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Citations please?

• hluska 12y ago
  In the interest of fairness, I will share a few decent articles, then give my opinion: http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/jennifer-logan-s-death-in-peru-puts-focus-on-purging-ceremonies-1.2948955 http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/jennifer-logan-s-death-in-pe... https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/ayahuasca/ayahuasca_death.shtml https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/ayahuasca/ayahuasca_death.s... http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/justice/ayahuasca-death-kyle-nolan-mother/ http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/justice/ayahuasca-death-kyle-n... The first article is not about ayahuasca, but provides some excellent advice for spiritual seekers. The second is the best article. The third is CNN, but it is likely the incident the OP is talking about. Ayahuasca and salvia both completely scare me. They are not meant to be administered recreationally, and they can both bring about some states that can lead to dangerous behaviours or permanent mental illness. However, if administered correctly by a well trained shaman, each have therapeutic qualities. The problem is too many people with western dollars read Carlos Castaneda and embark in search of a shaman. And, there are many unscrupulous people who will say anything to make a buck.