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♪♪
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[ Fire crackles ]
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Steve: We're gathered here today
to release you to the universe,
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to never come back
in our lives again.
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Channel that pain.
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Channel that intensity.
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Please bring out the corpse.
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I've been a lot of things
in my life.
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I've been a bank robber
and a prisoner,
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but being a shaman
is my calling.
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Ayahuasca is
a Schedule 1 narcotic,
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the same as heroin and LSD,
but it's not a drug.
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It's medicine, and in my church,
it's a sacrament.
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We can do in two days
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what conventional therapy
may take years to do,
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but only if you are willing
to step into the pain.
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♪♪
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Brewing ayahuasca is art.
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[ Door squeaks ]
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There's a lot of things
that you got to know,
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putting this brew together.
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[ Clock ticking ]
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♪♪
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Ayahuasca is a portal
to the divine.
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[ Whirring ]
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That's what DMT is.
That's what's in ayahuasca.
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There's other spirits
and synergies
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that go within our ayahuasca,
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but the main kickoff
point is DMT.
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DMT is a Schedule 1 narcotic,
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and it is the most powerful
psychedelic known to man.
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The effects are similar to LSD
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in the fact that
it is a hallucinogen.
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It makes shadows stand out.
Buildings appear to weave.
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It amplifies your surroundings.
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We have four components
to our brew.
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This is the acacia.
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This acacia is harvested
in an incredibly ethical way
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on a farm in Hawaii.
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This one here is
the B. caapi vine.
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A lot of the components of
ayahuasca comes from this vine.
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I love using Syrian rue,
as well.
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It's been used for thousands
of years in ancient ceremonies
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dating all the way
back to Persia.
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[ Grinder whirs ]
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Then there is other things
that I cannot reveal to you.
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That's a shaman's secret.
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Because a lot of people
would try to make the brew,
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and what they don't
understand is that
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if you don't brew it right,
the tea can become toxic,
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and the next thing you know,
people are dead.
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And we want to let it sit there,
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and we want to let it
slow‐cook for 24 hours.
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And then after that, we will
let it chill for 24 hours.
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And then after that,
we're gonna cook it again.
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And then we'll let it set again,
and this process will repeat ‐‐
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be repeated over and over until
the brew is perfectly correct.
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It's been described to me
as earthy, rooty, woody.
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It's been described to me
as pig shit.
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Oh, wow. That's gross.
[ Laughter ]
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Steve: I call it my muddy water.
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Whoa!
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Steve: That's where Mother
lives, in my muddy water.
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I only bring in loving
intentions into this room
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to intermingle with Mother Aya
as we're working our brew.
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And I also bring in the intent
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of the people
I'm brewing this brew for
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if I have some information
about them
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or know what they're coming for,
like PTSD or child sexual abuse.
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One of the key components
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I try to infuse into the brew
is a forgiveness,
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and Mother Aya brings that
to the table wholeheartedly.
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[ Vehicles passing ]
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[ Birds chirping ]
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Taylor:
I had a lot of bad things
happen to me in childhood.
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Somebody close to me
in my family, uh,
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caused me a lot of harm
when I was little,
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and I didn't start remembering
until I was in my early 20s.
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[ Door closes ]
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I forgot a lot of things
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because it was
about my survival.
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Once I started remembering parts
of my childhood abuse,
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my whole world fell apart.
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[ Keys jingle ]
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I'm still harboring a lot
of anger and rage,
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probably ultimately
a lot of sadness, too.
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[ Trunk slams ]
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It's my intention to try
to deal with these things
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using ayahuasca.
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Jules: When I was young,
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I knew I didn't really fit in
with the boys,
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but the girls weren't really
welcoming toward me either.
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Since I was a kid,
I've been trying to figure out
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my whole gender identity.
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I have definitely had a lot
of depression and anxiety
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caused by having
to push my emotions down
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and learning a lot of
unhealthy coping mechanisms.
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It's weird wanting to be
transgender
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but not really thinking
of yourself as transgender.
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[ Laughs ] 'Cause, uh, no one
really wants to be transgender.
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I think my number‐one priority
coming to Aya Quest
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is to address my depression,
anxiety head‐on
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and, uh, come out of here
stronger and, uh, more prepared.
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‐Hello.
‐Hello, everyone.
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‐How are you?
‐I'm well.
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‐Good.
‐I'm Jules.
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Teri: All right. If you all
would like to grab your waters,
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then we will proceed downstairs.
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You all can come on in
and find your beds.
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We can go ahead and get those
made, let you all get situated,
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changed into some comfy clothes.
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For this ceremony,
we have Taylor,
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we have Jules,
and we have Emily.
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I cannot remember a time
that I was not sad.
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I'm diagnosed
with bipolar disorder,
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and I don't know who I am
without depression.
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It crosses my mind how much
easier that it would be
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if I wasn't here.
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I know that ayahuasca's
pretty intense,
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but I came here prepared
to face what I need to face.
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And I'm here,
and I'm ready to do it.
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Steve: I want to thank
each and every one of you
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for the trust you have shown us.
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We know this is not
an easy thing.
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I remember when I poured
my first cup
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and it was sitting
in front of me,
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and I was wondering
how well I knew the guy
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who had sent it to me
all the way from Peru.
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So I understand
the courage it takes
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to lay yourself
on the altar of self‐discovery.
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We're not here
to throw you off a cliff.
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We're here to let you get some
confidence within the medicine
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so you can go really deep
tomorrow night.
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Now, during this evening,
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your journey's gonna come
in waves, like this.
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Sometimes it's gonna be
down here,
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and you're gonna say,
"Whew, it's over."
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No, it ain't over, but that's
when most people go,
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"Can I have some more?"
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And we're gonna give you
some more,
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but it ain't a drinking game.
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‐No.
‐It ain't nothing like that.
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I've seen a 78‐year‐old lady
drink more than a 200‐pound man.
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You know, it just depends
on what you need
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and how the medicine
works with your system.
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Jules: I'm mostly afraid
that I'll hold on to things
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and not let go
and just experience
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what ayahuasca has to offer.
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Taylor:
I fear not being able to take
care of myself during ceremony,
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'cause it's a very
vulnerable state to be in.
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And I'm gonna do a shot with you
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just to let you know
there's nothing in this
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that I don't put in my body
on a weekly basis.
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You coming and holding that cup,
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and the butterflies
that hit your stomach
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because you know
when you tip that cup back ‐‐
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One, it's not gonna be pleasant.
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Two, you're along for the ride
from that moment on.
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This is part of the sacrifice.
The only answer is to submit.
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♪♪
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Ayahuasca's a hallucinogenic tea
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made with plants
from the Amazon,
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and it is the strongest
psychedelic known to man.
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But this isn't like LSD.
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Ayahuasca is a portal
to your inner self,
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your subconscious,
and through that portal,
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you're gonna meet
a goddess we call Mother Aya.
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When your journey
first takes off,
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you may feel euphoria until ‐‐
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Boom!
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The spike hits,
and the purge begins.
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You may laugh, you may cry,
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and you may do both
at the same time.
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You may puke or shit,
but each of those purges
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are a physical manifestation
of an emotional release.
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That's when you truly
find healing.
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♪♪
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Jules: I feel like
I've micro‐dosed LSD,
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'cause I've done that
specifically.
