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Others is steeped in traditions that pay tribute to the plants of the forest and a spirit being called mother ayahuasca. >> thank you for all the plants in the world who give us life, who teach us, who heal us. for without them nothing and no one would live. >> everybody is supposed to have an intention before they go through with this ceremony. do you have one? >> i was thinking about just focusing on my own healing, kind of letting the wisdom of the plant and ron and you know, kind of let that process happen in the ceremony. >> in careful measures, ron doles out shots of his potent tea, whic...

I do all i can to look after people and to take good care of them. but there's the ones that don't take the precautions with anti-depressants. that's the real danger. >> tens of thousands of people use ayahuasca worldwide today. and the ranks of the newly converted now appears to include stan, who's just done a daytime dose of ron's mighty brew. >> how are you doing? >> just out here in the jungle, wrestling with my demons. >> it's probably about as good a place as any to wrestle with them. and a good place to leave them. >> mm-hmm. >> want a little smoke blown on you? >> sure. >> a journey of...

That people will start to vomit profusely or even have to defecate. but many people have said that this one experience can be life-changing. as i watch ron's guests file in, it's clear there's more to ayahuasca than just the promise of a hallucinogenic experience. stan's quest and that of the others is steeped in traditions that pay tribute to the plants of the forest and a spirit being called mother ayahuasca. >> thank you for all the plants in the world who give us life, who teach us, who heal us. for without them nothing and no one would live. >> everybody is supposed to have an intention b...

And these are from the chirifanango. >> for millennia, native shamans in the amazon have tapped this jungle pharmacy for all types of cures. but in the past decade thousands of american tourists have flocked here seeking help from local medicine men including a new wave of gringo healers like ron. a ten-day retreat at el pugero costs about $1,000 and attracts a wide range of seekers from across the globe. a father and daughter from canada, an online entrepreneur, the son of a successful ceo and a professor from belgium. like stan, these travelers are serious. they want healing for mind, body a...

Even deeper. it is a healing process. i've had several times people who've seen psychiatrists for over a year. one ayahuasca session and never go back. i tell them, you can read all there is about this, and there's no way to prepare yourself until you actually go there. >> night falls. stan's psychedelic journey begins. ron blesses the hut using rituals he's learned from local indigenous healers. this is where the ceremony is going to take place. in a little while it's going to be pitch black in here, and ron is going to be presiding from his altar. this first part of the ceremony is called th...