Your article (‘Ayahuasca Tourism’ is a blight of native people and our environment, 17 June) Brings important concerns but it looks at a complex issue that is harder. It is worth noting that the word “Ayahuasca” itself is not a modern invention, but a term meaning “the grape of the soul”. It is only one of many names used for ceremonial medicine in various native cultures – others include Yagé, Caapi, Oasca and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime and Dime. It suggests that “Hayakwaska” is “right” that removes variation of ancestral traditions across the Baloon basin.
The claim that Ayahuasca is traded as a “mystical shortcut” does not look at reality: the actual job of this drug is not easy or easy. True healing by Ayahuasca involves deep inner effort, often accompanied by inconvenience, surrender and courage – if a native or not.
Cultural distortion and loss of biodiversity is valid, especially for tourism to encourage illegal trade in wild animals. But we also need to recognize many of the products sold by tourists (such as Jaguar parts) offered by local individuals. Their knowledge and connection to the forest forest, native communities can and bring leadership to educate local and persistent visitors.
To ask, “How is’ Ayahuasca Tourist left?” fair. However tourism – if done responsibly – be an important source of income for rural areas, offering logging alternatives, mining trafficking. It provides jobs and preserves culturally related for young generations.
Enrico Malatesta
not
I agreed with the whole heart of Gualinga and Eli Virkina that Ayahuasca Tourism took Shaman away from their sacred work, which is the community and the earth. I know that as a UK shamanic healer, my job is on the ground. This has been carried in harmony with the soul.
The plants and trees in any country are wisdom and healing do not happen anywhere other than the ground and heal. It involves releasing the souls of the war and building the empire, changing the guardians of sacred sites and restored ourselves to retaliate.
Knowing our roots and care for them brings us back to relationship with ourselves. This land and our hearts need our ancestral man today. For our healing to participate in going Deskulor For spiritual tourism, if there are many ancestors and the land to do in our land, showing how we were set from the earth and mother.
We cannot see that anywhere else. The plants of these sacred islands hold many love and wisdom of our return to the earth as a mother, as a sweet source that holds us. The sacred plants of these islands are dandelions, thorns, docks and nettle – we are supported and guided us. Our trees are Oak, Birch and Rowan, Hawthorn. It is our communication and relationship with motherland and plant spirits. A sovereign connection between ourselves and our land.
Emily Webster
Military
It is always fun to know about remote native communities, and despite finding most of the most, as their noble respect for nature. The start of modern tourism – often composed of “eco”, “lasting” and “responsible” with exploiting natives – a common occurrence.
However, have less than two injuries? “Ayahuasca” in Ecuador, as described in your piece, or wholesale taking native land, living and culture we see SHIP? The forced assimilation of the main population is the most violent imposed by the famous 1970s Khmer Rouge Regime but sorry for the less ever.
John Lowrie
Ta Khmau, Cambodia
