Huachuma Wasi A Place Where You Can Shape Your Future by Healing Your Past A Gateway to Consciousness and a Bridge to the Ancient Shamanic Traditions of Peru Our Mission Healing the world by creating a safe space for people to experience sacred plant medicine in a profound way. ​ It is a unique skill that I, fortunately, do not possess, to incarcerate the experience of life into a cage of language. No matter how eloquent a description may be, it still can never capture the essence of a studied culture. This is why I never pursued anthropology as a career, even though this would be the closest academic discipline to my liking. Fascinated with indigenous cultures since childhood, all I wanted to do was to explore them myself and be with them, rather than study about them in university. Intuitively, I felt that no amount of class hours could actually teach me about the life lived by people whose worldview is not limited by words and concepts — people who sniff the wind to know where to find game or perceive danger. Intuition and extrasensory perception would never fit into a classroom. They are bigger than that and much more real. I began my shamanic path drinking Ayahuasca and Huachuma San Pedro cactus in Iquitos, Peru in 2005. After a lifelong search for magic, spirituality and later enlightenment, I was fortunate enough to be found worthy of real shamanic experiences which have transformed both myself and my life completely. My old self is hardly recognizable even to me, who knew myself best. Sometimes I remember my past with a bitter sense of embarrassment, and on a good day, with compassion. I was living my life without spiritual guidance, as the teachings available through mainstream spirituality were unsatisfactory for my taste. The mindfulness and meditation path given by Indian gurus wasn’t for me. None of this could actually teach me life and how to live it correctly, be happy, and live with joy. Anywhere I looked, I only found preachers, none of whom I felt had enough inner depth to resonate with me fully. It all felt superficial at best. The closest I came to that which I was seeking after was in books and in personal psychedelic experiences, which I had long before I found sacred plants. Looking back, it is clear that I was getting prepared for my future, which would be infused with working with plant teachers. Bypassing a load of unnecessary information that would just take space in my memory if I were to embrace an academic path, I dived directly into the world of Spirit when the right time came. My life was saved on numerous occasions. Being young, adventurous and curious, I was teasing death prematurely. I made my guardian spirits work too hard. But apart from the obvious physical dangers, I now understand more subtle level of protection which I interpret as being saved from taking the wrong intellectual paths in life, which may have proven deadly to my spirit. ​ There are many who write beautifully about the shamanic experience, myself included, and while this can be a wonderful introduction to the subject, it's never the same as having an experience yourself. It's important not to mistake the map for the territory when it comes to consciousness and spirituality. The words are there to be transcended into an embodied experience, which you can have here with the medicine. ​ It is my deepest gratitude that I am expressing here, and elsewhere, to the invisible forces in my life which have protected and guided me so I could find my path in life and walk it with heart. Sacred plant healers and teachers have proven to be worthy of my dedication, commitment and love.