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Conversations With Ayahuasca - Book Tour and Giveaway

8/11/2022

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Conversations With Ayahuasca
The Last Resort
by Ol Serbon
Genre: Nonfiction Memoir, Spiritual Realism

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When all known roads lead to a dead end, it is time to explore the unknowable.

In Conversations with Ayahuasca, author Ol Serbon describes how a series of four annual journeys to the Amazon jungle to partake in Indigenous shamanic ceremonies involving the entheogenic beverage ayahuasca were a catalyst for healing issues in her life and body that were troubling her and entirely altering her perception of reality.

A powerful spiritual guide, Aya, introduced herself to Serbon and invited her to tour what appeared to be alternate dimensions and strange landscapes, like a vast underground city of plants. She also time traveled to an ancient civilization on Earth, perhaps Lemuria, and found evidence of an even more ancient civilization than that, indicating history repeats itself in broad cycles as do our souls. These dreamlike adventures revealed how our consciousness, focus, and resonant frequency shape the form that the world around us takes.

Back at home, Serbon developed a daily meditative practice for putting herself into the right state to receive visions and messages from Aya. Sitting on the deck at her house in a light trance, she would type lessons into her laptop about the arts of dream riding and manifestation, and warnings about impending dangers related to advances in technology, such as integrating AI into human physiology.

Feeling intuitively drawn to India, at last she searched for an enlightened sage who could help her make sense of her experiences.

Her story belongs to everyone in our generation.


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​“So, why are you here?” I heard the question addressed to me. The shaman was looking at me with genuine interest emanating from his one good eye while his question was being translated for me. His other eye was completely white, which gave him an enigmatic appearance. He was smoking a mapacho beady while cozily observing me from a hammock attached to the wall.
I sat in front of an audience comprised of four facilitators, three shamans, and a couple of other people who seemed to be volunteers. They were all quizzically looking at me, some apparently ready to take notes. One of the facilitators translated the question from Spanish to English. Now it was my turn
to reply.

I had a whole speech prepared, but instead of giving it, something else came out of my mouth. “I want to know what reality is,” I heard myself say, and my comment was immediately translated to the shaman. He continued smoking his mapacho and nodded in response to what I said.
I left the intention-setting session pondering the words that came out of my mouth. The question that had always been at the back of my mind somehow came forward, and as I was uttering it, it became clear to me that this was what I needed to know. It was the missing piece I had been looking for. Nothing would make sense until I knew the answer.


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Ol Serbon is a pen name. The names I have used in the past, the places where I've lived, the things I have done, the little achievements I can claim, the degrees I have earned, and the titles I have held don't define me. The truth is that none of it defines me. I am an ever-changing, consciously evolving consciousness. This is how I perceive myself.

Originally from Russia, I grew up behind the "Iron Curtain" dreaming about one day living life to its fullest. At the age of nineteen, I came to America, thrilled about finally reaching the "Land of the Free." I embraced the idea of the American Dream with my whole heart, and for some time I thought that I was living that dream, until my reality began showing cracks.

On the outside, my life seemed perfect. I graduated from Tufts University magna cum laude with the intention to go to medical school, I got married, and I did what I most loved to do: I danced. But after volunteering at a cancer research center, my vision about western medicine began to fall apart. Things didn't add up. Confused, I decided to take a year off and ponder my decision about going into medicine. I continued dancing and I never looked back.

As a dancer, I traveled the world, competed, performed, and taught dancing. I built a successful business out of my passion. A rare blessing in a world where most people do what they dislike just to make ends meet. Soon, however, my personal relationships and my health spun out of control. Devastated, I started searching for new ways to heal my body and mind. Among other things, books by Carlos Castaneda appeared. Then, after trying all conventional methods, I decided to give la madre ayahuasca a chance. It was my last resort.

Finally, in 2016, I found my way to the Amazon jungle. The rest of my story is in my book.


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Q: Tell us about yourself:
A: Originally from Russia, I grew up behind the "Iron Curtain" dreaming about one day living life to its fullest. At the age of nineteen, I came to America, thrilled about finally reaching the "Land of the Free." I embraced the idea of the American Dream with my whole heart, and for some time I thought that I was living that dream, until my reality began showing cracks.

On the outside, my life seemed perfect. I graduated from Tufts University magna cum laude with the intention to go to medical school, I got married, and I did what I most loved to do: I danced. But after volunteering at a cancer research center, my vision about western medicine began to fall apart. Things didn't add up. Confused, I decided to take a year off and ponder my decision about going into medicine. I continued dancing and I never looked back.

As a dancer, I traveled the world, competed, performed, and taught dancing. I built a successful business out of my passion. A rare blessing in a world where most people do what they dislike just to make ends meet. Soon, however, my personal relationships and my health spun out of control. Devastated, I started searching for new ways to heal my body and mind. Among other things, books by Carlos Castaneda appeared. Then, after trying all conventional methods, I decided to give la madre ayahuasca a chance. It was my last resort.

