Article by Ralph Miller

There is a gathering that is happening across the planet right now. People from all walks of life are becoming aware of new purpose and inner creativity in an extraordinary way. In the midst of wars, serious environmental problems, fundamental religious mania, energy concerns and political nausea, something truly beautiful is happening. People are waking up and remembering something hidden within their hearts.

The lotus blooms in the mud.

Ayahuasca is a plant medicine that helps us remember a place within that is long forgotten. It strips away ego behaviors that have enslaved us, and allows us to return to our source.

The current human condition has to do with the condition of individual humans. We have all been trying to survive. In order to survive we created an egocentric idea of ourselves that we think is stronger, more capable, and smarter than who we feel we really are. The ego has asserted itself as a false self, while our true nature lay hidden and forgotten.

The only way back to your higher self is to agree to let go of any notion of who you think you are and be willing to make the journey back. This process assails the ego. Shamanic traditions refer to this as the death of ego. Ideas of self-importance fall away naturally. They become irrelevant. The Ayahuasca medicine helps us to find the way back. It is nature’s teacher.

People come to the Ayahuasca temple in Brazil from all walks of life. Many of them have a deep sense of an undiscovered destiny. This destiny has to do with what will ultimately give their life true meaning. Some feel that they will become healers. Others know they have something to teach.

Article by Ralph Miller

Ancient religious traditions and esoteric thought speak of how everything is connected to everything else. This is the concept of oneness, where duality and separateness break down and become irrelevant, and only a perfect unity remains. Our real nature is that we are not separate; we are all one. Our human experience feels lonely and isolated only because we have forgotten our true nature.

The renowned Swiss scientist, Jean Paiget wrote about human intelligence in his book Origins of Intelligence in the Child. His observations were that for an infant … all is one. Infants are unable to determine where they end, and the world or universe begins. They cannot distinguish their 'inner world' from their 'outer world'. They perceive their reality as One.

When we are born, we begin with this true understanding. We begin with a visionary mind. As we grow up, we begin to forget.

There is a grand paradox that has continued for eons now. We have evolved in our mastery of technology, but we have forgotten our true nature. As human intelligence has increased so has our 'forgetfulness'. We have forgotten and become disconnected from ourselves. A part of our minds has de-evolved. We no longer can perceive the beauty of the infinite realms that are woven into our 3D consensual reality we call time-space.

by Ralph Miller

The energy represented by the lotus is exquisitely sacred and divine. The lotus flower appeared in legends originating both from India and from ancient Egypt. It played an important part in ancient Egyptian religion. According to the story; "before the universe came into being, there was an infinite ocean of inert water, which constituted the primeval being named Nun.

For me, the lotus flower represents the energy of the heart. The lotus or the heart energy is a feminine energy. It is pure creativity. In fact, the energy of the heart (lotus) is both feminine and self-creating. The natural tendency of this energy is to extend itself out to others. It wants to connect.