I knew what my friend was asking for, but I didn't take him seriously at first.
We lived in a big metropolitan city, not a South American jungle.
So, he sold me what he thought was the next best option: so-called 'magic mushrooms' – mushrooms containing psilocybin, another naturally-occurring psychedelic that can trigger hallucinations and an altered state of consciousness.
He didn't just want to get high; he told me he wanted the full ayahuasca experience with all the personal revelation and healing he thought that could bring.
He was desperate and willing to try anything, and he'd heard about ayahuasca – a powerful psychedelic derived from plants and used in traditional South American healing ceremonies.
