This is so very cool! Indeed, this man was a seer, a wise man, a powerful man shunned and medicated into the outskirts of society! How unfortunate we as a society are not able to welcome these very gifted members into the community. Yet, it seems as if you were given a teacher in that moment, huh? And, then to read those very same words in Villardo's book. Wow. A true gift, an "awakening" of sorts for you.

Have you viewed Luis Eduardo Luna and Pablo Amaringo's book, "Ayahuasca Visions: The religious iconography of a Peruvian Shaman?" The paintings are amazing, and oftentimes the work of Amaringo depicts scenes of ET's and space ships, bands of light, and all kinds of beings. These are experienced in the ayahuasca visions. ET's are a common theme amongst those in the Amazon, and the tribes there have all kinds of mythologies relating to ET's and "grey men." Your patient in the day care program didn't need ayahuasca to experience these visions, though, and, indeed, he would have been a revered and respected elder--yes, maybe a shaman--in a Peruvian village, an African village (with Mandaza!), or anywhere else that has a respect for indigenous traditions, that's for sure.

Thanks again! ge