Ceremony Update: This Month We Sit With Wachuma (San Pedro)
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Beloved community,

We’re shifting the container for this month’s gathering. Instead of Kanna, we’ll be opening sacred space with Wachuma, also known as San Pedro — a revered Andean plant medicine with a long lineage of healing.

What is Wachuma /San Pedro?

Wachuma: Ancestral Roots

Wachuma has been used for thousands of years by the indigenous peoples of the Andes — from Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Northern Chile. In Quechua, “Wachuma” refers to “removing the head” or dissolving the ego, pointing to its role in expanding consciousness beyond ordinary thought. It was, and still is, taken in ceremony to connect deeply with nature, spirit, and community.

When the Spanish colonizers arrived, they gave it the Christian name San Pedro — Saint Peter — because they believed, like the saint who holds the keys to Heaven, this medicine “opens the gates” to spiritual realms.

The Medicine of the Grandfather

Unlike Ayahuasca, which is often referred to as “Grandmother,” Wachuma is considered “Grandfather” medicine. His teachings are steady, grounding, protective, and heart-opening. Where Grandmother may be fierce and deeply purgative, Grandfather energy often arrives with spaciousness and gentle wisdom, helping us see life from a higher vantage point.

What To Expect In Ceremony:

Biologically, Wachuma contains mescaline, a naturally occurring alkaloid that activates serotonin receptors in the brain. This brings about an altered state of consciousness — often marked by heightened awareness, visionary states, expanded empathy, and a deep sense of unity with nature.

The experience itself is usually very embodied and heart-centered. People often report:

• A feeling of profound love and connection with all beings.

• A dissolving of personal burdens and mental noise.

• Heightened clarity, creativity, and insight.

• Deep communion with the natural world — trees, water, and sky becoming alive with presence.

Unlike some other plant teachers, Wachuma tends to open slowly and last for many hours, moving like the rising sun: spacious, steady, and luminous.

Psychological & Spiritual Benefits

Wachuma ceremonies have been shown to help with:

• Releasing depression, anxiety, and heavy emotional states.

• Healing old wounds of separation and isolation.

• Expanding compassion and forgiveness.

• Renewing purpose and perspective on life’s challenges.

• Awakening joy, wonder, and gratitude for existence itself.

This month, we’ll gather in sacred circle with Wachuma, stepping into the timeless lineage of the Andes. Together, we’ll sit with Grandfather, listening for the teachings he wishes to share with each of us — about love, perspective, and living in right relationship with the world around us.

Space is limited for this ceremony. 

If you feel the call to join, please reach out directly to reserve your place.

With reverence and love,

Nicole 🌿