The Vine of Lost Souls

research idea


The Vine of Lost Souls


Shamans of the
Amazon rain forest believe the vine called ayahuasca has
medicinal properties and they use it to make a potent
hallucinogenic brew for their religious rituals. Ayahuasca is a
word in Quechua, the language of the Incas, meaning
``vine of the dead'' or ``vine of the souls.''


Picture the roaring campfire. The conjuror displaying a
thick, internally-glowing, thickly-leafed vine to the
wide-eyed ceremonial participants... who, along with the
magi, must drink from the wild juices held within the
plant.


Shamans from Ecuador and Colombia who wear
headdresses of parrot feathers and necklaces of wild boar teeth,
might enter the scene, chanting passionately, and
objecting wildly about the profane use of their most sacred
vine.


The challenge might be to represent the knowledge and
materials of indigenous people to create a highly
adventurous, and mysterious background setting for the magic
to take hold in the spectators' minds.... what
images could arise from such a
setting.


Keep your eyes on the news!! The images
practically write themselves. The gatherings, and rituals of man...
especially those inhabiting exotic, or inhospitable locals.
These are the makings for some of the best magic... it
is conjuring at its finest. 




The images above
were generously pseudo-quoted, and heavily paraphrased
from the recent news items ( for research, and
educational purposes )


Yours in Magic,


Joe Miller ( MindMyst )