The Mechanism

1. Intention is everything:

If we are not centered in ourselves as to why we seek healing and what we are aiming for we are like a boat without a rudder going with the wind and the tides. The energy of intention helps the Eboga energy to connect to the person. Eboga does not heal a person independent of that persons inner intentions. That would be an insult to the person's freedom of choice in the development of their inner self.

Eboga extends its help, when asked with sincere intention, in the best interests of that person. Yet it is possible to have a "successful" first session with little or no intention to change. Perhaps like the Grail cup the first taste comes free. The second taste comes with a price. Generally speaking though, success depends on the work carried out in ones life to bring about change and the success of any session depends on the willingness to confront ones true self within that session.

However, the apparent lack of success in any session does not necessarily reflect a person's intention. It can be more a question of what one needs in that moment one gets. Also sometimes issues cannot be dealt with any further simply because there is already more pain in the body than the person can deal with and it needs integration.

Relapse into dependence also does not reflect the point at which a person is on their healing journey. Dependence is a symptom of pain and on the healing journey a realistic understanding of ones situation is a good thing.

Healing is a journey and time may be required to learn the lessons behind one particular issue or another before Eboga will help to unravel and remove its presence.

2. Willingness to change:

Part of the problem is that often we will not want to accept the truth about ourselves and our behaviour as that can require a painful letting go and a painful acceptance of the truth of another persons mental health also. Without realising it we are not willing to change. The deep pain that this truth touches in us for the other person is often masked by our natural love for that person, such as a parent, and the notion that we really want to see them well and happy. Thus we sabotage our own health to maintain the pretense and denial of the reality of their effect on us, i.e. codependency where we use whatever love they give us to hold the problem in place. (Sometimes also avoiding the problem as we are too afraid not to be codependent and are manipulated by misplaced guilt). Once this obstacle is overcome Eboga can then complete the healing of that issue and the natural love we feel becomes channelled into constructive compassion for the other. We also no longer live in the fear of losing their love

Other more classical reasons for not being willing to change is basically an arrogant attitude that wants it all but does not want to lose anything that one already has - the "I can have it all" mentality which advertising is based on. Yes, we can have it all but first we need to understand what "all" really means.

If we are unwilling to accept the truth at a deep level then the healing will not complete (we stand in its way through our unacknowledged intention) and life will probably take a turn for the worse in the area we are in denial as that is the way our eyes are opened to return to eboga to complete the task. Watch out for the emotional blows!

3. Catch-22:

If there is a skeleton in our cupboard for which we wish to atone, it can be cause of keeping us in a codependent relationship even when we recognise that we are in such a relationship. Basically, the guilt for what we have done makes it extremely difficult to suffer the pain we feel we will induce in another if we decide to end our relationship to them.

Breaking from codependency can be a lot harder than one realises and only really becomes possible when we know what is in fact going on. Eboga shows us, if we are willing to look. We might then realise that what we thought was a skeleton was in fact an elaborate brain wash.

4. A time for integrity:

If part of our problem manifests in relationships driven purely, or mainly, by selfish motives we need to ask the question: how sincere are we about our healing if we wish to continue to act-out?

Celibacy and abstinence can be the best way to focus our minds on exploring the world of real friendship and relationship and to discover that there is more to a partner than a chatel to fulfill our broken needs. We can begin to discover the amazing beauty of the human form and what communion with another really means.

However at the beginning of our journey remaining in a supportive relationship may be exactly what we need and a decision in this regard should be made in consultaion with Eboga.

5. There is no such thing as a free lunch:

Eboga is not a commodity that can be bought and sold. It is an agreement between yourself and the spiritual world. The journey to healing is one where we come closer to ourselves and in turn it comes closer to us. That is in part why it helps. If we wish to have our head fixed by a session, have a therapist work out the problems shortly thereafter and then walk back to a sorted selfish life, we have a better chance at setting up a beach resort on Mars for Summer 2005 and thereafter commuting on a bi-annual basis. Eboga is working for the light, not the dark.

One session is just the start. The real change is deep inside and thinking it out is only useful in terms of an action plan / insight and fortifying our intention. It does not heal the problem at the end of the day but it can be part of the spur that resolves us to move on and complete the healing. We do have to take action and that can mean selling up, changing jobs, moving home, leaving partners, ...... ..... Eboga guides us in this.

6. Struggling is pointless:

In the beginning we may find that we are struggling with this new force inside us and that we are like spectators at our own funeral. The sooner we can let ourselves go to this new energy the sooner we will be absorbed by it and the healing process can begin on full steam.

7. Healing is an ordered process:

There are many layers in the healing journey and it is impossible to fix all things at once as we need to go deeper and deeper once each issue is resolved in order to get to those deeper still. Hence if an issue is not yet integrated, understood and resolved how can we go even deeper to something that requires understanding of that above it? Once an issue is resolved it empowers us and Eboga to go deeper. That is what part of the purpose of integration is about.

