It’s pitch dark, about 2 hours into the ceremony. The ayahuasca is in full effect, and I’m in deep. After a period of silence, the ceremony leader begins to sing another icaro. Someone starts to cry. It deepens into wrenching,…

I was initially quite frightened to drink ayahuasca. But I was also on a mission: to figure out who the heck I was. So, my very first ceremony intention was “Please show me my true self.” I admit, I was…