• ayahuasca shipibo
    Plant Medicine

    What is Mother Ayahuasca?

    The ayahuasca brew has been used traditionally by indigenous peoples in the Amazon region for spiritual and medicinal purposes. It has gained popularity in recent years among people seeking to explore its effects on personal growth and healing. Most people know ayahuasca as a psychedelic.

  • Huni Kuin
    Plant Medicine,  Video

    Interview with Tuwe Huni Kuin Plant Medicine

    This post introduces the Huni Kuin (or Kaxinawá), an indigenous tribe residing in the Brazilian Amazon, particularly in Acre, and in parts of Peru. They belong to the Pano linguistic family and maintain a profound connection with their traditions and the natural world, highlighted by their use of ayahuasca in spiritual practices.

  • Ganesha
    D's Art,  Hindu Mythology

    Ganesha I

    Ganesha: The remover of obstacles. May last painting of 2022 (acrylic and gouache on wood). As I close out 2022, I am deeply grateful for all the obstacles removed from my path. The shield around my heart has slowly melted over the last two years, thanks to my dedication to unraveling my traumas through many hours of therapy, meditation, and plant medicine. My return to the lap of the divine is a great gift. My art is dedicated to the spirit that lives in everything—from the mountaintop to the unseen beings in and around us daily. I close this year with deep gratitude to my friends and community. Special thanks…

  • The Devine Feminine
    D's Art,  Hindu Mythology

    The Devine Feminine – Ma

    Ma. The divine feminine, the matrix, God’s mistress, the cosmic lover, matter. Shakti, energy, potential, the coiled serpent, the supreme circuit. She lives in Saraswati’s songs,She powers the wings of Isis, She is the healing roar inside Sekhmet’s lungs, She is the blood pulsating through Kali’s veins on the battlefield, She rests in Lakshmi’s heart and ignites Parvati’s’ compassion, She is the void, She is the cosmic power from which all arises, She is the queen of Maya, She is the path to liberation. She is not here for you… YOU are here for HER. Ma. ~12 x 16. Ink & Paint

  • Plant Medicine Poem
    Poems & Prose

    The Spiraling Pheonix

    Spiraling upward, the Pheonix can foreseethe struggles of you and me beyond life’s marqueeis a secret—don’t you agree? sacred myths hold the keyfollow the dance of the bee life is god’s potpourrinot a spending spree wake up and drink the teafrom the spiritual tree take a trip to your inner Waikikiyour soul is the designee your childhood trauma is the VIPplant medicine is the referee get on one kneeprayer and gratitude are love’s sea there is a feeif you flee your life is not leftover debrisdon’t be a spiritual absentee is your soul trapped in gheelike a dried-out pea make a pleato simply be my beloved theehe, she, and we…

  • Ravin Art
    D's Art

    Raven

    Raven who was known by Northwest Pacific Coast Indians as “Real Chief,” the “Great Inventor,” the “One Whose Voice Is to Be Obeyed”, ravens are ministers of veiled mysteries.

  • Dragon Art
    D's Art,  Life Lessons

    El Dragon

    These symbols, the art that manifests through me, represent a portal into our mystical past, present, and future. In the vision, we are encouraged to maturate and embody a deeper connection to subtle energies, spiritual symbols, and higher frequencies and awaken to other dimensions—leading us to a transformational doorway of joy.