Incorporating Floral Baths into Pre-Flight Rituals

[xantho]

I'm interested to know how many Nexians utilize floral baths (banos florales) as a component of their ritual practice, whether it be pre-flight, post-flight, or at any other stage? I have been considering various preparations for my introduction to changa and thought that such a cleansing might be beneficial. A number of indigenous plants are used for this purpose and are available where I live and the idea of introducing local flora appeals to me, both as a means of expanding my knowledge and as a way of initiating intentional connection with the land around me. I'd really like to hear some of your thoughts!

 

[jamie]

I take baths with sea salt and epsom salts, and lavander oil..sometimes I add cedar branches and mugwort and lavander flowers too..I also use soap made from essential oils. Sometimes I add clay as well to the bath.

it great before and after ayahuasca.

 

[xantho]

Thanks jamie, that's just the kind of response I was hoping for. Is it something that you've developed over time, so far as which additives you use? Do you use every ingredient for a specific purpose or are you also guided by intuition?

 

[tele]

I wish I had a bath instead of a shower:wink:
Sure sometimes it would be nice to take a floral bath before "smoalking"

 

[mad_banshee]

I wish I had a bath instead of a shower:wink:
Sure sometimes it would be nice to take a floral bath before "smoalking"

The cleansing shower before launch is part of my ritual, for me that works really well, but I can see where a bath would be very nice too. The shower, the clean sheets, the smoaking materials laid out ahead of time, the scented candles, the earplugs, then a few minutes of mediation are part of my ritual.

 

[olympus mon]

Im currently in Peru working with the Shipibo in ayahuasca ceremony's and we always take a cleansing rinse with different plant teacher's. As was explained to me by the shamans this makes contact and information with other plant teachers easier. From their beliefs all plants have a spirit but not all are teaches so we tend to bathe in the stronger teacher plants.

Its sounds like a great idea to do this with the local fauna in your area to me. I know im going to when I return to Oregon. I'd like to bathe and drink tea made from the mighty spruce tree that dominates our forest's. I have always felt a strong energy field around these massive giants and I'd be surprised if they too are not plant teachers. Having the plants close to you seemed to help me.

In the first ayahuasca ceremony here that I finally received contact and information from the other plant's I noticed the connection was strongest when I faced the bush I'd been bathing with the past week a few hundred feet to my left just outside the Moloka. So this suggests to me that working with your local plants would be a good thing.

we also use aqua de flores before and after ceremony. Its a beautiful smelling floral water extract and they sell it everywhere here. Perhaps you can find it on line. it would be great to add to your bath water.

 

[xantho]

The cleansing shower before launch is part of my ritual, for me that works really well, but I can see where a bath would be very nice too. The shower, the clean sheets, the smoaking materials laid out ahead of time, the scented candles, the earplugs, then a few minutes of mediation are part of my ritual.

I hadn't thought about earplugs. That seems like a good idea, especially since I live near a main road and experience a fair amount of ambient noise. Are you aware of their presence (the earplugs) during your sessions at all? I imagine you'd forget they were even there

Im currently in Peru working with the Shipibo in ayahuasca ceremony's and we always take a cleansing rinse with different plant teacher's. As was explained to me by the shamans this makes contact and information with other plant teachers easier. From their beliefs all plants have a spirit but not all are teaches so we tend to bathe in the stronger teacher plants.

Its sounds like a great idea to do this with the local fauna in your area to me. I know im going to when I return to Oregon. I'd like to bathe and drink tea made from the mighty spruce tree that dominates our forest's. I have always felt a strong energy field around these massive giants and I'd be surprised if they too are not plant teachers. Having the plants close to you seemed to help me.

In the first ayahuasca ceremony here that I finally received contact and information from the other plant's I noticed the connection was strongest when I faced the bush I'd been bathing with the past week a few hundred feet to my left just outside the Moloka. So this suggests to me that working with your local plants would be a good thing.

we also use aqua de flores before and after ceremony. Its a beautiful smelling floral water extract and they sell it everywhere here. Perhaps you can find it on line. it would be great to add to your bath water.

Thanks for the info, anecdotes, and encouragement OM! I think it's rather thrilling for those of us who haven't been to South America to read about your experiences there. How long have you been working with the Shipibo? I'm really looking forward to doing some research in the library over the next few days and then getting outside to walk the land. I've read about aqua de flores in Singing to the Plants and Plant Spirit Shamanism so I'll keep your suggestion in mind and order some online when I have the funds