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Teri: Once you get into it,
it's nothing like acid.
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You can't maintain,
and you can't control.
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Oh, okay. Yeah.
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The best you can do
is just accept and allow
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and flow along.
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Jules is the first
transgender person that, um,
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we have worked with.
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I am genuinely excited
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to see what Mother Aya
has to offer her.
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My hat's off to people
to who are transgender.
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It's not ever easy
being yourself,
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but when you feel like
you're trapped
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in a body
that's not yours,
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and to come out and say,
you know,
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"Look, this is not
who I am"...
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But they're brave.
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Definitely feel a little...
a little something.
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Okay. It's probably just now
start working through you
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'cause you're about getting
close to an hour in
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from your first cup.
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[ Burps ]
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'Cause I'm even feeling
that little cup I did,
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so I know it's
working through.
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I don't know how to describe it,
but the room feels less square.
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I feel you.
Right.
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‐I got you.
‐Like, close to the healing...
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‐The space is shifting.
‐Yes.
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♪♪
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Jules: I started to transition
just over five years ago.
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Medically, I started hormones
two years ago.
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My mom has strong convictions
about her religious beliefs.
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I think my transition was
very hard on her, emotionally.
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She's never really
gotten past that.
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It's hard.
I respect my mom a lot.
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Um...
She's sort of my hero.
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I want to tell my mother that
I miss our old relationship,
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and, uh...I miss, you know,
being a part of her life,
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and her being a part of mine.
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♪♪
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But, uh...
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[ Exhales ] I don't know how to,
uh, explain to someone that ‐‐
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who believes you're, like,
possessed by a demon ‐‐
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that, um...
that I'm still just me.
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I'm just not a son.
I'm a daughter.
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Taylor: I started remembering a
lot of things from my childhood.
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I was terrified.
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♪♪
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Steve: I'm not a doctor.
I'm not a therapist.
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I'm a shaman.
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I'm part of that mortar
between the bricks.
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I'm the person who's gonna
sit here and try to set you up
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so Mother Aya
can do her best for you.
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Teri: How you doing, baby?
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‐I'm all right.
‐Cool.
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Emily: I'm liking
just laying here like this.
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Teri:
That's the best thing to do.
250
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The more you can just relax...
‐Yeah.
251
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Teri:
...and make your mind, like,
this vast sea of nothingness,
252
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the easier it will be
for everything...
‐Yeah.
253
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...to just kind of
work its way in
254
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and just kind of suck you
down the rabbit hole,
255
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so to speak.
256
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Emily:
Once I drank the first cup,
within about 30‐ish minutes,
257
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I just felt, like,
my muscles and my body relax.
258
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My first boyfriend when I was
13 years old, multiple times,
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the sex that we had
was unconsensual.
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[ Voice breaking ] I felt dirty.
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And after he did all of that,
he told me, you know,
262
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that nobody would ever want me
again because I was dirty.
263
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And [Sniffles]
I still feel that way,
264
00:14:07,138 --> 00:14:12,438
and those feelings
have lingered, um, for years,
265
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and that's something
that I still really
266
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haven't been able to deal with.
267
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[ Sniffles ]
268
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[ Sighs ] That's what
I came here for, though.
269
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♪♪
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Ayahuasca is a sacred plant.
It's a sacred journey inward.
271
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It's like someone is there
with you,
272
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helping you endure hardness,
endure struggles,
273
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and it doesn't matter
how bad they are.
274
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She will come
and give you a hand
275
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or show you how to get out
of the place that you are.
276
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♪♪
277
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Has Taylor taken any more
since he had purged, or no?
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‐What's that?
‐I might have another cup
279
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in a little while.
‐Good deal.
280
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I just didn't want you
left out over there.
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[ Sighs ]
282
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Steve: Taylor, the first night,
was resistant.
283
00:15:10,409 --> 00:15:12,119
He wanted to do his own thing.
284
00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,370
You could tell the walls
were still up.
285
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The fortress was still
locked down.
286
00:15:16,833 --> 00:15:21,423
But this is what I also knew ‐‐
his house of sand was crumbling.
287
00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:24,420
The water was melting it,
and the foundation was being
288
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washed away
in the river of ayahuasca.
289
00:15:30,555 --> 00:15:33,425
Taylor: I just kind of slowly
became more aware of my body
290
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and how it was heating up.
291
00:15:36,227 --> 00:15:41,187
And then I started
seeing things immediately.
292
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There was a woman.
293
00:15:44,235 --> 00:15:46,855
We were just, like, walking
into this stairwell
294
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of psychedelic madness,
295
00:15:50,366 --> 00:15:53,826
and I started remembering a lot
of things from my childhood
296
00:15:53,828 --> 00:15:59,498
that I guess were in
some fissure inside me, and...
297
00:15:59,500 --> 00:16:03,170
I was terrified.
[ Water dripping ]
298
00:16:03,171 --> 00:16:06,301
And I think it got too
overwhelming for me.
299
00:16:06,299 --> 00:16:10,549
I passed out and just slipped
into some kind of void.
300
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♪♪
301
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Teri:
We're gonna take you with us.
302
00:16:22,857 --> 00:16:26,397
When we work with people, we use
all kinds of different means.
303
00:16:26,402 --> 00:16:28,112
Sometimes it's just, you know,
304
00:16:28,112 --> 00:16:30,782
as simple as setting down
and talking to them.
305
00:16:30,781 --> 00:16:33,411
I can relate
to a lot of these people
306
00:16:33,409 --> 00:16:34,949
'cause I've been through
a lot of shit in my life.
307
00:16:34,952 --> 00:16:36,252
You all right,
sweetie?
308
00:16:36,245 --> 00:16:37,995
How are you gonna understand
309
00:16:37,997 --> 00:16:40,287
or tell somebody things
that might help them
310
00:16:40,291 --> 00:16:43,421
if you've never been through it?
311
00:16:43,419 --> 00:16:45,089
It's like trying to explain
to a man
312
00:16:45,087 --> 00:16:47,257
exactly what it's like
to give birth.
313
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[ Rain splashing ]
314
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♪♪
315
00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:58,806
Steve: On a scale of 1 to 10,
how much pain are you in?
316
00:16:58,809 --> 00:17:01,229
It depends on the day,
but, I mean, there's not a day
317
00:17:01,229 --> 00:17:04,189
that goes by that I'm not sad.
318
00:17:04,190 --> 00:17:06,820
I ‐‐ I don't really even know
my personality
319
00:17:06,817 --> 00:17:09,567
without my depression, and...
[ Sniffles ]
320
00:17:09,570 --> 00:17:12,950
[ Voice breaking ] It's scary
to not know who you are.
321
00:17:12,949 --> 00:17:15,029
Steve: I understand.
322
00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:20,924
I understand, and I appreciate
your bravery for sharing this.
323
00:17:20,915 --> 00:17:24,085
But understand,
by touching these things
324
00:17:24,085 --> 00:17:27,375
while Mother Aya is just now
starting to work through you,
325
00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:31,930
it's gonna allow her to go
to the core of these issues.
326
00:17:31,926 --> 00:17:33,716
The first person
that I ever dated,
327
00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:35,469
the first sexual encounter...
