It is a succinct distllation of the human experience ... ALL OF IT ...
collective and personal ... the agony and ecstacy and everything in between.
The rewards and blessings for those who stay the course and pass the personal
tests are enormous indeed.
One must
bring to it sincere focus and intention, commitment, perseverence, concentration,
will, courage, faith, and love and compassion for oneself and others.
Ayahuasca requires a certain "work ethic" with the understanding the the
medicine will not resolve our issues and needs by itself . Instead
it teaches us how to take charge of our own lives with the help of omnipresent
spiritual consciousness within and all around us.
Experienced
and trusted guidance, compassionate support, and ethical insightful counsel
is a tremendous asset in moving through the challenging phases of this
work. Trust and security are also essential elements which contribute
to quick immersion in this delicate holistic work.
Genuine
sacred plant shamanism is a spiritually-centered personal growth process
in which the medicines and maestros teach us how to make and sustain the
deep spiritual connections ourselves. Any time we want. The
methods and technology we use are very old, proven over millennia.
and they produce predictably positive results.
We practice
and teach real old-fashioned core Peruvian shamanism in it's most powerful
and noblest traditional modalities.
We conduct
our work from a base of extensive personal and applied experience measured
in decades of serious shamanic practice, not just a few months or a few
years.
Our shamanic
faculty manifests over 80 years combined experience in diligent practice
of the shamanic healing arts. We have safely and masterfully
conducted sacred plant initiations and advanced holistic shamanic healing
work here in Perú for many hundreds of people since 1995.
We are "maestros ancianos" and not new to the art and technology of core
shamanism.
Our retreats
are not merely an opportunity to drink Ayahuasca as many
others do, without focus, experienced guidance, and cultivated intention.
Such approach is not only amateurish and irresponsible, but can be dangerous
as well. It certainly does not demonstrate a true knowledge and mastery
of the medicine nor does it reflect a genuine commitment to realization
of positive and enduring benefits from the medicine. The maestros
know that with Ayahuasca, it's not all in the cup by a long shot.
Instead
we provide seriously motivated individuals the opportunity to WORK
with the medicine under the guidance and tutelage of seasoned practitioners
in a properly structured and focused traditional way. At SpiritQuest
Sanctuary you will work directly with the maestros and not apprentices.
We provide guidance, compassionate support and wizened counsel every
step of the way.
Our work
is not "New Age" shamanism. We are instead "Archaic Age" and are
not "inventing" anything. Instead we bring forward ancient shamanic
knowledge and technology refined thousands of years ago into this day and
time when it is needed more than ever before in the history of humanity.
Our work
is good old-fashioned core traditional healing shamanism conducted at the
highest level of the art. Our work is not merely "experience-oriented."
All the medicine is not in the experiences alone. Instead, in the
true spirit of shamanism, our work is primarily results-oriented.
We genuinely
CARE
whether you realize your personal intentions and goals for this work.
We are DEDICATED to helping you achieve that which you seek, and we will
WORK
with
you to those ends. We are servants to the medicine and to those
who seek it's healing and enlightening power.
Contrary
to contemporary misconception, Ayahuasca is NOT a drug and this
is evident for many reasons. It is a true holistic medicine
and that is the sole context in which we work. Work with Ayahuasca
can at times be very difficult and challenging. This shifts as one
is harmonized, cleansed, healed, and transformed. A new life awaits
those who stay the course, and it's where you wind up from this work that
really matters most. We know where this can go if done properly,
and we'll help you get there.
For the
benefit of all, applicants for our retreats and pilgrimages are carefully
screened. We reserve the right to decline any application without
prejudice if we feel we are not a good match or if you have health or medication
issues which might jeopardize your safety. Your safety and personal
welfare is our highest responsibility. We wish to optimize this work
for those attending and an important aspect of that process is good group
synergy. Therefore we are selective (but not elitist) in whom we
accept for our works. No one is excluded from participation in our
work because of their gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, sexual preference,
or health status (providing it does not present a risk to the participant).
Acceptance
for participation in our shamanic works is not guaranteed until applications
have been approved. Our workshops are intensive and one must be well
prepared with honest intentions to realize the fullest possible benefits.
Retreat
activities and programs are conducted in accordance with the laws and statutes
of the jurisdictions in which they occur.
We hold
in great esteem the traditional vegetalista curanderos (native plant healers)
of the Peruvian Amazon, their vast knowledge of medicinal plants and spirit
plant healing, and their profoundly-rooted shamanic spiritual beliefs.
We expect the same respectful attitude of our fellow travelers. Our
work is fully participatory and totally immersive. Be prepared for
something really special!
Visit our
Online
SpiritQuest Study Guide
for an expanding
collection of reprinted and original articles
about Ayahuasca,
plant spirit healing, Amazonian shamanism and holistic ethnobiology
licensed
in Perú
