It really makes me sad how much lack of faith and spirituality there is on Bluelight. I love this site and I've been on it for 12 years, but one thing I will say is there's a lot of atheism/agnostic approach. I don't know how you can use Ayahuasca, Mescaline, or LSD in high doses and not believe in some universal consciousness, frequency, God, angels, inter-connectedness, divinity, etc. One way or another everyone finds their way. I follow Buddhism among MANY other cultures philosophies and beliefs, and they don't believe in God, so I'm not trying to be judgmental, it just seems odd to me is all.
The purge isn't fetishized that is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. It's literally the most effective and fast way our body removes toxins, which includes emotional and spiritual toxins. It's not uncommon for people on Ayahuasca to puke up black vile, when they have an empty stomach. You might say bile, I say vile(spiritual toxins). All diseases, mental disorders, etc all stem from spiritual toxins. Spiritual toxins including fear, worry, panic, jealousy, hate, hurtful words, etc. Any shaman in Peru will tell you a dozen stories of rare ailments they've seen cured during a San Pedro ceremony. I alone can attest how sacred medicine and even LSD have healed the fabric of my being. Anxiety, PTSD, depression, everything within my body healed. I am one who has spent 200 hours on Google scholar, I love studies, they are also flawed and done poorly, they are all for the numbers to make their billion dollar sponsors happy. In 50 years we will radically change how we view psychedelics. I suppose it's one of those situations that you won't believe it until you see it.
BTW if you're doing Ayahuasca, you absolutely want a shaman. For one you aren't even there and will hardly notice him(someone said it would be annoying to have a shaman) and two there are A LOT of people who would freak the fuck out and do something stupid if doing Ayahuasca by themselves, where a shaman can quickly calm you and center you. If you are doing San Pedro, I'd rather not take it at all then spend the entire 20 hours in my room, you want to be in nature, you literally crave it because the more green you see the better you feel, it heals you deeply, and the amazon is one of the most beautiful places of green on earth.
I really apologize for the rant, it's just the 10th thread I've come across full of skepticism.