Neuro Shaman Project
Psychedelics meets NeuroAnalysis
Psychedelics
Plant Medicines and shamanism are ancient practices that have started a new revival in Western culture. All over the Western World large amounts of people suffer from depression, anxiety, and other types of "soul" disease. Modern man, for all his technology and great achievements largely seems unable to deal with the massive mental health issues that plague advanced societies. In response, more and more people are turning to ancient methods of healing. They are looking back into the past and noticing that modern mental problems seemed largely absent in earlier societies. The modern mind has imprisoned itself through its over use of analytical and goal oriented state of mind. Modern people have largely lost access to other states of mind both because they are not valued in the modern world of goal oriented work that results in "real tangible benefits." The human being is extremely complex and needs more diversity than only striving for material success. In this pursuit of material success, modern people have lost access to other states of mind that are necessary for soul integration and feeling whole. These states are where the soul can be accessed, true healing can happen, and a true development of the inner being. Plant medicines and Shamanism have proven themselves to be effective in taking people on journeys where true "soul healing" can happen.
Rebellious scientists and doctors and adventurous members of the lay public have started what has been called a new Renaissance in plant medicines and shamanism. These people have been traveling all over the world to find the true shamans and ancient plants that can heal mind, body, and soul. Despite the arrogance of modern science that has the pretense that everything in the modern world is known and quantified, there are actually vast realms of the human mind and consciousness that have yet to be explored. Even human beings' relationship to their environment has been atomized in such a way that modern people feel totally disconnected with the natural world. Slowly but surely, the veil is lifting. Human consciousness and even the consciousness of plants is much more complex than most people suppose. The more lay public experiences these powerful medicines and their powerful healing abilities, the more the word spreads from the bottom up. In addition, more and more scientists feel it is time to relook at these powerful healing methods and it is starting to finally become almost non-taboo to research strange substances and their effects on the human mind.
NeuroAnalysis
In our endeavor called the Neuro Shaman Project, we want to bridge the gap between science and ancient shamanic practices. The use of QEEG brain mapping technology allows us to see both before and after images of the human brain's response to plant medicines. The initial results have been very fascinating to say the least. Though those who have tried plant medicines and shamanism know that they can have powerful psychological effects, brain mapping adds a whole new scientific dimension besides personal subjective reports. With brain mapping technology we can see that the human brain adapts in new ways and creates new patterns that can allow people to overcome trauma and facilitates the human brain to experience the world in different ways.
The Neuro Shaman Project is in a unique position of being based in the Sacred Valley of Peru, one of the most important hotspots in the world for Shamanism and Plant medicines. We are presently researching the effects of plant medicines and shamanism in a scientific way. The applications of neurofeedback, QEEQ brain mapping, and plant medicines are vast. Neurofeedback itself is a very powerful tool in reaching deeper states of consciousness, shamanism combined with neurofeedback could open new doors of research and push the boundaries to newer levels of consciousnesses in a very unique way that has little precedent. The Neuro Shaman Project will be at the forefront of this evolution of consciousness, pioneering neurofeedback’s integration with plant medicines and shamanism.
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Plant medicine journeys are often very powerful and life changing. The experience can last months, years, and even the rest of their lives. The experience is unique to each individual like any experience. One of the most challenging aspects of shamanic journey with plant medicine is the integration process. The individual knows that he experienced a uniquely powerful experience but the same person often has a hard time processing it. Here in Peru, people fly down and experience Ayahuasca and fly back to North America or Europe and have trouble integrating the experience into their psyche. This is especially challenging for people who do not have the support of a foundational practice like meditation, Chi Gong, yoga, or other types of spiritual practice. For those who are in need of this foundational support, neurofeedback can bolster their integration. For those who already have a practice, neurofeedback can expand upon it. Neurofeedback in general is a powerful tool to help integrate a plant medicine experience. With neurofeedback, a person can access deep, healing states of the subconsciousness in similar ways to plant medicines without having to have all the other challenges that come with doing plant medicines. By using neurofeedback a person can integrate the powerful experiences and continue to advance spiritually.