# What are your thoughts on an Ayahuasca retreat?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-an-ayahuasca-retreat/984344>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 20, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-an-ayahuasca-retreat/984344 "2023-05-20T21:01:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 3

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-an-ayahuasca-retreat/984344/41 "2023-05-22T18:12:39Z")

</div>

> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#):
>
> it’s better to abstain entirely from mind-altering substances

In general, I would agree.

However, there is ongoing research into micro-dosing LSD, micro-dosing psilocybin mushrooms, ingesting MDMA and injecting ketamine to approach a variety of disorders.

Obviously, under very controlled circumstances, with a doctor overseeing the process.

Don’t do this at home, folks!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-an-ayahuasca-retreat/984344/42 "2023-05-22T20:24:39Z")

</div>

> [@Dereknocue67](#):
>
> I agree. I prefer activities where vomiting is not involved.

In college, while on a long field trip, we were invited to take part in a native American ceremony that involved Peyote. The ceremony was very cool, the harfing up in the fire was not. And my hallucinations were along the lines of seeing devils and fire elementals dancing in the fire.  
,  
The only way I would do that retreat was court ordered and even so I would ask if there were alternatives.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-an-ayahuasca-retreat/984344/43 "2023-05-22T22:24:30Z")

</div>

I’ve read a lot about it. It might be life altering drug but my personal opinion is that these people are capitalizing on the hype and have turned into a mystical thing. It’s another drug. A powerful one, sure, but a drug nonetheless. It doesn’t need to involve shamans.

Here’s Ron White’s experience.

> **[Ron White's Ayahuasca Experience](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvb9X_3P5v4%2F)**
>
> Taken from JRE #1733 w/Ron White:https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ogW1vzfLXgigDuc8zCLH2?si=6c6c83aa71ea4cab

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-an-ayahuasca-retreat/984344.md?page=2)