[ohgodplsno]

> I prepare for months before partaking in them

And here is why it is one of the most profound things in your life. Not saying that ayahuesca and other psychedelics do not provide you with a different outlook on life, but by sacralizing this ritual, making your life focused on it and therefore massively overemphasising its importance.

You could have the exact same feelings with LSD if you hyped yourself up for months and the whole thing was a ritual with scientists disguised as aliens from outer space.

[pmoriarty]

Even without any preparation, many people still have some of the most profound experiences of their life on psychedelics, comparable in significance (in their words) to the birth of a child or the death of a parent.

This has been shown in research time and time again.