What I Learnt Filming Shamans & Ayahuasca Ceremonies In the Amazon Rainforest: Victoria Lynn Carroll

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K1w1fVk0GMgIn this episode, I interview Victoria Lynn Carroll, the director of the award-winning 'She Is A Shaman' - a meditative documentary that follows an ayahuasca shaman who balances hallucinatory rituals and her unusual daily. The film explores the difference between the idolized shamanic figure and who they really are.Watch 'She Is A Shaman': https://youtu.be/Lra4c4LwCBw?si=Y0twCfZs_30ZrT8mThe Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.Timestamps0:00 - What is 'She Is A Shaman'?3:12 - The History of Ayahuasca3:46 - Why People Take It6:14 - Shamans Believe Ayahuasca Is Sentient6:58 - What Are Shamans Like?9:19 - The Paradox About Ordinary Shamans11:33 - Experience Filming Ayahuasca Ceremonies13:03 - Why Make This Film?15:56 - My Ayahuasca Experience17:21 - Science vs. Spirituality Explaining Ayahuasca21:16 - DMT vs. Ayahuasca24:49 - Was The Film A Healing Process?27:05 - Why Watch This Film?28:30 - Who Should & Should NOT Take It?30:12 - Psychedelics Helping Society32:20 - Voice Acting Career35:08 - Why I Took Ayahuasca37:47 - Ayahuasca Helped My Trauma41:55 - Next Film: 'O God'44:03 - What Makes a Good Life?Guest - Victoria Lynn CarrollInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/incertaspecieYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6IxClbWJ8X6yKQIwQTeITwWebsite - https://www.victorialynncarroll.com/Substack - https://substack.com/@victorialynncarrollIMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3055998/The Human Podcast𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinstaSupport the show - https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcastAudio LicenseMB01ISGEO0XN8EK"