The Documentary

Launching the Ayahuasca Adventure Center is a revolutionary event in our history and we are capturing it on film. I’ve started the process with a very rough video blog, but we are taking to the next level with award-winning filmmaker Andrea Gilbert, who is going to single handedly do all the filming, production and post-production for this documentary.

The documentary will not only follow the process of building the Ayahuasca Adventure Center and showcasing our first retreat, but it will also analyze the emergent psychedelic tourism industry from a cultural perspective, asking questions about what this phenomenon means for Peru, for Westerners and for the World.

Andrea Gilbert is a producer, videographer, writer and editor from Vancouver, BC. With a portfolio containing multiple award-winning documentaries, Andrea produces cultural media internationally, and has worked on projects in countries such as Cambodia, Cuba and China. A visual storyteller, she strives to produce meaningful media that are creative, innovative and significant documentations of reality. Andrea holds a Master of Arts degree in Intercultural and International Communication, and is a researcher and producer with First Story, an aboriginal documentary program on CTV.

See Andrea’s award winning documentaries on her Vimeo channel:

https://vimeo.com/user6810126

Psilocybe Mushrooms as a Spiritual Tool

Psilocybe Mushrooms have long been a tool I’ve used to connect with nature, receive insights and become one with my spiritual being. To our advantage, Psilocybe Mushrooms grow plentifully in the area near our retreat, and we are excited to announce that they will be an integral element of our Amazon Ayahuasca Adventure retreats in Peru. To celebrate our Ayahuasca Adventure Center’s first official retreat, we’ve invited Psilocybe specialist and author, James W. Jesso to give an educational talk at our center and help us integrate the magical Psilocybe Mushroom into the Ayuahuasca Adventure Center experience.

James W. Jessois a Calgary, Alberta-based author, conference speaker, workshop leader, and event coordinator who has been touring and organizing conscious events all across Canada since 2010.

Published through various networks, Jesso invests countless hours into producing written works, videos, and speaking presentations to spark life and inspire people. His first book, ‘Decomposing The Shadow: Lessons From the Psilocybin Mushrooms’ (2013), insightful and engaging, presents a complete conceptual and cognitive model for the psilocybin mushroom experience as it pertains to psychospiritual maturation and the healing of mental emotional wounds. His second book, ‘Soundscapes & Psychedelics’ (2014), dives deep into ontological philosophy, nootropics, shamanism, several cultural misconceptions around psychedelics. This book is to be released limited edition in Europe through PsypressUK in the fall of 2014.

He was featured in Psychedelic Press UK’s 2014 vol. 1 Anthology, and his new book, a novel titled ‘Psilocybin Stories: A Trilogy In Psychedelic Darkness’, is in the editing phase and will be released in 2015. Keep watch online for various new articles to be released in the next few months.

In the summer of 2013 Jesso raised $6,300 through crowdfunding to finalize, publish, promote and tour for his ‘Decomposing The Shadow’. He then traveled across Canada sharing his work and experience, doing 19 events in 4 months. One of his lectures from this tour is available as an audiobook from his website, titled ‘The 4 Archetypes Of Psilocybin’.

Through written works and public events, Jesso’s mission is to help transform culture through creating literary works to inspire and physical spaces for intelligent and respectful dialog on pertinent subjects.

Learn more about Jesso’s projects and vision through

http://www.jameswjesso.com

http://www.DecomposingTheShadow.com

http://www.soundscapesbook.com

https://www.youtube.com/user/DiscoveringAgape

https://www.facebook.com/AdventuresThroughTheMind

https://twitter.com/ATTMindPsy