{"id":2847,"date":"2020-02-03T20:31:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T20:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/?p=2847"},"modified":"2021-04-16T22:19:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T22:19:01","slug":"healing-with-wachuma-science-and-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/healing-with-wachuma-science-and-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing With Wachuma: Science and Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo-1555683391-b450efb3ea38-685x385.jpeg\" alt=\"healing with Wachuma \" class=\"wp-image-2979 img-responsive \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo-1555683391-b450efb3ea38-685x385.jpeg 685w, https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo-1555683391-b450efb3ea38-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo-1555683391-b450efb3ea38-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo-1555683391-b450efb3ea38-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo-1555683391-b450efb3ea38-2048x1151.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><figcaption>The Wachuma Cactus <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Wachuma is a plant cactus medicine with origins in the ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/discover-peru-and-the-benefits-of-group-spiritual-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Andean Mountains of Peru (opens in a new tab)\">Andean Mountains of Peru<\/a>. The medicine is considered a masculine, Father plant teacher. The journey Wachuma inscribes onto our souls is one that brings us through to our darkest shadows so might we transcend our inner barriers and reach Heaven on Earth. Due to experiences of healing with Wachuma (but also religious subjugation), the Spanish renamed the medicine upon their arrival. They called it <em>San Pedro<\/em>, &#8220;Saint Peter&#8221; in English. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus declares to Peter: \u201cI will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wachuma was named after Saint Peter because the Catholics viewed Wachuma as the key to the gates of Heaven. Pilgrims who undergo sacred journeys with Wachuma report dealing with emotional baggage unknown previous to their journeys. They return from these journeys feeling lighter and better able to transcend the weight of their lingering afflictions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/peru-travel-itinerary-discover-peru-sacred-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Peru travel itinerary (opens in a new tab)\">Peru travel itinerary<\/a>, in October, pilgrims will have the opportunity to sit with Wachuma on our journey, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/current-tours\/heart-of-the-pachamama-with-puma-quispe-singona-2021\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Heart of the Pachamama with Puma Quispe Singona<\/em>.<\/a> Healers from lineages of the Andes Mountains will stand as our guides through not only the best <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Machu Picchu Peru tours (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/7-peru-secrets-every-traveller-should-know\/\" target=\"_blank\">Machu Picchu Peru tours<\/a> (including hikes to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Temple of the Moon (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/temple-moon-huayna-picchu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Temple of the Moon<\/a>), but this work with Wachuma. We view <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Wachuma San Pedro (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wachuma-san-pedro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wachuma San Pedro<\/a> as a powerful and sacred\u2014yet gentle\u2014\u201cteacher and healer\u201d plant traditionally used to heal the heart in times of extreme pain and emotional hurt.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to this unimaginable opportunity to experience healing with Wachuma, many of you may wish to read into the medicine more deeply. You may wish to know about Wachuma on the basis of methodology, science, safety, pharmacology, and therapy. Come with us as we explore the divine potential of this medicine that has helped the souls of humanity for thousands of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Science, Safety, and Efficacy of Healing with Wachuma&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wachuma is a fast-growing cactus native to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/peru-sacred-sites-history-mystery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Andes of Peru (opens in a new tab)\">Andes of Peru<\/a>, though it is found growing in many other South American countries as well. It has remained a prized medicine in Andean culture partly due to the cactus\u2019 highly-studied psychedelic alkaloid known as mescaline. Mescaline is currently labeled as a Schedule I hallucinogen in many major first-world countries but is completely legal in Peru.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the rise of psychedelics such as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fphar.2017.00974\/full\" target=\"_blank\">psilocybin being used therapeutically<\/a> in clinical settings, it\u2019s worth exploring whether or not mescaline has similar therapeutic potential. The substance was primarily studied in the 1950s and 60s before being deemed illegal and thus difficult to study. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/psychonautdocs.com\/docs\/stolaroff_experience.