THE
VEGETALISTA DIET
Listening
to the Plants through disciplined dieting
This
is a special opportunity especially for participants in Ayahuasca SpiritQuest
Listening to the Plants shamanic healing retreats. We extend
the opportunity to diet a rainforest medicine plant in the traditional
vegetalista style. Preceding work with Ayahuasca is a necessary prerequisite
for doing a 'dieta' of this kind.
Vegetalista
diets require your commitment to a strict cleansing diet for a period commencing
one week before your arrival and continuing for at least three days after
concluding your diet. The diet requires extended periods of isolation
in the rainforest at SpiritQuest Shamanic Sanctuary retreat center.
This is a challenging undertaking and not for everyone.
The
initiatory diet is for a period of seven days. Extended diets of
up to a month can be undertaken if one has the discipline, will, and stamina
for it.
Plants
are usually prepared by macerating and/or boiling the leaves in water or
extracting their essence in aguardiente (sugar cane alcohol). The
bark of trees and vines are macerated, soaked in water and either boiled
or drank fresh.
One
may choose to diet teacher plants (plantas maestras) or healing plants
(plantas curanderas). Some are regarded as both teacher and healer
plantsn. We presently focus our guided diets with two plants noted
for their special qualities.
bobinzana
(Calliandra angustiflora) - opens the heart, enhances lucid dreaming,
and opens one to perceive the spirits of the plants
ajo
sacha = forest garlic (Mansoa alliacia) - holistic cleansing
and strengthening of the system
PLANTS
RECOMMENDED FOR EXTENDED DIETS OF TWO WEEKS OR MORE ...
uña
de gato = cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa) - restoration of normal immune
function, anti-inflammatory, and general tonic
chiric
sanango = (Brunfelsia grandifolia) - the 'fever' tree, a powerful
teacher plant.
sanango
= ushpahuasha sanango (Tabernaemontana spp.) - opening of the heart
and restoring memory
chullachaqui
caspi (Brysonima christianeae) - a powerful teacher plant
chuchuhuasi
(Maytenus krukovit) - strengthens the body and increases blood circulation
clavohuasca
= clove vine (Tynanthus panurensis) - increases blood circulation,
relieves arthritis, rheumatism, and impotence
azucar
huayo = sugar fruit tree (Hymenaea sp.) - physical renewal
mucura
(Alliacea capita) - opens one to visions
guayusa
(Ilex
guayusa) - renews energy
mapacho
= sacred tobacco (Nicotiana rustica) - protection and clarity
tahuarì
(Tabebuia heteropoda) - protection
The
following teacher-healer plants require longer advance dieting and are
potentially dangerous if not dieted correctly. These diets are for
more advanced shamanic apprentices with more than twenty Ayahuasca experiences.
chiric
sanango = fever tree (Brunfelsia grandiflora) - opening of the
heart
toé
= angel trumpet aka tree datura (Brugmansia suaveolens) - lucid
dreaming and foretelling the future
The
diets are guided and supevised by the esteemed banco ayahuasquero don Rober
A. . Contact us
to discuss your particular focus of interest and terms of participation.
licensed
in Perú
