Anyone try Ayahuasca lately? While arting around?

One of the most powerful emerging trends in the world of art today, is so called “visionary art,” which is often created under the influence of various controlled substances. We have done one or two posts on the subject in the past, concentrating previously on the use of the Salvia Divinorum herb while painting, performing music, and the like. Ayahuasca is an ancient “medicine” plant grown and consumed in the Amazon (if I understand correctly), which I have personally never tried, but heard real good things about from other people. It has a variety of interesting uses.

This plant is so popular, or becoming popular, rather, that it even has its own website! Check out Ayahuasca.com for more information on this.

Also, here are a few of example of artwork produced “under the influence” of Ayahuasca. The artist, and painter, is Pablo Amaringo, who passed away this past November. He will be dearly missed.

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Steve Beyer says:

December 7, 2009 at 5:59 am

For those who are interested in this subject, there is a lot of information about ayahuasca shamanism on my Singing to the Plants website, http://www.singingtotheplants.com/, and many articles on shamanism and the sacred plants generally in the accompanying blog, http://www.singingtotheplants.com/blog/. I hope that you find the information useful and interesting.

– Steve