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# Ayahuasca

- [What is Ayahuasca?](https://info.vine-of-the-soul.com/ayahuasca/what-is-ayahuasca.md): A living tradition of plants, people, and prayer. The word Ayahuasca comes from Quechua language and means Spirit Vine or Vine of the Soul, because it is believed to be a portal to the unseen world.
- [Ayahuasca - The science](https://info.vine-of-the-soul.com/ayahuasca/ayahuasca-the-science.md): In this article we talk about what we know from a scientific perspective about Ayahuasca. The bits that we  don't fully unverstanden yet, we often call "magic".
- [🌿 Ayahuasca for Mental Wellbeing](https://info.vine-of-the-soul.com/ayahuasca/ayahuasca-for-mental-wellbeing.md): The Vine of the Soul approach to healing, integration, and transformation
- [🌿 Ayahuasca Diet Preparation](https://info.vine-of-the-soul.com/ayahuasca/ayahuasca-for-mental-wellbeing/ayahuasca-diet-preparation.md): For an Ayahuasca Ceremony
- [🌘 Ceremony](https://info.vine-of-the-soul.com/ayahuasca/ayahuasca-for-mental-wellbeing/ceremony.md): What's Ayahuasca ceremony like?
- [🌅 Integration](https://info.vine-of-the-soul.com/ayahuasca/ayahuasca-for-mental-wellbeing/integration.md): “No amount of Ayahuasca will change your life. You change your life.”
- [⚛️ Science & Spirit](https://info.vine-of-the-soul.com/ayahuasca/ayahuasca-for-mental-wellbeing/science-and-spirit.md): Bridging Rational Understanding and Mystical Experience
- [📚 Resources & Further Reading](https://info.vine-of-the-soul.com/ayahuasca/ayahuasca-for-mental-wellbeing/resources-and-further-reading.md): Curated knowledge for bridging science, psychology, and spirituality
- [Ayahuasca Diet Recipes](https://info.vine-of-the-soul.com/ayahuasca/ayahuasca-for-mental-wellbeing/ayahuasca-diet-recipes.md): It's easy to get confused about what we should and what we shouldn't eat before an ayahuasca ceremony. At Vine of the Soul Retreats, we have put together a little cookbook for you
- [Indigenous Traditions of Psychedelic Plant Use: A Global Overview](https://info.vine-of-the-soul.com/ayahuasca/indigenous-traditions-of-psychedelic-plant-use-a-global-overview.md): (Evidence levels indicated: High / Moderate / Speculative)