I am going to tell you the truth about my own spiritual awakening, but first you must know that I have been on the path for enlightenment since I was twelve years old. Over the course of many decades, I read all the books, tried all the practices, and even traveled around the world in the quest for spiritual awakening. I had heard about this strange plant medicine that grows in the Amazon that has the ability to exponentially raise consciousness – facilitating healing and awakening – and in 2009, I traveled to the Amazonian Jungle in Peru and I drank this mysterious tea. I won't lie to you, Ayahuasca was a great deal more than I bargained for. I was completely unprepared for how the experience would change me and the way I live my life... By Contributing Writer Nanice Ellis