The Power of Forgiveness through Ayahuasca
For many, the intention with Ayahuasca is associated with healing, and the concept of forgiveness is frequently a part of this process. We often hold on to anger and grudges when someone caused us harm or injustice. This pain plants seeds of suffering within us, growing into of resentment. Perhaps you were on the other side and started the cycle of pain, causing hurt to someone you hold dear, and therefore carrying a heavy burden of self-resentment. This burden may have even escalated into self-loathing, so the feeling of self-love is unfortunately just a concept and the opposite of reality. The beauty of Ayahuasca is its ability to guide us beyond intellectual understanding to a more profound emotional truth. It’s one thing to mentally acknowledge forgiveness, quite another to genuinely feel it radiate from the core of your being. Such emotional shifts are complex and often take a significant amount of time. Yet, Ayahuasca can serve as a catalyst, dramatically accelerating this healing process. Still, all of this won’t just happen if you “just” drink Ayahuasca. It is a tool that facilitates and speeds up the healing, but the responsibility of taking the necessary steps rests with us. You have to work with it. This article aims to showcase those steps, guiding you on your journey towards forgiveness through Ayahuasca and healing. Key takeaways: Ayahuasca can help with deep emotional processes like forgiveness. When not addressed these topics can deeply impact and limit us in our lives. You will have to go through the different stages of forgiveness, acknowledging the pain it is causing, stopping the blame game, stopping to wishing the past was different, accepting the reality of life, embracing compassion and eventually forgiveness and even gratitude will come for the positive things that came out of the event. Forgiveness is an internal process but it is also important to put the effort in the outer reality, for example to start having the difficult conversations. Table of Contents Forgiveness through Ayahuasca: Facing an unprocessed event The first step towards healing, which you may have already taken, is the facing and acknoledgenment of the occured event. Some individuals manage to distance themselves from a traumatic event so effectively that they feign ignorance of its occurrence. Or they dismiss its influence on their lives. This evasion, of course, is a far from the truth. However, this kind of self-deception might appear as the easiest course of action to navigate the overwhelming emotions at that moment. But eventually, if you genuinely aspire to heal, you must acknowledge the event’s existence and its impact on your life. This acknowledgment may even emerge during an Ayahuasca ceremony. You might have considered something as just a minor occurrence, but suddenly, in the ceremony, you understand the significant implications this “minor” event has had either on you or someone important in your life. And so begins the path of forgiveness, of setting things right, of healing the wounds and “fixing” the broken pieces. Must read Blog: Ayahuasca healing – healing vs. improvement Stopping the Blame Game In any dispute, each party carries a story, and to varying degrees, each narrative holds its legitimacy. Often, we resist acknowledging the other person’s perspective, easily discarding it without a fair consideration. But pause and ask yourself: Is your side of the story absolutely true? Could there be a side to the story you might be neglecting? Always, two sides exist, and the truth often dances somewhere between them. Yes, you can stubbornly cling to your version, repeatedly painting the other party as a heartless fool and asking how they could have done such a thing. However, this approach will not lead you down the path to healing. Alternatively, you can opt to view the situation through a variety of lenses, opening yourself to diverse perspectives. This shift can cultivate a deep sense of compassion towards the situation. The topic of compassion will be discussed in more depth later in the blog. In an Ayahuasca ceremony, the plant medicine might present you with these different perspectives. Sometimes it does gently, other times, more forcefully. If Ayahuasca displays a challenging perspective, it’s essential not to resist. In doing so, you’re merely fighting against yourself, and the resistance will only intensify, complicating your ceremony. If you open yourself to what Ayahuasca intends to show you, you’ll experience a significant release, and the process of your ceremony will become smoother. Recognizing the suffering caused A significant catalyst for change is often pain. Pain creates a level of discomfort so acute that it creates the desire for transformation. Therefore, for you to initiate healing, you must first recognize how your circumstances contribute to suffering in your life. There’s a saying: “Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” But the person truly suffering from this toxic situation is you. Ask yourself, for how much longer are you willing to suffer? When your answer becomes “no more,” you set in motion the wheels of change. It’s about acknowledging that you’re an active participant in your own suffering, that your state of mind – your thoughts and feelings – magnifying the suffering in your life. Understand that you can alter your thoughts and emotions regarding an event. You can instigate a shift, however challenging it might seem from your current state of consciousness. Yet, within the realm of “extraordinary consciousness” as described by Ayahuasca shamans – a state induced through Ayahuasca – these seemingly impossible shifts can begin to occur. Stop wishing to be able to change the past In Islam, there’s a saying: “When things go wrong, one should never say, ‘If only I had done such and such, this would not have happened.’ ‘If only I had…’ provides an opening for the devil.” Please note, this isn’t about religious dogma. Instead, the essence of this proverb is what resonates deeply with me, and possibly, with you too. Many of us can look back at
