What Do I Do with Power from the Medicine?
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What Do I Do with Power from the Medicine?

Question: The medicine gave me an overwhelming sense of power. I feel it in every cell of my body. It is like wild horses running through my veins, and I feel I can move mountains. I don't want to get ahead of myself, as you say. What do I do with all this power?

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Effects of the Soplado
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Effects of the Soplado

Question: I have a question about what you did with my head [during the ceremony], because I have thoughts about what happened, but I really don't know what it was. The effect was very unexpected to me.

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Medicine Songs in English
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Medicine Songs in English

For those of us whose first language is English, there's probably going to be a part that feels cheesy with that, and more exotic and mysterious with a different language. The other side of the reality is that our own dialect hits home. It hits the heartstrings in a different way. It resonates and registers with a different part of our brain.

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Lineage and Syncretism
Teachings, Q&A Jayaji Teachings, Q&A Jayaji

Lineage and Syncretism

I appreciate all of the pathways that wind around the forest. I've been exposed to many different leaders, great ayahuasqueros, curanderos, onanyas, kurakas, pajés, madrinhas, padrinhos, and I want to be something of a translator. Sometimes, my role is to be a bridge between this world and that world, this world and the other.

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