In a world dominated by logic and science, few experiences challenge materialist assumptions as deeply as an ayahuasca ceremony. In a recent Ayahuasca Podcast conversation between Sam Believ and Oliver Scott, the hosts dive into the eerie, often unexplainable phenomena that occur when participants step beyond the ordinary into the spiritual unknown.
From Soviet Materialism to Mystical Realization
Sam Believ begins with a confession: he was raised in a strictly materialistic culture. Growing up in the former Soviet Union, religion was not only discouragedāit was forbidden. āOn my birth certificate, thereās the hammer and sickle,ā he recalls. Faith was viewed as superstition, and belief in the unseen was a relic of ignorance.
Yet years later, after encountering ayahuasca, Sam found himself face-to-face with a reality that defied all rational explanation. He speaks about discovering an unexpected gift of healingāa power he never believed could existāand witnessing it work repeatedly. More mysterious still were the moments when participantsā families somehow felt their transformations miles away. āSometimes someone releases trauma during the ceremony,ā Sam explains, āand their mother calls them the next morning saying she felt something.ā
Shared Visions and Frequencies
Oliver Scott responds with his own storyāone that blurs the line between consciousness and communication. Years ago, he and a close friend experimented with sound frequencies, particularly the 432 Hz and other healing tones. What happened next felt like stepping through a portal.
Both men began perceiving the same vivid vision: a landscape bathed in pink light, populated by friendly, otherworldly beings. āWe started describing it to each other in real time,ā Oliver recalls. āWe were seeing the same place.ā
The most fascinating part? They hadnāt taken any strong psychedelic substancesāonly a mild relaxant. Oliver later hypothesized that the resonant frequencies somehow stimulated the pineal gland, releasing trace amounts of DMT, natureās own visionary compound. āIt might have tuned our brains to the same wavelength,ā he says, ālike radio receivers catching the same station.ā
The Mystery of Simultaneous Awakening
Skeptics might dismiss such episodes as coincidence or shared suggestion. Yet Sam notes that similar synchronicities appear regularly in ayahuasca circlesāespecially when no substances beyond the brew itself are involved.
He recounts a recent retreat where a man, estranged from his father for five years, experienced deep forgiveness during ceremony. Moved by insight, he wrote his father a heartfelt letter but never sent it. The very next morning, his father called out of the blueāāthe first time in years,ā Sam emphasizes.
Coincidence? Perhaps. But such stories are too frequent and emotionally charged to ignore. āIām too suspicious,ā Sam laughs, hinting that chance alone cannot explain these recurring patterns of psychic resonance.
Healing Beyond the Individual
One of the most striking anecdotes involves a young woman from Africa undergoing intense energetic cleansing. The healer, or taita, battled what felt like a powerful spiritual force on her behalf. Afterward she felt instantly lighterāas though reborn. Later, her family contacted her from across the world, saying they sensed that āsomething heavy had lifted.ā
Oliver reflects on this with awe: āItās as if the ceremony doesnāt just heal one personāit ripples through generations.ā Modern psychology might call this intergenerational trauma release, but within the ayahuasca paradigm, itās evidence that consciousness transcends blood and distance.
Bridging Science and Spirit
For Oliver, once firmly rooted in the scientific worldview, these experiences no longer seem implausible. Psychedelics and plant medicines have expanded his understanding of what ārealā means. āIf youād told me this five years ago,ā he admits, āIād have said itās coincidence or imagination. But now it makes perfect senseāwithin a new paradigm.ā
That paradigm suggests that healing isnāt confined to the mind or body but extends into invisible fields of energy and ancestral memory. What one person purges or forgives may reverberate through an entire lineage.
The Lesson of the Unexplainable
Whether these stories point to supernatural phenomena or untapped dimensions of human psychology, they share a common message: the universe is more interconnected than we imagine.
Ayahuasca, in this light, is not simply a hallucinogen but a teacherāone that dissolves boundaries between science and spirit, individual and collective, seen and unseen. Each ceremony becomes a reminder that healing may operate on frequencies beyond ordinary perception.
As Sam Believ concludes, āThere are things that shouldnāt be realāand yet they work. Thatās what keeps me curious.ā
(Based on āSupernatural event during an Ayahuasca retreatā ā AyahuascaPodcast.com)

Sam Believ is the founder and CEO of LaWayra Ayahuasca Retreat, the best-rated Ayahuasca retreat in South America, with over 520 five-star Google reviews and an overall rating of 5 stars. After his life was transformed by Ayahuasca, he dedicated himself to spreading awareness about this ancestral medicine to help address the mental health crisis. Sam is committed to making Ayahuasca retreats affordable, accessible, and authentic, with a focus on care, integration, and the involvement of indigenous shamans. He is also the host of the Ayahuasca Podcast.