Trinity claims the Lewis county WA center will be reopened within a few months. He says they will probably open a center in Mexico too, also that they are putting together a life coaching program. Trinity says he is certain that the DEA will approve, that the "process" is already happening and is "going amazing". This is nonsense. Christopher de Guzman / Trinity de Guzma
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Trinity's legal name is Christopher de Guzman. He is a Canadian citizen. He was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1989. His address is 240 N Glynde Ave, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5B IG9 Canada, Marc Roland Shackman is from the U.K., born 1980. The Washington state mailing address is 204 Lutkens, Elbe, WA 98330. This mailing address can be confusing, because Elbe is in Pierce County,
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If you paid Ayahuasca Healings, Your Highest Truth Healings Inc, Marc Shackman, Christopher 'Trinity' de Guzman, Oklevueha Native American Church with a credit card, contact your bank and file a complaint. Get a chargeback, a forced reversal of funds. Get your money back. Also, if Trinity is still using Paypal, this is totally against Paypal acceptable use policy, no illegal activit
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Ayahuasca Healings took down trinity's last video. I wonder if the comments were hard to monitor.
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QuoteAccording to Marc Shackman, CEO and shaman of the Ayahuasca Healings Church, Guzman was denied reentry to the United States from Canada around the first of the new year after border agents discovered his affiliation with the church. QuoteIn a phone conversation earlier this week, Shackman said “It’s not an exchange of money for services. It’s a donation to our church which we can use in an
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Christopher "Trinity" de Guzman has posted a new video. He states that he is in Peru. He is in his guru garb of white tunic, mala beads, and gold necklace. Lit candle in background. The video is 23 minutes of him telling us that we should be thankful for the spiritual teaching of not getting our money back. He offers techniques for getting rid of "emotional baggage". I
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Some folks elsewhere are now blaming and shaming the victims. I encourage people to instead focus on the behavior of the leaders, Trinity de Guzman and Marc Shackman. People who were persuaded and manipulated by the leaders deserve education and support, not blame. Anyone can be a victim. Intuition alone is not protection against persuasion. Victims were not stupid or inferior - they were c
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Trinity has taken down the page Dhamma and I posted links to. Fortunately a cached copy was found and posted here
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Discussions about Trinity here.
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Trinity's excuse for not giving refunds: He explains that ripping people off for money is actually giving them spiritual teaching and gifts because it makes people wait. That we all need to surrender and let them reschedule, even though they have no clue when that could be. Also, no money back because it is a donation. And Trinity hopes "you are receiving the lessons".
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I realize I didn't put the link in for the follow up message that Trinty sent out explaining about the refunds. Here it is: It is an astounding piece of delusional, manipulative nonsense.
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For anyone who has lost money to Ayahuasca Healings, there are efforts under way to work with the media, along with gathering support, check on Facebook for the public group page Ayahuasca Healings is NOT Legal. Posted on the AH group page, in a comment thread responding to the AH post about going on hiatus: "They wouldn't give me a refund because they said the money was already spe
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Hi Liminal, I don't think they are a scam because the did believe originally what they were doing was legal. They bought into the absurd legal position of ONAC because they lacked the skill of critical thinking and inquiry. Then as I wrote their arrogance kept them from listening to the strong push back from the Ayahuasca community until now. I don't think they can easily clean
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Thank you for joining in dhammahuasca, hope you will continue to do so. I had a brief unpleasant online interaction with their web person, Maybe I am in some instances being unfair. I hope that he honestly is a good fellow and that he can get out of this bad situation. I hope everyone can. I still think they are a scam, hitched to the larger scam of ONAC. Dhamma can you write more about why
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Here is Trinity's latest message in which he explains why there aren't going to be refunds and why having to wait is a "gift". It is an amazing piece of spiritualized BS. Full of avoidance, denial, self inflation, arrogance, ignorance and more! One of the most amazing things is that AH doesn't really seem to be a scam. They mangaged to believe the crazy legal pitch of
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Trinity de Guzman says he is leading a movement called "Global Healing Community". He wants us all to join, listen to everything he says, and that soon he will tell us what our individual roles are. Youtube videos by Gabriel Ng recruit for Ayahuasca Healungs. Facebook is also used for recruitment along with the main website and marketing email list. Trinity says they are working w