328
00:17:35,471 --> 00:17:38,221
Well, there was many
that weren't consensual,
329
00:17:38,224 --> 00:17:39,894
and that still bothers me.
330
00:17:39,892 --> 00:17:41,892
‐How old were you?
‐13.
331
00:17:41,894 --> 00:17:43,904
How long did you stay
with this person?
332
00:17:46,148 --> 00:17:48,028
Till I was, like, 14 1/2,
333
00:17:48,025 --> 00:17:52,145
which kind of makes it
conflicting for me.
334
00:17:52,154 --> 00:17:54,744
[ Voice breaking ]
Doesn't make sense to me that
I did that, but, you know...
335
00:17:54,740 --> 00:17:56,410
Steve:
I understand. I understand.
336
00:17:56,409 --> 00:17:59,199
Emily:
I just view sex differently.
337
00:17:59,203 --> 00:18:03,123
I just don't view it
as love at all.
338
00:18:03,124 --> 00:18:05,214
And that's gonna create for you
339
00:18:05,209 --> 00:18:08,339
a very shallow life
at the end of the day,
340
00:18:08,337 --> 00:18:10,087
and I think
you kind of know that,
341
00:18:10,089 --> 00:18:13,799
and you kind of want something
deeper in a relationship.
342
00:18:13,801 --> 00:18:17,811
Give yourself the gift of not
343
00:18:17,805 --> 00:18:21,675
placing things that have
happened to you
344
00:18:21,684 --> 00:18:24,064
onto your relationships
345
00:18:24,061 --> 00:18:26,811
and forgive yourself
because you were a child.
346
00:18:29,775 --> 00:18:34,735
If a 13‐year‐old little girl
looked at you right now
347
00:18:34,739 --> 00:18:37,949
and said,
"Emily, me and my boyfriend,
348
00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:40,620
you know, we were kind of
messing around,
349
00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:44,000
and things got a little
further than I wanted.
350
00:18:43,998 --> 00:18:47,918
I said no,
but he did it anyway."
351
00:18:47,918 --> 00:18:52,298
Are you gonna look at her
and go, "Feel guilty"?
352
00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:56,178
That's what you're doing
to yourself.
[ Sniffles ]
353
00:18:56,177 --> 00:18:57,717
That's what you're doing
to yourself.
354
00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:01,020
You're holding yourself
responsible.
355
00:19:01,015 --> 00:19:02,675
[ Whispering ] Sorry.
356
00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:04,983
Teri: You're fine, sweetie.
Don't be sorry.
357
00:19:04,977 --> 00:19:07,977
Sometimes we think we've cried
all we can over things,
358
00:19:07,980 --> 00:19:11,860
and then we find out that
there's a lot more behind it.
359
00:19:11,859 --> 00:19:15,659
And that's okay 'cause
that's how we let go of it.
360
00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:17,815
[ Sniffling ] I've just cried
so much over my life
361
00:19:17,823 --> 00:19:21,243
[ Laughing ]
I don't even know how
there's tears left in my eyes.
362
00:19:21,243 --> 00:19:25,253
And I can completely understand.
363
00:19:25,247 --> 00:19:27,247
[ Sniffling ]
364
00:19:27,249 --> 00:19:29,129
Steve: At that "aha" moment,
365
00:19:29,126 --> 00:19:32,836
that's where Teri hit the nail
right on the head,
366
00:19:32,838 --> 00:19:37,178
and she did it in such a way
that it made her think.
367
00:19:37,176 --> 00:19:39,466
It made her feel.
368
00:19:39,470 --> 00:19:43,350
Mother Aya is gonna show her
in no uncertain terms
369
00:19:43,349 --> 00:19:47,689
that she is worthy of love,
that she is worthy respect,
370
00:19:47,687 --> 00:19:51,647
and not only is she worthy of
these things, she deserves them.
371
00:19:51,649 --> 00:19:56,149
♪♪
372
00:19:56,153 --> 00:19:57,953
Teri:
Lean your head back just a hair.
373
00:19:57,947 --> 00:20:01,867
I want to warn you, it has
an intense burning sensation.
374
00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:09,167
♪♪
375
00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:09,956
♪♪
376
00:20:09,959 --> 00:20:11,789
[ Birds chirping ]
377
00:20:11,794 --> 00:20:13,674
[ Vehicles passing ]
378
00:20:13,671 --> 00:20:19,841
♪♪
379
00:20:19,844 --> 00:20:22,724
Steve:
Last night, I was really excited
380
00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:25,852
because we really laid
the foundation of trust
381
00:20:25,850 --> 00:20:29,060
and we really laid
a very strong foundation
382
00:20:29,061 --> 00:20:32,861
of them getting comfortable
within the medicine.
383
00:20:32,857 --> 00:20:35,227
Tonight, before we go
into our ayahuasca journey,
384
00:20:35,234 --> 00:20:39,744
I have a little gift from Brazil
called sananga drops.
385
00:20:39,739 --> 00:20:42,069
These drops go into your eyes.
386
00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:44,704
And we put these drops
prior to the ceremony
387
00:20:44,702 --> 00:20:47,662
because this
has ibogaine alkaloids
388
00:20:47,663 --> 00:20:51,003
that is going to increase
the visions of the ayahuasca.
389
00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,500
It also has a spiritual element
all unto itself,
390
00:20:54,503 --> 00:20:58,803
but combined with ayahuasca,
it is incredibly powerful.
391
00:20:58,799 --> 00:21:00,379
[ Splashing ]
392
00:21:00,384 --> 00:21:03,144
The second night,
we're getting them prepared
393
00:21:03,137 --> 00:21:07,177
for a very intense experience.
394
00:21:07,183 --> 00:21:09,443
We're gonna make symbols
of the things
395
00:21:09,435 --> 00:21:12,305
that have caused them
the most trouble in their life,
396
00:21:12,313 --> 00:21:14,773
and then we're gonna
burn it with an effigy.
397
00:21:14,774 --> 00:21:17,694
And that is gonna sear it
into their subconscious mind,
398
00:21:17,693 --> 00:21:19,863
while ayahuasca
is taking effect,
399
00:21:19,862 --> 00:21:22,492
of what that means to let go.
400
00:21:22,490 --> 00:21:24,410
[ Birds chirping ]
401
00:21:24,408 --> 00:21:26,788
We're about to do what's called
negative sigils.
402
00:21:26,786 --> 00:21:29,076
I'm gonna show you
how to make symbols.
403
00:21:29,079 --> 00:21:31,369
These symbols
are gonna represent
404
00:21:31,373 --> 00:21:33,383
everything that you
want to leave behind
405
00:21:33,375 --> 00:21:35,125
that ‐‐ that came through
that door,
406
00:21:35,127 --> 00:21:38,127
and they're gonna have
another purpose later tonight.
407
00:21:38,130 --> 00:21:40,970
Sigils that we will be using
in pre‐ceremony tonight
408
00:21:40,966 --> 00:21:45,256
is symbology at its simplest.
We are gonna take sentences,
409
00:21:45,262 --> 00:21:47,972
and we are gonna remove
vowels and double consonants
410
00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:49,643
and leave only the letters.
411
00:21:49,642 --> 00:21:52,852
And from the letters left,
we're gonna make symbols.