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Some research<\/a> found that dosing patients with mescaline produced a long-term, deepened sense of inner strength and vitality. Interestingly, these effects sometimes began long after psychedelic sessions that at first seemed ineffective. Further, during the psychedelic trip, subjects found a deepened ability to engage with the experience, face fears, and later, act on insights received from the medicine. Mescaline, among other serotonin 2A agonist psychedelics, is currently being studied as an effective <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyt.2019.00955\/full\" target=\"_blank\">treatment for drug addiction and misuse<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mescaline seems to have very little direct risk to physical health. Reported deaths (from the drug itself, at least) are unknown. There is a low risk for long-term psychological deficits while using mescaline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to avoiding unwanted results and enhancing benefits, setting, intention, and dosage are the three pillars of a medicinal experience with Wachuma. To this end, it will be of use to explore how the medicine was (and still is) traditionally used.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traditional Wachuma Cleansing Ceremonies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Peru-MachuPicchu-Puma-tour-leader.jpg\" alt=\"Peru tour leader\" class=\"wp-image-1631 img-responsive \" width=\"553\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Peru-MachuPicchu-Puma-tour-leader.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Peru-MachuPicchu-Puma-tour-leader-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><figcaption>Our Tour Leader and Medicine Man, Puma, at Machu Picchu.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested participants should always aim to work with Wachuma as part of a sacred ceremony and with the protection of the ancestral spirits. With the guidance of experienced guides, we can reconnect with the ancestral energy that is ready to help us heal and transform our lives for the better.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional Wachuma cleansing ceremonies are always completed with the guidance of an experienced medicine man or woman. The ceremony usually centers around an altar where revered objects are placed including stones, divine images, crosses, and staffs. Healers highly experienced with the medicine lead the ceremonies and even diagnose participants by invoking Andean spirits, and more recently, spirits from Christian Cosmology. Meanwhile, participants are bathed in smoke from tobacco and other herbs as a cleansing ritual for the ceremony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that the effects of the ceremony be attributed to the plant itself and not the shaman. The shaman is merely the middle-man, the facilitator that helps guide those being healed through the experience with the plant. They are the ones who recognize disease and help people stimulate the senses through dance, song, and medicinal perfumes among other sacred actions. Shamans often recognize the medical causes of disease, yet look through physicality to the deeper, spiritual malaise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Entering Ceremony with Trust and Courage&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Puma-leading-ceremony-633x475.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-205 img-responsive \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Puma-leading-ceremony-633x475.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Puma-leading-ceremony-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Puma-leading-ceremony.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><figcaption>Puma leading a ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ceremony is one of the ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/7-peru-secrets-every-traveller-should-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Peru secrets<\/a> that is becoming more widely available to the masses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An important aspect of healing in ceremony is retaining a sense of \u201callowance\u201d rather than resistance. This helps participants relax and receive what they\u2019re meant to receive from the Wachuma. It\u2019s entirely normal for participants to have some level of anxiety before taking the medicine. Retaining a sense of trust and courage will prevent the anxiety from expanding and interfering with the healing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, it\u2019s good to remember that while participants can expect blissful experiences with Wachuma, healing in this way doesn\u2019t always feel blissful and \u201cgood\u201d\u2014at least at first. These types of plant medicines can bring us in deep touch with difficult feelings, especially if we\u2019re being honest about our wounds going into the ceremony. Luckily, a ceremonial setting in the presence of a shaman is the perfect place to feel and release, to cry, vomit, shout, and eventually revel in the after-bliss of facing fears long kept shriveled up in our systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Discalimer: This article and the information therein was produced for educational purposes early. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness. Always speak with a certified health professional before stopping or engaging with any form of treatment. <\/em><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wachuma is a plant cactus medicine with origins in the ancient Andean Mountains of Peru. The medicine is considered a masculine, Father plant teacher. The journey Wachuma inscribes onto our souls is one that brings us through to our darkest shadows so might we transcend our inner barriers and reach Heaven on Earth. 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