Editing Ayahuasca (section)

=== Ceremony and the role of shamans ===
[[shamanism|Shamans]], [[curandero]]s and experienced users of ayahuasca advise against consuming ayahuasca when not in the presence of one or several well-trained shamans.<ref name="Campos 2011">{{cite book |last=Campos |first=Don Jose |title=The Shaman & Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms |year=2011}}</ref>

In some areas, there are purported ''brujos'' (Spanish for "[[witch]]es") who masquerade as real shamans and who entice tourists to drink ayahuasca in their presence. Shamans believe one of the purposes for this is to steal one's energy and/or power, of which they believe every person has a limited stockpile.<ref name="Campos 2011"/>

The shamans lead the ceremonial consumption of the ayahuasca beverage,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/fashion/ayahuasca-a-strong-cup-of-tea.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/fashion/ayahuasca-a-strong-cup-of-tea.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited|title=Ayahuasca: A Strong Cup of Tea |date=13 June 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Bob Morris}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in a rite that typically takes place over the entire night. During the ceremony, the effect of the drink lasts for hours. Prior to the ceremony, participants are instructed to abstain from spicy foods, red meat and sex.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ayahuascahealings.com/ayahuasca-retreats-usa-ayahuasca-church/ayahuasca-ceremony-trip-preparation/ |title=Ayahuasca Ceremony Preparation |publisher=ayahuascahealings.com |access-date=5 January 2019 }}</ref> The ceremony is usually accompanied with [[Vomiting|purging]] which include vomiting and diarrhea, which is believed to release built-up emotions and [[Energy (esotericism)|negative energy]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/a8965/ayahuasca-new-power-trip/ |title=The New Power Trip: Inside the World of Ayahuasca |year=2014|magazine= [[Marie Claire]] |access-date=5 January 2019 }}</ref>