Ayahuasca Shaman

We see on the news that Hollywood actors Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson have arrived in Lima Peru, where they were linked with a woman who leads ayahuasca rituals. However, the report also states Wilson and Harrelson were stopping over in Lima on their way to Cusco and not to the Amazon.

Cusco is the gateway to Macho Picchu, where this writer has experienced a hallucinogenic ceremony with a beverage made from the San Pedro cactus, and not from the ayahuasca vine. It is more likely, it seems to me, that the two actors are more likely to encounter San Pedro than ayahuasca if indeed they are going to Cusco and Machu Picchu.

Of course, this does not rule out the possibility that there may be a shaman leading an ayahuasca ceremony in Cusco or Machu Picchu. It just seems more likely that, if they’re going to Peru for the purpose of an ayahuasca experience, it’s more likely they’d be heading for the Amazon.

We know that Harrelson has a history of being a cannabis activist, for which we applaud. It was also widely publicized that Wilson recently attempted suicide. It therefore is speculated that Harrelson may be taking Wilson under his protective wing to help get his head sorted out. A journey into Peru’s Sacred Valley and a meeting with a curandero seem like positive steps in that direction.

One hopes the news media will not let this interesting story fall through the cracks. Should ayahuasca be a positive ingredient in Wilson’s getting back on a more constructive path, it would be a good thing for the rest of the world to hear about.

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