In the passage below, Polari de Alverga talks about the moment after the Ayahuasca is ingested and the person is in a state of purgatorio (purgatory): When the ego emerges from the self, one's true consciousness recognizes the ego as an imposter, and in a sphinx-like manner poses the challenge Decipher me or I will devour you'. ...

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