412
00:21:52,853 --> 00:21:55,233
Going left to right,
I got an "R."
413
00:21:55,231 --> 00:21:58,071
I'm gonna put this "R"
right there.
414
00:21:58,067 --> 00:22:00,107
This ain't puppies and kittens.
415
00:22:00,110 --> 00:22:02,240
This is about getting rid
of this shit.
416
00:22:02,238 --> 00:22:04,028
This is about
putting it on paper
417
00:22:04,031 --> 00:22:07,991
and putting it to the universe,
and it is gone.
418
00:22:07,993 --> 00:22:10,503
This is all the things
I want to get rid of,
419
00:22:10,496 --> 00:22:12,916
that when I burn
in my ayahuasca ceremony,
420
00:22:12,915 --> 00:22:15,415
when I let go of this symbol,
421
00:22:15,417 --> 00:22:20,087
these things are leaving
into the cosmos.
422
00:22:20,089 --> 00:22:25,589
Jules:
I put my codependency 'cause
I'd like to be more independent.
423
00:22:25,594 --> 00:22:30,314
I also put my tendency
to withdraw socially.
424
00:22:30,307 --> 00:22:33,847
I put a lot of my shame
into my sigil.
425
00:22:33,853 --> 00:22:37,363
It's something I've struggled
with for a very long time.
426
00:22:37,356 --> 00:22:41,026
I'm really wanting
to let that go.
427
00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:43,276
Steve: Who here would like
to do sananga drops
428
00:22:43,279 --> 00:22:45,279
before your ayahuasca ceremony?
429
00:22:45,281 --> 00:22:47,661
Because this has
ibogaine properties,
430
00:22:47,658 --> 00:22:49,698
and it will increase
your visions.
431
00:22:49,702 --> 00:22:51,832
It's also very good
for your eyes.
432
00:22:51,829 --> 00:22:53,459
But those that want to do it,
433
00:22:53,455 --> 00:22:55,665
I want to warn you because
there is a price to pay,
434
00:22:55,666 --> 00:22:57,456
and that is, in the beginning,
435
00:22:57,459 --> 00:22:59,629
it has an intense
burning sensation.
436
00:22:59,628 --> 00:23:02,008
Why? Because pain creates energy
437
00:23:02,006 --> 00:23:04,586
within the deepest realms
of our minds,
438
00:23:04,592 --> 00:23:07,302
and when we do it,
we want you holding your symbol.
439
00:23:07,303 --> 00:23:09,973
Think about what
you're letting go.
440
00:23:09,972 --> 00:23:12,812
Teri:
Keep your eyes closed until
I tell you to open them, okay?
441
00:23:12,808 --> 00:23:15,308
Here's one...
442
00:23:15,311 --> 00:23:17,311
There's two.
Lean your head back just a hair.
443
00:23:17,313 --> 00:23:18,943
Okay. Blink your eyes.
444
00:23:18,939 --> 00:23:21,109
Open and blink.
Blink blink blink blink blink.
445
00:23:21,108 --> 00:23:26,068
♪♪
446
00:23:26,071 --> 00:23:28,411
Steve:
And all that fear and pain
447
00:23:28,407 --> 00:23:30,907
went into that symbol
that they were holding
448
00:23:30,910 --> 00:23:32,620
when that sananga was burning
449
00:23:32,620 --> 00:23:34,710
like a red‐hot coal
in their pupil.
450
00:23:34,705 --> 00:23:36,165
‐Doing good, doing good.
‐Hold your symbol.
451
00:23:36,165 --> 00:23:37,915
‐Doing good, yep.
‐Focus on that symbol.
452
00:23:37,917 --> 00:23:39,457
Steve: In through your nose,
out through your mouth.
453
00:23:39,460 --> 00:23:40,920
In through your nose,
out through your mouth.
454
00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:42,340
‐[ Exhales sharply ]
‐Breathe. There you go.
455
00:23:42,338 --> 00:23:45,008
‐Accept and allow. It will pass.
‐Good job.
456
00:23:45,007 --> 00:23:49,137
Steve: It really brought
a seriousness to the sigils,
457
00:23:49,136 --> 00:23:51,676
to what we were about to do.
458
00:23:51,680 --> 00:24:00,900
♪♪
459
00:24:00,898 --> 00:24:03,728
Tonight, I feel this group
needs to be bonded
460
00:24:03,734 --> 00:24:05,744
with a little bit of fear.
461
00:24:05,736 --> 00:24:08,236
Nik and Tlawil,
please bring out the corpse.
462
00:24:08,238 --> 00:24:14,578
♪♪
463
00:24:14,578 --> 00:24:17,748
The corpse, I used
to bring home what we're doing.
464
00:24:17,748 --> 00:24:21,628
We're working with
life and death.
465
00:24:21,627 --> 00:24:24,757
Teri: The corpse, for us,
represents the old them ‐‐
466
00:24:24,755 --> 00:24:27,165
that is, the them
that they are letting go.
467
00:24:27,174 --> 00:24:29,764
We're gonna pin the sigil to it,
468
00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,350
and then, you know,
when we light it on fire,
469
00:24:32,346 --> 00:24:35,136
that part of them is gone.
470
00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:39,690
I am about to take these people
on a near‐death experience
471
00:24:39,687 --> 00:24:42,107
with a very thin tether,
472
00:24:42,106 --> 00:24:46,486
to bring them back whole
but different.
473
00:24:46,485 --> 00:24:50,905
They got here over decades of
[bleep]‐up inner dialogue,
474
00:24:50,906 --> 00:24:53,986
abusive relationships,
475
00:24:53,993 --> 00:24:56,663
and self‐esteems
that were decimated.
476
00:24:56,662 --> 00:25:00,172
Good job.
Thank you so much.
477
00:25:00,165 --> 00:25:01,875
Taylor:
The words I chose for my list
478
00:25:01,875 --> 00:25:05,545
were "shame," "rage,"
and "people that suck."
479
00:25:05,546 --> 00:25:07,006
[ Rhythmic rattling ]
480
00:25:07,006 --> 00:25:10,046
If I could literally
leave something here
481
00:25:10,050 --> 00:25:14,810
and not take it back with me,
it would be those things.
482
00:25:14,805 --> 00:25:17,345
Growing up, I was blocking
a lot of stuff out,
483
00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:20,479
but I was also doing that
so I could have a relationship,
484
00:25:20,477 --> 00:25:23,397
or somewhat of a relationship,
with my family.
485
00:25:23,397 --> 00:25:28,107
And then after I talked to them
about the abuse or mentioned it,
486
00:25:28,110 --> 00:25:34,490
I was immediately blacklisted
and excommunicated.
487
00:25:34,491 --> 00:25:36,161
I just felt like all those years
488
00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:37,790
where I was blocking
something out
489
00:25:37,786 --> 00:25:40,536
so I could have
a relationship with them was...
490
00:25:40,539 --> 00:25:44,329
[ Groans ]
It ‐‐ It wasn't worth it at all.
491
00:25:44,334 --> 00:25:46,134
The sooner I can get rid
of all this
492
00:25:46,128 --> 00:25:49,418
harbored guilt and shame and...
493
00:25:49,423 --> 00:25:51,593
or whatever
you want to call it...
494
00:25:51,592 --> 00:25:52,972
[sighing] the better.
