Harmalosa said:
If you want the spirit of ayahuasca my friend,
Then you must prepare ayahuasca!
Are you gunnu let the taste hold you back? If i were you Id just make some traditional ayahuasc, youll get exactly what your looking for or more!
The key is in the vine my friend
Hey there,
don't wanna be a rain on the parade of the experience,
While the full extraction from the vine may be 'the spirit of ayahuasca' it no way means that
a] it is 'better'
b] more 'real'
c] there isn't an equally important or worthwhile spirit in pharmahuasca
the only way to really determine that is through a blind test (unfortunately virtually impossible unless you can get a 'caapi flavour essence' from your local herbalist supermarket
)
Anyways,
yes, of course they have their difference, especially from a pure physical aspect (e.g. purging and it's consequent mind set/lessons). However, there are distinct aspects that shouldn't be overlooked from a pharmahuasca journey. The smoothness can provide arguably important perspectives and let you focus on different aspects that would be potentially impossible in a standard aya journey.
And the benefits of western technology/science can also benefit understanding of the total universe of human experience can't it?
Also, one thing I have been noticing is the inherent similarity between the experiences after you dissociate from the initial flavor of the drinks...
so, maybe if you work to look for the similarity rather than differences you can end up in the same worthwhile place?
it's well documented that 30% of people in medical double blind trials get cured by the placebo, and that % may be more than the phenomenological difference between ayahuasca and pharmahuasca.
regardless, both to me seem extremely valuable :d
just my 10c