Experiencing Ayahuasca in the Amazon

Subscribe – http://goo.gl/wpc2Q1 What begins as a plant hunt in the Peruvian jungle, turns into a terrifying, mind-altering journey… Botanist Piers Gibbon goes on a quest to sample the hallucinogenic ayahuasca, which Amazonian shamans drink to enter the spirit world and talk to the plants, and discover its recipe. As he travels deeper into the jungle, it becomes apparent that Piers' notion of plant collecting is hopelessly outdated. After injecting an uncontrollable dose of frog poison Piers finds a shaman who is prepared to reveal his supernatural secrets. But he must prove his comittment, by spending several nights on his own drinking the ayahuasca brew. The final initiation ceremony demands that Piers swallow some of the shaman's phlegm. How far is he prepared to go in pursuit of knowledge and experience, and will he ever find his way back again? 00:00 Intro 01:00 On a mission for Kew Gardens 03:10 About Ayahuasca 05:30 Beginning the journey 09:15 Brewing 11:10 First ceremony 13:30 Morning purge 17:16 Deeper into the jungle 19:00 More poison 21:30 Jungle tabacco 22:45 Extracting 24:33 The frog ceremony 32:08 Deeper into Ayahuasca country 33:40 Assessed by a Healer 36:33 Second ceremony 37:40 The Sorcerer Shaman 39:49 Thoughts on Piers 43:00 Shaman's phlegm 45:00 Mission complete?