495
00:25:52,968 --> 00:25:54,548
[ Rattling continues ]
496
00:25:54,553 --> 00:25:56,433
Steve: Now as we sit here
in front of our corpse
497
00:25:56,430 --> 00:25:58,930
of our negative
internal dialogue,
498
00:25:58,932 --> 00:26:01,772
we want to say
a few final words.
499
00:26:01,769 --> 00:26:04,689
We're gathered here today
to release you to the universe,
500
00:26:04,688 --> 00:26:07,568
to never come back
in our lives again.
501
00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:11,026
By them handing me their symbol
after they drank ayahuasca
502
00:26:11,028 --> 00:26:15,778
and been blessed
by sage and rattle,
503
00:26:15,783 --> 00:26:21,963
that symbol of pain, negativity,
loathing, hatred, shame...
504
00:26:21,955 --> 00:26:23,495
[ Fire crackling ]
505
00:26:23,499 --> 00:26:26,709
...we gave it to the universe
to never return.
506
00:26:26,710 --> 00:26:29,250
[ Crackling continues ]
507
00:26:29,254 --> 00:26:31,424
Emily:
I really did do what Steve asked
508
00:26:31,423 --> 00:26:35,393
and focused the pain
with the sexual assault.
509
00:26:35,385 --> 00:26:37,715
I felt like I could
kind of put that
510
00:26:37,721 --> 00:26:42,391
a little bit more to rest
than it was, at least.
511
00:26:42,392 --> 00:26:44,312
Jules: And it's hard when
someone's not willing
512
00:26:44,311 --> 00:26:48,361
to see you
the way you want to be seen.
513
00:26:48,357 --> 00:26:51,937
It ‐‐ It can fill you
with things like shame
514
00:26:51,944 --> 00:26:54,994
because you feel very unwanted.
515
00:26:54,988 --> 00:26:56,568
[ Crackling continues ]
516
00:26:56,573 --> 00:27:00,123
♪♪
517
00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,289
Nik: Ooh, shit.
518
00:27:02,287 --> 00:27:04,207
Got a little bit of red
in there. You okay?
519
00:27:04,206 --> 00:27:06,746
Taylor: I think it was a lot
of things that I've hung on to
520
00:27:06,750 --> 00:27:08,380
that was coming up
to the surface ‐‐
521
00:27:08,377 --> 00:27:10,957
rage that I've just held
in my gut.
522
00:27:15,592 --> 00:27:18,142
♪♪
523
00:27:18,137 --> 00:27:21,347
Here, I gotcha.
Thank you.
524
00:27:21,348 --> 00:27:24,228
Here, give me a second.
I'll get you another.
Hope I'm done.
525
00:27:24,226 --> 00:27:29,146
♪♪
526
00:27:29,147 --> 00:27:32,277
[ Water running ]
527
00:27:32,276 --> 00:27:34,816
Steve: Tonight, the ceremony
we did with the sigils,
528
00:27:34,820 --> 00:27:37,530
the burning of the corpse,
the effigy ‐‐
529
00:27:37,531 --> 00:27:42,701
all that combined was about them
identifying and becoming aware
530
00:27:42,703 --> 00:27:45,833
of what has really been
their challenges in life,
531
00:27:45,831 --> 00:27:48,711
what has held them back,
so that mental terrain
532
00:27:48,709 --> 00:27:53,709
is firmly seeded with what
they need to move forward.
533
00:27:53,714 --> 00:27:56,724
[ Exhales sharply ]
534
00:27:56,717 --> 00:27:58,797
[ Sighs ]
I'm trying to breathe.
535
00:27:58,802 --> 00:28:00,392
I think I'm, like,
breathing a little too fast,
536
00:28:00,387 --> 00:28:01,557
which is making it worse.
537
00:28:01,555 --> 00:28:03,345
‐Okay.
‐Yeah.
538
00:28:03,348 --> 00:28:05,018
Emily: [ Wearily ]
Really sit up, I just...
539
00:28:05,017 --> 00:28:07,687
Steve: Yeah, kind of
straighten up a little bit.
540
00:28:07,686 --> 00:28:12,106
[ Breathes deeply ]
[ Panting ]
541
00:28:12,107 --> 00:28:15,487
I started feeling
the, uh, nausea
542
00:28:15,485 --> 00:28:18,815
and the sort of start to sweat
a little bit type deal.
543
00:28:18,822 --> 00:28:21,872
[ Door slams ]
Then I got nervous and ended up,
544
00:28:21,867 --> 00:28:24,367
you know, vomiting and stuff,
but...
545
00:28:24,369 --> 00:28:27,459
[ Coughing ]
If there's a good puke,
546
00:28:27,456 --> 00:28:32,456
it was a good puke, if that
makes any sense. [ Laughs ]
547
00:28:32,461 --> 00:28:35,301
I felt lighter
when I walked away.
548
00:28:35,297 --> 00:28:41,047
♪♪
549
00:28:41,053 --> 00:28:42,763
[ Ringing ]
550
00:28:44,932 --> 00:28:48,642
Tlawil: Music has a huge
influence on your journey.
551
00:28:48,644 --> 00:28:51,404
You will go with the songs,
what it's telling you.
552
00:28:51,396 --> 00:28:53,316
Open your heart, heal it,
553
00:28:53,315 --> 00:28:55,725
and allow you to process
way more stuff
554
00:28:55,734 --> 00:28:58,034
through your subconscious mind.
555
00:28:58,028 --> 00:29:02,158
♪♪
556
00:29:02,157 --> 00:29:03,867
Steve:
The second night with Taylor,
557
00:29:03,867 --> 00:29:06,787
the medicine took him
straight to bed.
558
00:29:06,787 --> 00:29:11,077
Taylor came because he had
been abused as a small child,
559
00:29:11,083 --> 00:29:14,173
but he has to shift gears
from his inner child
560
00:29:14,169 --> 00:29:15,879
that's shut everything out
561
00:29:15,879 --> 00:29:20,259
because that was safer
than letting anything in.
562
00:29:20,258 --> 00:29:23,928
I really do feel
his breakthrough is coming.
563
00:29:23,929 --> 00:29:28,269
The question will be, can Taylor
process this rush of pain
564
00:29:28,266 --> 00:29:32,186
when it's finally released?
565
00:29:32,187 --> 00:29:35,767
Taylor: I just kind of
fell into my head,
566
00:29:35,774 --> 00:29:40,364
and that's when I started
letting ayahuasca take effect.
567
00:29:40,362 --> 00:29:42,282
I was a toddler.
568
00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:45,830
I was small, and I was
running through a house.
569
00:29:45,826 --> 00:29:47,446
I saw white walls.
570
00:29:47,452 --> 00:29:50,622
I saw white molding
and hardwood floors.
571
00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:52,962
I had to find hiding places
around the house
572
00:29:52,958 --> 00:29:58,088
where I couldn't really
be accessed that easy.
573
00:29:58,088 --> 00:30:01,878
[ Footsteps ]
I was just rounding corners.
574
00:30:01,883 --> 00:30:03,893
And, I mean,
maybe it was something
575
00:30:03,885 --> 00:30:05,755
that happened to me
a long time ago,
576
00:30:05,762 --> 00:30:08,182
but it was ‐‐ it was
vivid enough to where it ‐‐
577
00:30:08,181 --> 00:30:11,441
it was definitely coming from
some kind of bank in my mind.
