Testimonies

Translated from Spanish

Medicinal plants don't distort reality. They reveal how the mind constructs it.

I couldn't explain what happened yesterday during the bufo, but the sensations I felt when it ended were incredible. Of one thing, however, I'm certain: the divine is already within us.

And now I'm completely sure of it. There is a dimension of consciousness that everyday life doesn't show us. When the brain reduces its ordinary filters — through sound, deep meditation, or substances like medicinal plants — something precise and measurable emerges. A sense of total interconnection. A clarity the ordinary mind can't reach. A sense of belonging to something greater.

I'm of the opinion that this experience isn't modern. I think it's the oldest one of humanity.

Ancient cultures knew something we're only just rediscovering. That sound transforms the mind. That the geometry of space influences the geometry of thought. That there are frequencies capable of dissolving the boundaries of the ego and revealing a deeper reality.

There's a phrase by Nikola Tesla that stayed with me: "The secrets of the universe are hidden in energy, frequency, and vibration."

And now I think the ancient traditions already knew this. The hermetic texts, the shamanic practices of every culture. They all describe the same thing in different languages. There is a universal consciousness that we're part of. There is a way to access it. And when we access it, we change.

Modern physics is trying to confirm what the mystics knew long ago. Matter is vibration. Space is relationship. Consciousness isn't produced by the brain as was once believed; it's a phenomenon that the brain can receive, amplify, or filter. For example, the pineal gland, capable of perceiving frequencies, and its ability to produce DMT, could be exactly this — a biological antenna that millions of years of evolution have preserved because it serves a function. A function we're only just beginning to understand. A function tied to consciousness.

I think the evil in the world has precise roots: disconnection and fear. From others, from nature, from oneself. A connected human being doesn't exploit, doesn't destroy, doesn't accumulate at the expense of others. A disconnected human being does so almost inevitably. Not out of malice, but because disconnection distorts the perception of reality. It makes you believe you're separate — therefore in competition, therefore in danger.

Heightened consciousness and the dissolution of the ego reverse this mechanism. The shamans knew it — those who built structures to amplify sound or performed rituals with medicinal plants. The mystics knew it — those who encoded sacred geometry. Anyone who has lived a moment of dissolving the boundary between self and world knows it.

Imagine for a moment the world we would have if everyone used medicinal plants to heal. But, sadly, not everyone has the courage to explore these incredible molecules.

Surely we're missing some piece of the puzzle, and I hope to discover one day how consciousness works through sound, energy, vibration, geometry, and these substances — to make them more accessible, integrable, safe, and replicable. To build a bridge between ancient knowledge, which you are putting into practice here at Amayama, and modern understanding. Not out of ego, but to give back to human beings something that has always belonged to them. Because we are happy when we make others happy, since we are one and the same thing.

Higher consciousness isn't a privilege. It's our natural state. What we call ordinary reality is the filter, not the whole truth.

Recovering that connection is the most important frontier of our time. So thank you, all of you who, with the purest intentions, are doing this wonderful work. Thank you for having healed me through these fantastic medicines; you are like a family and I know I'll always be able to count on you. It's been fantastic to share this healing and this growth with you.

You'll stay in my heart forever. You are a family. I love you.

My time at Amayama has led to profound change. This was my first time working with the medicines. I found the ceremonies very difficult and I was not certain at the time that much good had come out of them. Most of my fellow companions reported good experiences during the ceremonies but this was not the case for me. I am very grateful to Axis, Chiara, Silvi and Vicente for the amazing support they gave me while I was with them and after I returned home.

It took time to notice the changes. However, I am writing this review two and a half months after the ceremonies and I can happily and gratefully state that there are changes, and they seem to be permanent.

I am much more confident. I have tried through therapy, exposure experiences and acting classes over decades to help myself with my fear of public speaking. These all helped a lot to the point where I can speak in public but I always need to push myself through the fear. After the ceremonies I had an opportunity to speak in public and was very pleased to see that I only had a tiny buzz of anxiety that only lasted a few seconds. I now look forward with excitement to future public speaking events.

I have also tried for decades to work on my posture, and as I am getting older I experience more back pain because of it. Over the years I have done physiotherapy with exercises, work on retained primitive reflexes (which was the most effective but only helped a little), Alexander Technique and various somatic psychotherapies. However, after one weekend at Amayama my upper middle back is completely normal. My shoulders rest in a downward and backward position as they should, with no effort on my part. I look forward to future ceremonies, hopefully they will do the same to my neck and lower back.

I was also suffering from a frozen shoulder for months before the ceremonies and there was a very marked improvement soon after I left, to the point where I had near normal range of movement.

As I am aging, my skin is aging. My love of being outdoors has not helped. I noticed within a couple of weeks after the ceremonies that the skin on my forearms looks younger and more hydrated. My eyesight has also improved slightly. Not so much that I don't need glasses, but a little, which is lovely. I'll take it. In addition, breathing feels freer. I have not had difficulties with breathing and tend to breathe from my belly, but after the ceremonies it just felt much freer.

I have noticed other emotional and psychological changes too. I get less stressed by work. I am quite efficient and I have not done anything new with regard to this, but I am significantly more efficient. When things go wrong, I still have an emotional reaction, but it lasts for a very short time and then I move on to a solution much faster.

One weekend working with the medicine is not going to cure every physical, emotional and mental issue I have. However, I was very surprised by how much did change for me. As difficult as the ceremonies were for me, spiritually, physically, emotionally, mentally, I look forward to future ceremonies with the experienced and caring support of Axis, Chiara, Vicente and Silvi.