#oneriver

Repost from @motogypsy - I feel like I’m always packing my motorcycle, so life improved significantly after @giantloopmoto ! - The luggage system itself is super lightweight, durable, and fits perfectly on any bike that can carry a passenger. - And they’re from #Bend, #Oregon! - #adventureproof #golightgofastgofar #giantloopmoto #oneriver #wadedavis #motoadventure (at Colombia)

Getting fuel from bottles on the side of the road is when you know you’re really out there. _ I particularly love this photo for the “Devil’s Breath,” the “Borrachero” (Brugmansia) flowers in the background. _ I first read about Brugmansia and its potent psychoactive effects in Wade Davis’ book, “One River” (highly recommended). _ Then when I arrived in Bogota, a conservation journalist who helped expose the illegal trade in orchids told me tales of how it is used in Colombia. _ Apparently they grind the seeds and flowers into a powder and can expose you to it simply by blowing it in your face. _ Inhaling or consuming this substance has the power to eliminate a person’s free will, turning them into a mindless zombie that can be fully controlled without any inhibitions. _ You can imagine the horror stories of people being taken advantage of in every way - walked to atms to withdraw all their funds, willingly giving up organs, etc. _ These plants and their unsuspecting, pendulous “angel’s trumpet” flowers contain scopolamine, which blocks a person’s ability to form memories and temporarily inhibits their ability to make their own free-will choices. _ Putting the flower on your pillow at night while you sleep is said to bring dreams. Just be careful not to eat it - it can cause death, coma, or madness. _ To know more about my time here in South America, check my patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/Motogypsy _ #borrachero #brugmansia #royalenfield #himalayan #ecuador #motorcyclediaries #colombia #wadedavis #oneriver @wadedavis9136 @maxi_molotov

When men go to the forest to hunt or fish, it is never a trivial passage. _ First the shaman must travel in trance to negotiate with the masters of the animals, forging a mystical contract with the spirit guardians, an exchange based always on reciprocity. _ The Barasana compare it to marriage, for hunting too is a form of courtship, in which one seeks the blessing of a greater authority for the honor of taking into one’s family a precious being. _ Meat is not the right of a hunter but a gift from the spirit world. _ To kill without permission is to risk death by a spirit guardian, be it in the form of a jaguar, anaconda, tapir, or harpy eagle. People in the forest are always both predator and prey. _ All of these ideas and restrictions create what is essentially a land management plan inspired by myth. _ Words by author and explorer, Wade Davis, on the way of life of the Barasana, an Amazonian tribe living down the Apaporis River in Colombia. _ #ancientwisdom #wadedavis @wadedavis9136 #oneriver #animalmedicine #plantmedicine #spiritworld #wildlife #animals #barasana #colombia #amazonas #explore #motoadventure #hunt #forest #ferns @royalenfield @royalenfieldcolombia #myth #wearealltrulywild (at Tolima, Colombia)