578
00:30:13,395 --> 00:30:16,185
Parts of my childhood abuse
did come up,
579
00:30:16,189 --> 00:30:21,489
and that's when I started having
physical feelings of anxiety.
580
00:30:21,486 --> 00:30:24,696
And I was trying
to put it all down inside,
581
00:30:24,698 --> 00:30:28,158
and then it turned into vomit.
[ Retching ]
582
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,700
I think it was a lot of
fear and anxiety
583
00:30:30,704 --> 00:30:32,664
that was coming up
to the surface for me.
584
00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:35,294
[ Spits, groans ]
585
00:30:35,292 --> 00:30:38,752
Just things that
I've hung on to for so long.
586
00:30:38,754 --> 00:30:41,344
It was making me sad.
[ Scoffs ]
587
00:30:41,339 --> 00:30:44,629
And I felt like
I was throwing up stuff
588
00:30:44,634 --> 00:30:46,644
that was making me
really unhealthy ‐‐
589
00:30:46,636 --> 00:30:50,716
just, like, rage that
I've just held in my gut.
590
00:30:50,724 --> 00:30:53,734
[ Indistinct chatter ]
591
00:30:53,727 --> 00:30:55,397
[ Knocking ]
Taylor: Yeah?
592
00:30:55,395 --> 00:30:57,185
Nik: Uh, just letting you know
593
00:30:57,189 --> 00:30:59,189
I'm out here with a fresh bucket
and a paper towel, so...
594
00:30:59,191 --> 00:31:01,321
‐Can you come in please?
‐Huh?
595
00:31:01,318 --> 00:31:03,778
Taylor: I need ‐‐
I would like a fresh bucket.
596
00:31:03,779 --> 00:31:05,859
‐Uh, are you decent?
‐Yep.
597
00:31:05,864 --> 00:31:07,244
[ Door squeaks ]
598
00:31:09,785 --> 00:31:12,745
‐Ooh, shit.
‐What?
599
00:31:12,746 --> 00:31:15,916
Nik: Got a little bit of red
in there. You okay?
600
00:31:15,916 --> 00:31:17,166
It sounded like
you were getting it
601
00:31:17,167 --> 00:31:19,247
pretty rough in here,
trying to...
602
00:31:19,252 --> 00:31:22,552
Sounded like something
was trying to come up...
603
00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:25,297
‐That's what was happening.
‐...which is fine.
604
00:31:25,300 --> 00:31:28,220
‐[ Sighing heavily ]
[Bleep]
605
00:31:28,220 --> 00:31:29,890
Nik: With Taylor,
you could really tell
606
00:31:29,888 --> 00:31:32,098
that this was something
very crucial.
607
00:31:32,099 --> 00:31:34,429
He was releasing
the emotions built up,
608
00:31:34,434 --> 00:31:38,564
because there is a lot of things
that he's been through.
609
00:31:38,563 --> 00:31:42,113
Ugh. I don't know what's gonna
happen, but... [ Sighs ]
610
00:31:44,402 --> 00:31:46,532
We've kind of set
something up outside,
611
00:31:46,530 --> 00:31:49,070
and I'd like you to trust us.
612
00:31:49,074 --> 00:31:54,084
Jules was gonna have to take
a courageous and brave step.
613
00:31:54,079 --> 00:31:57,709
♪♪
614
00:32:00,836 --> 00:32:03,166
[ Rhythmic drumming ]
615
00:32:03,171 --> 00:32:13,681
♪♪
616
00:32:13,682 --> 00:32:15,352
[ Groans ]
617
00:32:15,350 --> 00:32:19,810
♪♪
618
00:32:19,813 --> 00:32:23,653
With Jules, you could tell that
after she drank that first cup,
619
00:32:23,650 --> 00:32:25,690
Mother Aya, her tentacles
620
00:32:25,694 --> 00:32:27,954
were already starting
to work through her.
621
00:32:27,946 --> 00:32:31,066
But I also knew Jules
was gonna have to take
622
00:32:31,074 --> 00:32:36,504
a very, very courageous
and brave step.
623
00:32:36,496 --> 00:32:38,956
We share a lot of similarities.
624
00:32:38,957 --> 00:32:40,627
We really do.
‐Yeah.
625
00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:44,705
Because we know what it is
to feel like an outcast.
626
00:32:44,713 --> 00:32:46,673
I'm a convicted felon.
‐Right.
627
00:32:46,673 --> 00:32:48,383
Teri's a convicted felon.
628
00:32:48,383 --> 00:32:50,723
We know what it is
to have a secret
629
00:32:50,719 --> 00:32:54,179
that we can't share openly.
‐Right.
630
00:32:54,181 --> 00:32:59,941
You know, we know what it is
to feel shame.
631
00:32:59,936 --> 00:33:03,516
It's something I've
struggled with for a long time.
632
00:33:03,523 --> 00:33:05,903
Now, do you and your mother
still interact, or...
633
00:33:05,901 --> 00:33:09,491
We, um...
We ‐‐ It's very limited.
634
00:33:09,487 --> 00:33:12,817
‐Okay.
‐Um, she wanted to cut all s‐‐
635
00:33:12,824 --> 00:33:16,834
all contact, after she learned
about my gender transition.
636
00:33:16,828 --> 00:33:21,288
♪♪
637
00:33:21,291 --> 00:33:29,381
And I didn't feel like I'd ever
be acceptable at that point.
638
00:33:29,382 --> 00:33:33,182
♪♪
639
00:33:33,178 --> 00:33:36,428
I had tried cutting my wrists
in the bathtub.
640
00:33:36,431 --> 00:33:41,061
Thankfully, a close friend
of mine had intervened.
‐Thankfully, yes.
641
00:33:41,061 --> 00:33:43,521
Like, he was
bursting down a door.
642
00:33:43,521 --> 00:33:44,981
‐To get to you.
‐To get to me.
643
00:33:44,981 --> 00:33:46,361
Steve: That tells me
somebody loved you.
644
00:33:46,358 --> 00:33:48,148
‐Yeah.
‐Right?
645
00:33:48,151 --> 00:33:51,281
Jules: And I've had a lot of
support since coming out.
646
00:33:51,279 --> 00:33:53,619
I've got a daughter now and...
647
00:33:53,615 --> 00:33:55,485
Steve: Wow. How does that feel?
648
00:33:55,492 --> 00:33:57,992
[ Laughs ] It's beautiful.
649
00:33:57,994 --> 00:34:00,584
She's amazing.
650
00:34:00,580 --> 00:34:05,250
Now, we've kind of set
something up outside,
651
00:34:05,252 --> 00:34:07,252
and I'd like you to trust us
for a little longer.
652
00:34:07,254 --> 00:34:08,844
Do you trust us now?
653
00:34:08,838 --> 00:34:11,378
‐I trust you, Steve and Teri.
‐Well, good.
654
00:34:11,383 --> 00:34:15,513
Thank you, because we got
your best interests at heart.
655
00:34:15,512 --> 00:34:17,312
Under ayahuasca,
our subconscious
656
00:34:17,305 --> 00:34:19,345
is wide‐open and raw.
