Stepping Into The Fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ommNRJeMQ
STEPPING INTO THE FIRE is a feature length documentary that tells the story of a seemingly successful man living an unfulfilled life and his journey towards truth and happiness. What if the thoughts, values and philosophies that guided our lives were at the root of our misery and there was ancient and time honored knowledge that could truly heal our soul. This compelling film provides insight into ancient shamanic practices from deep in the Peruvian jungles, and a thought provoking commentary on human spirituality and wellness.
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Great list of films . . .
I feel an obligation (while not looking for controversy) to bring to peoples' attention that the shaman at the center of this film - stepping into the fire - was recently arrested and charged with murder of an 18 year old from California who reportedly died during a ceremony while at the  retreat center. The shaman led the authorities to where he admittedly buried the body...
google search - the web is full of stories on this case.

could be all your work with iboga / aya / and kambo
is having a synergistic affect of paving new neural paasageways in your brain
making you much more sensitive to each and all
sort of like a transcontinental highway
and as soon as you plug in  ....whooosh ... your off
in place of tolerance - you get saturation
enjoy

I have found that herbal tonics can greatly help one's level of awareness, concentration and memory.
I have also found that using a brain tonic on a regular daily basis over long periods of time greatly expands the dimensions and parameters of all other plant medicines - whether in micro or full amounts.

The tonic I have been using for years is a mix of the following herbs:

Brahmi (Bacopa Monnieri) 24%
Gota Kola (Centella asiatica) 24 %
Gingko 23 %
Ashwaganda 23 %
Licorice 3 %
Cayenne 3 %

i joined this forum in hopes the focus is on healing.......
it seems less likely on a kambo forum to find people looking for escape or high
(than is possible on forums dealing with other plant medicines)

so what is healing ? what is a healer ?

i just want to throw out some ideas...thoughts to ponder
maybe get people thinking in new directions

my own journey has led me to believe that
before one can be a healer,
one has to first heal themselves

for myself,
I had a huge breakthrough awakening to the fact that
there is nothing to heal
only acceptance
acceptance was the key
and before one can move forward
one has to accept where and who they are
acceptance of one's be-ing

on a deeper level perhaps
acceptance of the reality of one's true non-existance

as one heals ones own self
then one can help guide others to heal thier own selves
i do not really believe that one can heal another
only help them on their own path

one guiding light that has been a foundation of my work
is that of resonance
as i move to balance - those around me move to balance
(and unfortunately if i am out of balance - so those around me)

this concept comes from physics
and is most easily understood in music
as is one of the guiding principles in hands on touch

and I have found it to be a powerful force underlying the role
of the shaman, the provider, the sitter or the friend

musical instruments are set into vibrational motion at their natural frequency when a person hits, strikes, strums, plucks or somehow disturbs the object. Each natural frequency of the object is associated with one of the many standing wave patterns by which that object could vibrate. The natural frequencies of a musical instrument are sometimes referred to as the harmonics of the instrument. An instrument can be forced into vibrating at one of its harmonics (with one of its standing wave patterns) if another interconnected object pushes it with one of those frequencies. This is known as resonance - when one object vibrating at the same natural frequency of a second object forces that second object into vibrational motion.

I would reword as follows:
A person can be moved towards vibrating into a peaceful harmony if another person they are connected to, vibrates with that same wave of peaceful harmony

the world around us is projected from within us

peace to all

looking forward to some stimulating, growthful and challenging exchanges

mary