Rose Medicine, Initiatory Descent, Ayahuasca, Astrology, Venusian Mysteries | Lara Charlotte (2020)

In this episode from Season 1 (2020) be have Lara Charlotte on the show.

Lara was born in Aotearoa, New Zealand and spent 5 years living in Peru studying traditional Amazonian Curanderismo, where she co-founded The Garden of Peace Ayahuasca and Master Plant Healing Centre.

Lara has a specific passion for womens health and the reconnection of our earth-sky axis, through her work with the Venusian mysteries and the lineage of the Rose. She is an avid student of transformational astrology, yoga, ritual healing and heart centred harmonious living.

I loved this conversation, Lara took me on a journey down into the bones of some of the feminine mysteries and cycles, the importance and potency of initiation by descent, into the darkness into the shadows into the muk and grime of the underworld, we talk about astrological and lunar wisdom, plant intelligence, ayahuasca, the lineage of the rose and so much more.

Her song at the end of the show to close up our space was beautiful, so make sure you stick around until the end, as Lara is a powerhouse of knowledge and wisdom and carries such a deep embodiment of the feminine essence, and has a way of weaving the ancient with the modern, so I think you’re really going to enjoy what she has to share here.

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EPISODE NOTES:

• Connecting to a world beyond words: Understanding and appreciating the unexplainable world of “mystery” and spirit

• Getting initiated by descent-Why going through darkness can lead to better times

• Growing up with a burial ground, non-imaginary friend, and nature in your backyard

• Going up or down: Should our spirits go up, down, or stay detached?

• Healing spiritual imbalance through the wisdom of plants and nature

• Why the rose is more than you think

• Learning from the cycles of the moon, the stars, and planets

• How do we balance masculine and feminine energy?

• Healing society’s trauma with balanced spiritual energy

• Why plants are complete badasses

• Ayahuasca

• How do the signs in astrology work?

• What if I’m not a “woo woo” person?

• What the moon can teach us about our bodies and our emotions

• Going through the pain and trauma to find your healing

TIMESTAMPS:

[4:25] Opening the Container: Lara invites us to connect on a deeper level with our ancestors, the healing power of the rose

[7:32] From a marketing job to the Amazon jungle: Lara’s journey from trauma to healing and mission

[17:57] Lara’s first Ayahuasca experience

[26:00] Ascent vs Descent:

[30:46] Fixing spiritual imbalance

[36:21] Lara’s spiritual journey through rose

[42:48] Masculine energy & the rose

[44:26] Why we need feminine energy

[47:24] Rose physical balance

[51:44] Venus in astrology…. for a beginner

[57:38] Understanding astrological signs

[1:02:17] Helping “Non Woo Woo” People

[1:05:00} Lunar cycles

[1:16:00] Initiation into masculine/feminine energy

[1:18:42] Psyche & Eros

[1:26:00] Ayahuasca

[1:38:40] Closing the Container: Lara closes the space with a beautiful song