Personal Report: Significance of Community in an Ayahuasca Jungle Dieta
Anthropology of Consciousness March 1, 2012 Bethe Hagens, Steven Lansky 4 citations
A prolonged 10-day dieta in the remote Peruvian Amazon, involving regular ayahuasca and other medicinal plant rituals, builds community through shared pre-dieta preparations, daily rituals, and post-ceremony practices. Participants bond with the shaman, local support community, and plant harvesters, fostering a spiritual community of love and trust that extends to people, plants, and the earth. The text describes how communal elements like tambo housing, meals, hygiene, music, and etiquette contribute to this process, aligning with traditional indigenous goals of creating an interconnected spiritual practice community.