Fasting Fakir Flummoxes Physicians

Fasting Fakir Flummoxes Physicians

by | Nov 25, 2003 | Peoples

-By Rajeev Khanna  Doctors and experts are baffled by an Indian hermit who claims not to have eaten or drunk anything for several decades – but is still in perfect health. Mr Prahlad Jani under surveillance in hospital. Prahlad Jani, a holy man, or fakir, who is...

Temple of the True Inner Light

Temple of the True Inner Light

by | Jan 26, 1997 | Peoples

-By Peter Gorman The Temple of the True Inner Light was formed in 1980 by Alan Birnbaum as an offshoot of the New York City branch of the Native American Church. The Temple uses Di-Propyl Tryptamine (DPT) as its sacrament which Temple followers regard as the actual...

Barquinha

Barquinha

by | May 4, 1996 | Peoples

-By Nicholas Saunders and Anja Dashwood Nicholas The last ayahuasca ritual we attended in Brazil was the Barquinha, a split off the Santo Daime and the smallest of the three established Brazilian churches who use ‘huasca’, as its called in Brazil. As with...