Using allegories of "Genesis", The Big Bang, and sacred geometry, the argument is put forth that God "entrapped" Adam and Eve into original sin as the only method for the universe to be created without braking universal laws of free will/predeterminism.

When I stepped into Harkins Theatre in Sedona recently to check out Michael Moore’s latest documentary, “Sicko,” I was thirsty for new information from which past experience, analysis and intuition might be churned into a “new brew” of understanding.

When I moved to Sedona over four years ago, I unpacked a great deal of optimism and ignorance along with my personal belongings. Having just abandoned a high paying and prestigious corporate job in Chicago, for this “clean slate,” and no plan other than to give Sedona a whirl, the only certainty I possessed was that I had no idea what I was doing.

Never seen before footage and an insight look into the enchanted world of psychotropic ritual and magic as performed by San Pedro shamans Edward and Otorongo, in Pisac, Peru, August 2-3, 2008.

Less known than its Amazonian counterpart, Ayahuasca, San Pedro (named after St. Peter, who is said to hold the keys to heaven) has been celebrated and ritualized for its medicinal and spiritual properties for over 3,000 years in he high Andes of Peru and Ecuador.

Now, with the blessings of San Pedro shamans Otorongo and Edwardo, who performed the all night ceremony, what a San Pedro ceremony is, how it is conducted, as well as an investigation into the truths and myths are examined.

Videotaped despacho ceremony with the blessings of the Q’ero shaman who conducted the ceremony. A great introduction to what a despacho ceremony is, along with relevant commentary. Article contains both personal experiences as well as shaman interviews. A despacho can be compared to “Thanksgiving Day,” except that it is a way of life, celebrated every day, and bereft of food gorging and football.