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There are many critical articles available directly disputing Ayahuasca Healings' claims. When asked about this, AH responds that criticism is all only from anti-ayahuasca forces that are enemies of the AH spiritual vision. But this is far from the truth. The Ayahuasca Defense Fund states: QuoteAYAHUASCA HEALINGS RETREATS IS THE FIRST LEGAL AYAHUASCA CHURCH IN THE US. Reality: Fal
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If refunds are not prompt, obtaining legal advice might be helpful. Dylan Guss is the webmaster / support person of Ayahuasca Healings. His last known location is Peru. Those who know him say he now sounds like a clone of Trinity, so be prepared for a lot of sales rhetoric and manipulation attempts. support@ayahuasc
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Trinity de Guzman issued a public statement on March 8 that Ayahuasca Healings in on hiatus. He writes "we are 100% confident that what we are doing here is 100% legal". Yet he also writes that the reason for the hiatus is because they do not have a D.E.A. permit (meaning they are not legal). This information is not on the front page of their website. It is buried in a lot of sal
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Trinity says in that marketing survey that they may soon offer a coaching program. He also requests that we state our monthly income. This is both a survey to help him refine his marketing pitch, we are asked what life issues we would like help with - and it is also a sales technique, the survey is designed to be persuasive and encourage us to feel invested.
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Trinity says he has an 82 year old Shipibo, Peruvian man, along with his daughter, who will be brought to US for ceremonies at the Ayahuasca Healings land in Washington state. Trinity's announcement includes three requests to take a survey, the survey is a marketing survey designed to encourage people to feel invested in Trinity's group.
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Current schedule at Ayahuasca Healings led by Marc Shackman: Friday 12 pm arrival, snacks Welcome and introduction and paperwork light sweatlodge and fire 1 pm tipis, tour, and settle in a bit 2 pm sweatlodge ceremony make prayer ties 3 pm entire sweatlodge 5:30 pm exit sweatlodge 6 pm showers 7 pm community dinner and saturday staff intros briefing 9 pm showers
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The Ayahuasca Defense Fund, run by professionals, academics, and attorneys, has now stated specifically that Ayahuasca Healings "has no legal protections". This is an excellent time for everyone to flee this unsafe sinking ship, educate themselves about the coercive persuasion that has been used on them, and regain their minds and lives. This includes their newest public membe
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Condoms. Don't leave home without 'em.
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Trinity de Guzman claims that he has spent many lifetimes drinking ayahuasca. He says "my sexuality is my greatest path". He is branding himself as some sort of "tantric" teacher. QuoteCome with me, as I take you on a journey, into understanding the little known connection between Ayahuasca and Sacred Sexuality, and how I experienced liberation and fulfillment t
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QuoteIndigenous Amazonian healers and shamans entering the United States, as well as organizations facilitating their entry, should be aware that they may be arrested and their ayahuasca may be seized Ideally, Trinity de Guzman would halt his plans to import a shaman from Peru to USA, and pay attention to the facts. Ideally he would stop exploiting his workers and customers.
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QuoteAyahuasca (which contains DMT) is illegal to import, consume, possess, sell, and distribute in the United States with a judicially granted exception for the syncretic Christian churches União do Vegetal (UDV) and the Santo Daime (in Oregon and Los Angeles) based on religious freedom. These exceptions only apply for these specific religious groups, and were obtained after protracted legal bat
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Trinity de Guzman and Marc Shackman 's commercial business Ayahuasca Healings does not meet the Ayahuasca Defense Fund criteria for ethical and responsible practice. Ayahuasca Healings does harm, they are not committed to the welfare of their participants, they do not have the needed experience nor do they screen properly, fees are unreasonable, conditions are poor, customers are expl
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Marc Shackman and Trinity de Guzman continue to make false claims about their business Ayahuasca Healings. Ayahuasca Healings is not legal (does not have a D.E.A. permit) and it is not a legitimate Native American Church. A new promotional video of interviews with customers was posted. All those interviewed most likely were under contract, for a reduced rate they agreed to be used in a promo v
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Ayahuasca Healings monitors their promo YouTube channel closely, any critical comments are removed. They do not permit discussion and reasonable debate.
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