657
00:34:19,349 --> 00:34:21,769
As a modern shaman,
it's important
658
00:34:21,768 --> 00:34:23,848
that we plow
the road of their mind
659
00:34:23,853 --> 00:34:27,693
while Mother Aya
courses through their veins.
660
00:34:27,691 --> 00:34:30,651
I have created an arena
of reflection for Jules.
661
00:34:30,652 --> 00:34:33,702
It's made up
of mirrors and lights.
662
00:34:33,697 --> 00:34:36,447
Everywhere she looks,
she will see herself
663
00:34:36,449 --> 00:34:39,949
in beautiful, feminine form.
664
00:34:39,953 --> 00:34:42,583
‐[ Sighing ] Okay.
‐And remember what I told you ‐‐
if it gets too intense,
665
00:34:42,580 --> 00:34:44,540
I want you to close your eyes
for a little bit,
666
00:34:44,541 --> 00:34:46,001
kind of take a breath.
667
00:34:46,001 --> 00:34:47,921
In fact, right now,
kind of look around.
668
00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:50,169
I want you to get comfortable
in your surroundings.
669
00:34:50,171 --> 00:34:53,131
Get comfortable with you
from every angle.
670
00:34:53,133 --> 00:34:57,013
You're a beautiful woman.
You should take that in.
671
00:34:57,012 --> 00:35:01,852
I want you to think about,
what is your best attribute?
672
00:35:01,850 --> 00:35:04,850
Look at that person
in that mirror right now,
673
00:35:04,853 --> 00:35:07,813
and I want you to have
that mental conversation.
674
00:35:07,814 --> 00:35:09,864
I want you to laugh with her,
675
00:35:09,858 --> 00:35:11,648
and I want you
to fully embrace her
676
00:35:11,651 --> 00:35:14,611
because she's been through
a lot of shit,
677
00:35:14,613 --> 00:35:16,993
and she has taken a lot of shit.
[ Laughs, sniffles ]
678
00:35:16,990 --> 00:35:20,330
And five years ago, she was
ready to end all that shit.
679
00:35:20,327 --> 00:35:23,957
And that person sitting in that
chair would not have been here,
680
00:35:23,955 --> 00:35:26,785
would not have
held her daughter,
681
00:35:26,791 --> 00:35:29,291
would not have been
the role model,
682
00:35:29,294 --> 00:35:32,634
and look at how you're feeling
now looking at yourself.
683
00:35:32,631 --> 00:35:35,011
You're laughing.
684
00:35:35,008 --> 00:35:38,798
You're fully aware
and engaged and smiling,
685
00:35:38,803 --> 00:35:42,143
and you're doing this
all in front of strangers.
686
00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:44,480
You're not withdrawn.
687
00:35:44,476 --> 00:35:48,976
You're reaching out,
and all of this is wonderful,
688
00:35:48,980 --> 00:35:52,400
and all this is
really causing you
689
00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:55,610
to move forward
from this day forth.
690
00:35:55,612 --> 00:35:59,952
All that other crap
was burned on that corpse
691
00:35:59,949 --> 00:36:03,329
that we set fire to,
and your sigil...
692
00:36:05,705 --> 00:36:08,785
...that was all yours
and no one else's,
693
00:36:08,792 --> 00:36:12,132
that you chose
to let go ‐‐ shame.
694
00:36:12,128 --> 00:36:16,338
You chose to let go
social withdrawal.
695
00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:19,891
And what was the third thing
you chose to let go?
696
00:36:22,430 --> 00:36:25,230
Not allowing myself to,
you know...
697
00:36:27,686 --> 00:36:29,596
...fully love myself.
698
00:36:32,857 --> 00:36:35,317
Are you closer to
fully loving yourself now?
699
00:36:35,318 --> 00:36:37,068
I am.
700
00:36:39,823 --> 00:36:42,373
Steve:
Do you really see your worth?
701
00:36:42,367 --> 00:36:44,487
I think so, yes.
702
00:36:44,494 --> 00:36:46,374
Steve:
And how could you ever kill that
703
00:36:46,371 --> 00:36:48,711
and deprive the world
of that gift?
704
00:36:48,707 --> 00:36:51,787
♪♪
705
00:36:51,793 --> 00:36:55,383
I can't.
706
00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:58,050
Steve: You can't.
707
00:36:58,049 --> 00:37:01,429
And that's why
your daughter loves you
708
00:37:01,428 --> 00:37:03,718
and you are her goddess.
709
00:37:06,850 --> 00:37:08,520
Well, how we feeling right now?
710
00:37:08,518 --> 00:37:11,228
Because this is ‐‐
this is intense.
711
00:37:11,229 --> 00:37:14,689
I'm feeling a lot of peace.
712
00:37:14,691 --> 00:37:17,321
Steve: My heart was really
full of joy for her.
713
00:37:17,318 --> 00:37:20,108
I knew right there
we just watched
714
00:37:20,113 --> 00:37:22,873
a very intense breakthrough.
715
00:37:24,993 --> 00:37:29,713
This arena of love,
this arena of self‐respect,
716
00:37:29,706 --> 00:37:32,576
and this arena of courage,
717
00:37:32,584 --> 00:37:36,714
and you are dead‐set
in the middle of it all.
718
00:37:36,713 --> 00:37:39,343
That's a beautiful way
to start a journey.
719
00:37:39,340 --> 00:37:45,930
♪♪
720
00:37:45,930 --> 00:37:47,970
Jules: I started meditating
on things like, you know,
721
00:37:47,974 --> 00:37:52,104
how ‐‐ how can I make
this world a better place?
722
00:37:54,439 --> 00:37:57,609
And I saw what I felt like
the future of humanity
723
00:37:57,609 --> 00:37:59,569
might look like
724
00:37:59,569 --> 00:38:02,609
and perhaps journeying
out into the stars
725
00:38:02,614 --> 00:38:07,544
and creating something
much larger than ourselves.
726
00:38:07,535 --> 00:38:11,285
And the visions sort of started.
727
00:38:11,289 --> 00:38:18,129
It was sort of as if I had
become, um, a goddess.
728
00:38:18,129 --> 00:38:22,839
I saw a beautiful woman
who has gone through so much
729
00:38:22,842 --> 00:38:29,522
and who has faced, you know,
a lifetime of soul‐searching,
730
00:38:29,516 --> 00:38:32,016
only to arrive at this moment.
731
00:38:32,018 --> 00:38:33,898
And I felt very complete.
732
00:38:33,895 --> 00:38:38,975
♪♪
733
00:38:41,569 --> 00:38:42,649
[ Birds chirping ]
♪♪
734
00:38:42,654 --> 00:38:43,864
[ Birds chirping ]
735
00:38:43,863 --> 00:38:49,543
♪♪
736
00:38:49,536 --> 00:38:51,656
[ Strumming guitar ]
737
00:38:51,663 --> 00:39:01,343
♪♪
738
00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:03,379
[ Strumming stops ]
739
00:39:03,383 --> 00:39:06,893
Emily: I feel like, with my
depression and anxiety, like...
740
00:39:06,886 --> 00:39:11,676
I don't want someone to fix it.
I'm not asking for a savior.
741
00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:13,563
I'm asking for somebody to put
their arm around me and tell me,
742
00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:15,600
"It's gonna be okay."
