Ask Christopher de Guzman / Trinity de Guzman / Trinity de la Cruz where all the money is going, and you get a long sales pitch and emotional sermon first. And then, you don't really get an answer. Trinity claims that he does not take a salary. I believe he is playing a semantics game. Trinity's for profit business is Your Highest Truth Healings Inc. DBA Ayahuasca Healings. In B
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This is in regards to the group Trinity's operation is a branch of. The traditional legitimate Native American Church is speaking out about James "Flaming Eagle" Mooney: QuoteOldest Native American Church to James Mooney: Marijuana Is Not Our Sacrament ICTMN Staff 2/8/16 The following is an official statement from the Native American Church in regards to Flaming Eagle Moone
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When Trinity claims that criticism is "energetic darts", he is claiming that we are acting as sorcerers (brujos) who intend to do harm. Trinity also says "there are energies out there who don't want this to happen" - apparently dark forces working against the success of his scheme. Researching, evaluating evidence, educating ourselves are all positive endeavors. E
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Marc Roland Shackman "Kumooja Banyan Tree"'s "shaman" credentials are through Munay-Ki . QuoteUK Marc Shakman Kumooja@balancingbetweenwords.com (his surname is misspelled here, the email is correct) Munay-ki is not well regarded. It is expensive training in how to be a fake, mashing various cultures together in a disrespectful manner.
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Two established grifters in the niche market of pretendian cons fought over the rights to an energetic young golden kid grifter. Paul H Dean aka Man Found Standing, a non native pretendian, initially offered protection to Christopher "Trinity" de Guzman and Marc Roland "Kumooja Banyan Tree" Shackman. Dean is running a relatively under the radar scheme. His website is not s
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Ayahuasca Healings is NOT legal Facebook group continues to include postings from former members and researchers. There are a variety of perspectives presented, I focus on what is most helpful. I appreciate the information found there. Info on Christopher "Trinity" de Guzman's past online endeavors and current plans: QuoteBad news, now I am interested in Trinity. Trinity d
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QuoteThe Best Work at Home Businesses for 2012 There is no guarantee that you will earn any money using the techniques and ideas in these materials. Examples in these materials are not to be interpreted as a promise or guarantee of earnings. Earning potential is entirely dependent on the person using our product, ideas and techniques. We do not purport this as a “get rich scheme.” Your lev
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Notice details Type:Personal Insolvency Bankruptcy Orders Publication date:3 September 2014, 14:22 Edition:The London Gazette Notice ID:2191566 Notice code:2503Issue number:60980Page number:17279 Bankruptcy Orders Shackman, Marc Roland Arin, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Arin, Cusco, Peru Marc Roland Shackman of Arin, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Arin, Cusco, Peru, Lately Residing and carrying
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Follow the money. Pay attention to behavior. Ultimately the beliefs aren't the issue - behavior is. Christopher de Guzman's (Trinity) sermons are being used as smoke screens for what is actually happening. Ayahuasca Healings is a money making operation disguised as a spiritual pursuit. Run by an experienced online marketer using emotional persuasion marketing. Using affinity frau
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Even if Christopher "Trinity" de Guzman and Marc Roland Shackman of Ayahyasca Healings were given a D.E.A. permit today, there remain major safety concerns. And in order to hold a permit they would need to radically change their business practices, which means they would make a lot less money. Trinity fits the warning signs listed here He has many changes to make if he ever wants to
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Traditional, legitimate Native American Churches are only about peyote. Not marijuana, not ayahuasca or anything else. "Native American Church" is a specific term - it does not apply to all churches that native peoples have, nor does it apply just because someone uses that term in their company title. I could say my group is named Rockham Roman Catholic Church, but of course that doe
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Contact journalist jnailon@chronline.com with any information. Contact Lewis county prosecutor during business hours Some keys points: sessions have already been held out on the land and many people left unhappy, the group does not have a DEA permit, the larger group is a fraud, Trinity
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Submit a tip to DEA Land is located in Lewis county, Washington, submit a tip Info on getting help Warning signs
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Trinity is said to be using NLP and to be a "emotional response online marketer".
