Huachuma Wasi exists to provide a safe, authentic, and respectful space to work with sacred plant teachers in accordance with traditional lineages and lived experience.

 

We honor direct experience over belief, embodiment over theory, and inner truth over borrowed narratives.

 

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Frequently Asked Question

 

          Direct Experience Over Words

 

It is a rare privilege to touch direct spiritual experience, knowledge so intimate and immediate that it cannot be fully captured by language. No matter how refined the description, words fall short of conveying the essence of expanded consciousness and intuitive knowing.

 

This understanding shaped my path early on. I never pursued anthropology as a profession, despite its surface alignment with my interests. I did not want to study Indigenous cultures from a distance, I wanted to live among them, learn directly, and be transformed through experience. No number of academic hours can teach what is learned through relationship with Nature, Spirit, and lived reality.

 

Intuition and extrasensory perception do not belong in classrooms. They are cultivated through presence, silence, humility, and experience.

 

My Path

 

My shamanic journey began in 2005 in Iquitos, Peru, where I drank Ayahuasca and Huachuma (San Pedro cactus) under the guidance of Don Howard (R.I.P.), my first true teacher and brother in Spirit. After a lifelong spiritual search, I was allowed to walk an ancient path rooted in direct transmission rather than ideology.

 

I worked with Don Howard for three years before moving permanently to Peru in April 2009 to continue serving Huachuma independently.

 

Along this path, I met my wife, Mercedes, a native of Cusco. Together, we built Huachuma Wasi—our retreat center and family home—where we welcome sincere seekers who are called to healing, clarity, and inner truth.

 

Huachuma Wasi is not a business first. It is a medicine space, a family home, and a place of service.

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The Call Beyond Teachings

 

Throughout my life, I explored many spiritual traditions. I resonated deeply with Zen Buddhism, Taoism, and Sufism, paths that invite us to live in the present moment, aligned with nature and the natural flow of life, and infused with profound wisdom. Yet I came to realize that true wisdom must be felt and experienced to be embodied. External guidance is valuable, but ultimately insufficient for self-realization.

 

I met a few spiritual teachers and gurus, yet they did not embody the depth they spoke about. Much of it felt superficial. The closest I came to what I was seeking was through psychedelic experiences, long before I encountered sacred plant teachers in their traditional context.

 

Looking back, I see how life prepared me for this path. By bypassing unnecessary mental clutter and academic abstraction, I entered the world of Spirit directly when the time was right.

 

This journey continues to shape my life and has inspired many others to walk their own path with courage and sincerity.

 

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Protection, Guidance, and Gratitude

 

My life has been saved many times, sometimes physically, sometimes spiritually. In my youth, curiosity and adventure brought me close to danger more than once. With time, I came to understand a subtler form of protection: being guided away from paths that would have been destructive to my spirit.

 

Many write beautifully about shamanic experiences, and words can serve as an introduction. But when it comes to consciousness, it is essential not to mistake the map for the territory. True understanding comes through embodied experience.

 

Here, with the medicine, words dissolve into lived knowing. Your journey is your own.

 

I express deep gratitude to the unseen forces that have guided and protected me, and to the sacred plant teachers who have proven worthy of lifelong dedication. Their wisdom continues to shape my life and work.

 

Just as our Huachuma cacti bloom in their own time, so can you.

 

Welcome to Huachuma Wasi

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 Your oasis of healing and sanity in a world of chaos and confusion.

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​​​As the world grows increasingly unstable and many lose their inner footing, we turn to Nature and Huachuma as a stabilizing force, a living antidote to fear, confusion, and disconnection. Sanity is becoming one of the rarest qualities of our time, and perhaps the most precious. When fear dominates the collective mind, Nature remains a quiet and unwavering ally.

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Our message is simple: the cure is not hidden somewhere far away. It is here, in plain view. Approach it with respect, and healing becomes possible.

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At any moment—any day, month, or year—there is an opportunity to live consciously, present, and fully engaged with life. Every moment can be a doorway to wisdom. Yet for most people, this remains a concept rather than a lived reality. The pressures of modern life leave little space beyond exhaustion and recovery, only to repeat the cycle again. What should be experienced as a miracle has become a burden. Joy has faded. This widespread exhaustion has created a marketplace of self-proclaimed spiritual authorities offering quick fixes and borrowed truths.

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Sacred plant teachers offer something fundamentally different.

Plant medicine is a gateway to the world of Spirit. It bypasses belief systems, ideologies, and intellectual frameworks, tools that can guide, but also limit. This is why sacred plants have long been feared and suppressed. They democratize consciousness. They offer direct access to knowledge and truth, rendering spiritual authorities obsolete. There is no need for intermediaries when you can perceive and learn directly. Plant teachers open the doors of perception, allowing you to see yourself and the Universe with fresh, unbiased eyes.

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In this wordless inner space, healing unfolds naturally. Insight arises not as doctrine, but as knowing. Like an open ocean, this field of awareness belongs to no one. You may enter it freely, explore deeply, and claim your place within the greater whole.

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Ayahuasca can be complementary to the work we do with Huachuma medicine. Not a requiermenet but can be helpful. Each plant teacher offers a distinct perspective and performs its own work. Together, they can guide you toward balance, unity, and inner coherence. From clarity comes healing. From healing comes change.

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Do not wait until you “find” the time. For most people, that moment never arrives. Make the time. The world will continue to challenge, distract, and demand. Opportunities are not fixed or guaranteed. When a door opens, step through it with awareness and intention.

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Plant medicine shamanism is best suited for sincere, grounded individuals who value direct spiritual experience and personal responsibility.

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At Huachuma Wasi, we offer heart-centered Huachuma (San Pedro) and Ayahuasca ceremonies guided with care, experience, and respect in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru.

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Time spent together with the medicine is a meaningful process that often brings insight, healing, and understanding. Each San Pedro ceremony builds upon the previous one, allowing the work to unfold gradually and organically.

 

While even a single ceremony can be impactful, deeper transformation is supported by time, consistency, and respect for the process.

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Step away from the noise of the modern world and take a spiritual pause from the mundane. Reconnect with what is essential, meaningful, and sacred.

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