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Hey, girlfriends. This episode includes mentions of child sexual abuse, addiction and trauma,

and it includes some strong language. We don't want that to be a surprise.

We're also going to be talking about the use of ayahuasca,

which contains DMT,

which is illegal in most cases in the USA and several other countries.

But there's plenty of wonderful stories on our feed

if you'd rather skip this one.

So I go deep into the plant and out of nowhere I see the image of a little girl on a corner

crying.

Sylvia is in a large, airy room lit by a hundred candles.

She's sitting on a white plastic chair with a blanket, taking part in an ayahuasca ceremony for the first time.

And up to this point in my life, the one thing that I did is that I never looked back to my childhood.

I always was so hell-bent

to even wanted to forget it. As the psychoactive drink takes effect, Sylvia starts to see a vision.

And so I come across this little girl in a corner wearing a turquoise suit and I'm like, oh my God, somebody has heard this little girl. Who is it?

And I realize it's me.

Sylvia stops noticing the people around her.

Even the priestess sitting on a royal purple cushion by the altar fades away.

Sylvia's entirely focused on this child. And there is this kind of reunion.

There is this almost spiritual reunion that is happening inside of me.

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