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Photo of Trinity de Guzman / Christopher de Guzman / Trinity de la Cruz. From Burnaby, Canada. Said to be currently in Peru with his exploited worker who is running the business online. Photos of Trinity and Marc here
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corboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > QuoteThis is dangerous. People need to be able > to tell their family where they are. > > > What if someone has an accident or gets sick? > > If the location is kept secret, how can a search > and rescue team locate and evacuate? Ayahuasca Healings says they have use of 160 acres, we beli
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QuoteThis is dangerous. People need to be able to tell their family where they are. What if someone has an accident or gets sick? If the location is kept secret, how can a search and rescue team locate and evacuate?
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Trinity de Guzman and Marc Roland Shackman of Ayahyasca Healings are telling people to keep the land location secret. This is dangerous. People need to be able to tell their family where they are. The address is in public records, corporation documents: 204 Lutkens Road, Elbe, Washington. They are on part of a large rural parcel that has several addresses. Mail is being delivered there
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Trinity is in Peru at this time. He has an exploited worker running the entire online operation for him. The worker is very stressed, overworked, and now is talking like a clone of Trinity. Trinity needs to close the operation down, refund everyone's money, and right all the wrongs he has committed. Marc Roland Shackman also needs to correct all the injustices.
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Ayahuasca Healings of Elbe, WA , led by Christopher "Trinity" de Guzman and Marc Shackman, has removed this comment from one of their Youtube videos. Fortunately someone managed to grab a copy. This is part of a testimony from a man in Canada, a military vet, who found himself badly exploited by Trinity financially and labor wise, and who fortunately got himself free. I've spac
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Past business endeavors by Marc Roland Shackman in U.K include Kupuri Native Roots Foundation and Soul Projects His bio
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Good article on the group, includes quotes from knowledgeable people who state that Ayahuasca Healings in Elbe, Washington is a sham.
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Workers are being mistreated, customers are unhappy, locals are concerned. And because the whole enterprise is illegal, everyone is in danger. Christopher "Trinity" de Guzman is behaving like a charismatic leader using coercive persuasion to make monery. Ayahuasca Healings is NOT legal is a public Facebook group which includes information from observers and former members.
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Forum discussion includes reports from former members of Trinity's group. Many participants in the first event left unhappy. Workers say they were taught to manipulate potential customers. Conditions are bad out on the land, cold and muddy. Trinity is at the top of the hierarchy and he is not sharing financial information with anyone else.
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A Closer Look An excellent critique of Ayahuasca Healings
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On one of Trinity's past website endeavors: Quote"21 Year Old Has Discovered The Secret To Turning Any Thought Into a Physical Reality ... And Is Now Traveling The World, Spreading His Profound Message" Some past web urls, by Trinity under his name Christopher de Guzman, at his Burnaby B.C. Canada address: AyaHuaCsAinaMerica.info ayahuascainamerica.org ayahuascaretrea
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Trinity, through his various names, can be read up on through various online postings, including on travel forums. Other posters have strongly implied that Trinity must have been running drugs. Trinity did not clearly explain his huge swings in income and his very frequent travel along the same routes. He claimed instead that all this was due to his super ability to "manifest". These s
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I believe Trinity's marketing campaign and practices are very dangerous also. Their events are by no means the key to enlightenment. When someone has a bad trip, most likely Trinity will claim that it is their fault. That they weren't in the right head space etc. etc. And that they should do more - pay more. Trinity's group is being so disrespectful to local tribal people. AH
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The video by Scott is about 24 minutes long, he is being encouraged now to refine his message, and put out a concise statement. He says he and others are working on this. I watched most of it and took notes on Scott's message: Warning, this group Ayahuasca Healings is not legal. They were misled and they are not doing their research Stop immediately or run the risk of arrest and pr
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QuoteEl Jardin de la Paz is a healing center located near Tarapoto Peru and is run by Ashley Avery and his Partner Lara. Trinity originally co-invested to buy the land for the center about a year and a half ago, but quickly thereafter Ashley recognized how much out of alignment Trinity was with anything they were doing at El Jardin de la Paz and since then Ashley and Lara have been making as many
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