Spiritual Healing

Ayahuasca, Vine of Death

Could a Peruvian ayahuasca ceremony conjure my brother’s spirit after his suicide at 26?

A young Quechua girl we met in a rural field in Peru’s Sacred Valley in July 2007. PHOTO CREDIT: Chris Strimbu

Following my brother’s death by suicide, I said yes to drinking a bright purple psychedelic brew that caused me to experience my own death.