Each area of pain has its own set of faulty ideas and issues to be dealt with. Of course many issues are inter-connected. In a given moment though, it is, generally speaking, one issue or another that is dealt with. By that I mean that while many issues will run in parallel and be at a different stage of healing, in a given moment one issue will complete.

Also, the resolution of one issue can give us an insight into ourselves which will give us the compassion to resolve another issue related to someone we have a major block towards.

Once you break the seal on your emotional life, don't be surprised that you find yourself running to keep up with the unfolding of yourself on all levels - unless of course you want to put the cap back on the bottle.

8. Eboga releases pain:

When childhood traumas are released pain is also released from the emotional body and this takes time to heal. Hence only so much can be dealt with at once as there is a physical limit to what we are capable of sustaining in any given period. The pain can be intense and at times overwhelming - hence a healing program sometimes benefits from the use of eboga in small quantities (no greater than 6mg/kg, i.e., a mini-session) to facilitate Eboga pain relief as it is not anaesthetic to the psyche and its drive to wholeness and self-knowledge. Medication is suspect but no doubt at times can play a role. However, natural remedies for emotional pain would seem a better option.

After an Eboga session the tendency can be to become intensely intellectual and philosophise about all and sundry. It is best to seek emotional release therapy as soon as possible to allow the pain to emerge in a more healing and holistic way. In fact a release of emotions directly after a session is very healthy and gives the ego a break. Its about healing. It's not about writing your doctorate. However, whatever you do is probably good for you. Try and go easy on yourself.

9. Type of Session:

Generally speaking mini sessions come with psychological insight (i.e. clarity of mind on certain issues - divine guidance) and some degree of resolution (sometimes complete) on certain issues, apart from the role it can play for pain relief. We (generally speaking) get what we need in that moment. However this can be limited by the low dose taken and the inner state of the person taking the session and their point on the healing journey.

Hence, further major sessions may also be required particularly if insufficient material has been dealt with. Some issues require a strong force to be dealt with depending on the person and the state of their ego.

A mini-session can also become hijacked by the ego if used incorrectly - see "The Eboga Process." Hence, in the early stages it is possibly best to undergo some kind of guided mini-session with an experienced facilitator until one has the sense of reality needed to guide oneself properly. If pain-relief is what you seek then focus on that. If understanding is what you seek focus on the feelings around the issue at hand and at the same time trust that you will most likely get what you need.

If however you are someone who supports a strong self delusional state the ego can be driven to promote its own sense of grandiosity and in that case care must be taken in a mini-session.

If you are concerned in a mini-session that your thoughts are nonsense or your experience is not valid, test the experience and the thoughts by connecting directly to the energy through focussing on it and asking if what you are experiencing is in fact wholesome, i.e., use your heightened senses to feel it out. If it is you are probably on the right track.

10. Primary issues created secondary ones:

While our primary problem may have been with a given parent there are numerous other problems which result from this. Single issue healing and then back to life whole and healthy is a nice idea sold by shrinks but in the real world it doesn't hold water.

11. Fortune favors the brave:

Once you get on the eboga healing wagon be prepared. It can be a helleva bumpy ride if you want to get anywhere. Establish a solid source of supply and consider the use of mini-sessions as a must if you intend healing through eboga. Become empowered.

12. Events depicted in sessions:

Often we see future events of what may happen in our life. The reason for this is in part to give us a reason to endure the hardship we are going through. However, it needs to be said, these events can be a very long way off - years.

13. Post session therapy:

A good thing - emotional release / wise counselling - insight leads to action.

14. Post session life changes and set backs:

After a session we may feel we have the answers to our life. Later we discover we made changes which were catastrophic. Later still we realise Eboga led us to these changes & crises as a precursor for the final wake up call to what is really going on in certain areas - necessary if deep down we were not willing to accept the truth in those areas. That is when the inner healing is about to fully complete in those areas.

15. Faith comes before Belief:

It is most certainly not about blind faith. Blind faith is the cause of a great deal of trouble. It is about having hope and then some faith based on what you have read, what you have seen and a deep down feeling that maybe it is possible to find what you are looking for.

However, like the pudding, the proof is in the eating. On the other hand, what have you got to lose?

16. Know what you seek:

Eboga may not be for you (apart from dependence interruption) if you do not have a personal agenda towards wholeness.

Get on the eboga/ibogaine train if you wish. But after it pulls into the first station it drops off the passengers who are not interested in the rest of the journey - a journey destined for the mountains and valleys of your life under its stewardship.

That is why Eboga is a spiritually guided process of personal transformation.

Something to think about:

Do you believe that you can ever live a life of personal inner freedom?