743
00:39:15,603 --> 00:39:19,653
I'm never gonna accept
anything less than that again.
744
00:39:19,649 --> 00:39:22,319
I am so proud of you.
Thank you.
745
00:39:22,318 --> 00:39:24,318
It is so great,
what you did last night.
746
00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:27,120
I ‐‐ I feel amazing today.
747
00:39:27,115 --> 00:39:29,985
Um, yeah, last night was, uh...
748
00:39:29,993 --> 00:39:32,833
[ laughing ] an experience,
to say the least.
749
00:39:32,829 --> 00:39:36,829
Well, I feel like I'm glowing.
[ Laughs ]
750
00:39:36,833 --> 00:39:41,173
I don't know how to describe
that, but, um... yeah.
751
00:39:41,170 --> 00:39:44,220
Feel like I c‐‐
I could do anything.
752
00:39:44,215 --> 00:39:48,255
Mother Aya put you
all back together, a little bit.
753
00:39:48,261 --> 00:39:50,181
A lot of bit, I'd say.
754
00:39:50,179 --> 00:39:52,219
You look like a completely
different person today
755
00:39:52,223 --> 00:39:54,433
than the one
that walked in.
It's strange.
756
00:39:54,434 --> 00:39:59,154
I feel like the same person,
but I feel so much lighter...
757
00:39:59,147 --> 00:40:01,477
‐Mm‐hmm.
‐...so much more connected.
758
00:40:01,482 --> 00:40:05,532
Today, I feel
very content in myself,
759
00:40:05,528 --> 00:40:09,818
and I feel very complete,
like I don't need
760
00:40:09,824 --> 00:40:12,834
that validation
of others or anything.
761
00:40:12,827 --> 00:40:17,917
Jules was radiant today,
762
00:40:17,916 --> 00:40:20,336
and I'm talking the energy
that was coming from her
763
00:40:20,335 --> 00:40:25,125
was nothing but
pure self‐acceptance
764
00:40:25,131 --> 00:40:28,801
for the first time
in a long time.
765
00:40:28,801 --> 00:40:31,801
That's Mother Aya at her best.
766
00:40:31,804 --> 00:40:34,314
It doesn't always
take ayahuasca,
767
00:40:34,307 --> 00:40:36,807
but it always takes Mother Aya.
768
00:40:40,939 --> 00:40:44,279
I am very proud of each
and every one of you here.
769
00:40:44,275 --> 00:40:47,945
It took great bravery
and courage for each of you
770
00:40:47,946 --> 00:40:52,486
to go through the ordeals
that we have put you through.
771
00:40:52,492 --> 00:40:55,832
As you're re‐entering the world,
I want you to remember
772
00:40:55,828 --> 00:41:00,878
you're leaving here as different
individuals as you walked in.
773
00:41:00,875 --> 00:41:03,745
But the world has not changed,
774
00:41:03,753 --> 00:41:06,763
and the little puddles of poo
that you left at home
775
00:41:06,756 --> 00:41:09,336
or wherever you came from
is still waiting for you
776
00:41:09,342 --> 00:41:11,432
when you get back.
777
00:41:11,427 --> 00:41:13,547
But hopefully, through this,
778
00:41:13,554 --> 00:41:15,724
you have gained
a different perspective
779
00:41:15,723 --> 00:41:17,733
and will choose
a different reaction
780
00:41:17,725 --> 00:41:20,845
when confronted
with your old way of life.
781
00:41:20,853 --> 00:41:24,903
♪♪
782
00:41:24,899 --> 00:41:26,729
Come here, Taylor.
Thank you so much.
783
00:41:26,734 --> 00:41:29,534
Taylor:
I would do ayahuasca again.
784
00:41:29,529 --> 00:41:33,869
This is pretty good.
I feel taken care of right now.
785
00:41:33,866 --> 00:41:35,866
That's it. That's all I got.
786
00:41:35,868 --> 00:41:38,408
I can't tell you any more than
that. It's too many emotions.
787
00:41:38,413 --> 00:41:41,623
[ Laughs, sighs ]
788
00:41:43,042 --> 00:41:45,132
‐Thank you, guys.
‐Be safe.
789
00:41:45,128 --> 00:41:48,508
‐All right. You guys, too.
‐Thank you.
790
00:41:48,506 --> 00:41:53,046
Emily: Leaving Aya Quest,
I just feel, like, empowered.
791
00:41:53,052 --> 00:41:54,602
I feel like a badass.
792
00:41:54,595 --> 00:41:57,345
[ Laughing ]
I don't know, you know?
793
00:41:57,348 --> 00:41:59,178
Feels good.
794
00:42:01,769 --> 00:42:05,229
Jules: When I came to Aya Quest,
I was feeling very depressed,
795
00:42:05,231 --> 00:42:09,321
feeling like a burden on the
lives of the people around me,
796
00:42:09,318 --> 00:42:11,528
and feeling like
I weighed people down.
797
00:42:11,529 --> 00:42:16,029
But you know, setting out,
I feel like I'm more complete,
798
00:42:16,034 --> 00:42:20,204
and I'd like to say to the,
you know, transgender,
799
00:42:20,204 --> 00:42:24,134
nonbinary, and queer community
that things can get better
800
00:42:24,125 --> 00:42:26,205
and that they will.
801
00:42:26,210 --> 00:42:28,840
Um, there are people out there
who will love you
802
00:42:28,838 --> 00:42:30,668
and that you are enough
803
00:42:30,673 --> 00:42:33,723
and that you are amazing
just the way you are.
804
00:42:36,888 --> 00:42:41,428
Steve:
I have the most beautiful,
blessed, peaceful existence
805
00:42:41,434 --> 00:42:43,564
that any human being ‐‐
806
00:42:43,561 --> 00:42:47,571
much less retired bank robber,
convict, thief ‐‐
807
00:42:47,565 --> 00:42:50,065
could ever hope to be.
808
00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:55,278
And I hope anybody who sees
this thinks this world is unfair
809
00:42:55,281 --> 00:42:57,331
when a piece of shit like me
810
00:42:57,325 --> 00:43:00,365
can enjoy the existence
that I do now,
811
00:43:00,369 --> 00:43:02,869
and I hope it makes you get
the [bleep] off the couch
812
00:43:02,872 --> 00:43:04,752
and do something.
813
00:43:04,749 --> 00:43:10,629
♪♪
814
00:43:10,630 --> 00:43:19,350
♪♪
815
00:43:19,347 --> 00:43:22,637
I have a more positive outlook
on life.
816
00:43:22,642 --> 00:43:24,692
I feel like I know myself
better.
817
00:43:24,685 --> 00:43:28,055
I feel like I have more
of a personality.
818
00:43:28,064 --> 00:43:38,074
♪♪
819
00:43:38,074 --> 00:43:48,084
♪♪
820
00:43:48,084 --> 00:43:59,514
♪♪
821
00:43:59,512 --> 00:44:01,102
Jules: I'm doing quite well.
822
00:44:01,097 --> 00:44:04,057
Uh, this has been a very
good summer for me.
823
00:44:04,058 --> 00:44:05,938
I don't know.
It's an exciting time.
824
00:44:05,935 --> 00:44:07,475
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