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It was Friday morning when my friend Johnny called me asking if I was available for a weekend adventure. As I said ‘yes’ he left me 20 minutes to get ready because it would be a long ride and we should arrive in the destination before the evening. It would take us six to seven hours to get to Matutu, a small town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. I love the State of Minas Gerais for its delicious homemade food, its forests and the mind blowing energy coming from its abundant minerals. The State is actually well known for its large reserves of iron ore, diamond, phosphate, zinc, aluminum, limestone and ornamental rocks. Once we got there, Johnny introduced me to an Indian that came all the way from the Amazon Forest to share with our group (there were 10 other people there) a very specific ritual the next morning. I was exceedingly excited and barely slept. On Saturday I woke up before everyone else, meditated, had tons of ‘pão de queijo’ (a typical sort of bread from the region, made of cheese) and waited. At 11 o’clock the Indian made us sit comfortably on a circle and brought the main ingredient for the ritual: the Ayahuasca tea. He explained that by having the entheogenic brew made out of Amazon plants we would be able to see our past, present and future altogether. We were supposed to relax and enjoy the trip. I was curious and a bit nervous, but always wanted to try that brew. The memories I have from the experience are very personal but what I can say is that it was the most beautiful and breathtaking immersion I have ever accomplished. In fact, I felt like I was inside an Almodovar film, with all the colors and sounds highlighted and bright lights. I understood and related to what the Indian said about seeing past, present and future altogether, because time loses its meaning as you have the tea. At some point, the Indian asked us to take part in a tribal dance called “the snake” in which we had to touch each others shoulders, like a giant snake and march making circles. That dance made us feel very connected to each other and strangely to the whole cosmos. Some people played music, others threw up, some cried and others had laugh attacks. I had a strong catharsis and laughed, cried and got very emotional. The ritual ended Sunday dawn. We went to bed feeling blessed and thankful as the experience had overall been very pleasing for everyone. The next day I slept in the car all the way back to São Paulo, my hometown. I will never be thankful enough to Johnny for having invited me to this spectacular tea session with that Amazon Indian. I will never forget what it feels like to be inside an Almodovar film.