A speaker who tried ayahuasca twice warns against its commercialization and the untrained shamans targeting wealthy entrepreneurs. He criticizes promoters like Aubrey Marcus and argues ketamine is a safer legal alternative for those seeking therapeutic experiences.
I've done aya twice in my life. I worry greatly about guys like Aubrey Marcus. I've done it, you know, 89 times or whatever. And like, dude, when are you gonna know it's not working? Unless you're living in the jungle on a shamanic path, you don't need that specific medicine dozens of times. There's lots of other medicines that don't have the spiritual risk of ayahuasca. I was lucky. I went down to Peru and I asked around and they looked at me and they said, you're white. And I was like. I was like, really? It's only for locals. No one wants to do this. And I found a true shaman, took me to his little mud house and showed me how it all worked. And it was really cool and I had a good experience, but it just comes with a lot of risk. I recommend people today start with ketamine. Ketamine is legal. There aren't people targeting mind control stuff with ketamine the way they are with ayahuasca. There's people who call themselves shamans, who don't have any training, who are going after high net worth entrepreneurs saying, oh, yeah, come and do it at my house. And you have no idea. Unless you're spiritually practiced and you've been working with teachers and gurus and meditating and doing all the stuff there is, unseen stuff that happens with Aya that is not always positive.