Finally, in 2016, I found my way to the Amazon jungle. 


Q: What childhood memory has had the best impact on you?
A: I recall the miserable expression on the face of my high school history teacher as she stormed into the classroom one day, acting discombobulated, and announced that there would be no history exam . . . as history itself had changed. What? Her comment made me think.

Q: What is the name of your latest book, and what inspired it?
A: ”Conversations with Ayahuasca” is the first book that I have written. It was inspired by four years of annual journeys to the Amazon jungle to partake in indigenous shamanic ceremonies involving ayahuasca.

Q: Do you have any unusual writing habits?
A:  A part of "Conversations with Ayahuasca" was written automatically.

Q: What is that dream goal you want to achieve before you die?
A: I would like to know what reality is.

Q: What’s next for you as a writer?
A: Next is my trip to the Amazon, where I will continue my inner exploration. I am sure that I will write a lot.

Q: What was your ambition when you were a child?
A: I was three years old when my grandmother asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. My answer was that I wanted to be an Olympic figure skater. When grandma inquired whether I preferred to skate by myself or with a partner, my childish response was: “With a partner, of course! What am I going to do without a husband?”
A long story short - I got pretty close to manifesting my childhood dream, only instead of figure skating, I picked ballroom dancing. I have danced most of my life professionally and even went to a couple of world championships with a partner, just as I imagined as a little girl. 


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60 Comments
Beyond Comps
8/11/2022 04:26:55 am

Great cover and subject. Am fascinated with "Ayahuasca".

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Ol Serbon link
8/11/2022 02:12:17 pm

For many years I was fascinated with “Ayahuasca”, but only after I got injured I decided to give plant medicine a chance. I am glad that I did.

I was told that the plant calls us when we are ready… When you are ready, it might call you, too.

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Michele Soyer
8/11/2022 06:23:42 am

I really like memoirs and this looks like one I would read.

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Ol Serbon link
8/11/2022 02:23:37 pm

Hello Michele,
I hope you read the book. It is a genre-bender: the story escapes from our everyday reality and into what reads like a fantasy.

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Marcy Meyer
8/11/2022 06:44:15 am

The cover looks really intriguing. Sounds like an interesting story.

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Ol Serbon link
8/11/2022 04:26:12 pm

Thank you, Marcy,
I am glad that you like the cover. I really wanted to have underwater ruins on the cover, and the designer incorporated them in. I love it! I hope you read the book!

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Rita Wray
8/11/2022 10:18:01 am

I like the cover.

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Ol Serbon link
8/11/2022 02:03:29 pm

Thank you, Marcy and Rita. I really like what the graphic designer did with the cover. I wanted to connect my Lemurian visions with my ayahuasca experience in South America, and I think he did a wonderful job.

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Ol Serbon link
8/11/2022 02:28:57 pm

Hi Rita,
I really like what the graphic designer did with the cover. I wanted to connect my Lemurian visions with my ayahuasca experience in South America, and I think he did a wonderful job.

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Jen L
8/11/2022 12:04:09 pm

Enjoyed the excerpt

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Ol Serbon link
8/11/2022 02:25:47 pm

Thank you, Jen,

I hope you read the rest of my book. Would love to hear your opinion.

Ol

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Susan Smith
8/11/2022 02:38:17 pm

I like reading memoirs. I like the cover and excerpt.

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Ol Serbon link
8/11/2022 04:09:53 pm

Thank you, Susan.

I hope you read the rest of my genre-bending memoir and let me know what you think.

Ol

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wendy hutton
8/11/2022 03:07:41 pm

I love the cover, so unique

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Ol Serbon link
8/11/2022 04:28:32 pm

Thank you, Wendy,
I love the way the cover came out... I especially like the underwater ruins. I hope you read the book,

Ol

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Terri Quick
8/11/2022 03:24:51 pm

Great cover

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Ol Serbon link
8/11/2022 04:36:13 pm

Thank you, Terri,

I think that the cover is perfect for my story because It connects two life-times together: one in my everyday reality, here and now, and another one in Lemuria. I hope you read the book.

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Amy F
8/11/2022 04:03:19 pm

Gorgeous cover design!

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Ol Serbon link
8/11/2022 04:39:43 pm

Thank you, Amy,

I am so glad to hear that you like the cover. I hope you'll find the story just as good as the cover.

Ol

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xjanelx78
8/11/2022 08:05:54 pm

What is the most difficult part of your artistic process?

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Ol Serbon link
8/12/2022 06:20:04 am

Thank you for your question.

The initial artistic process of getting ideas and visions together is easy. It is cleaning a mess afterward that is difficult.

If I can get myself in a flow, the universe starts talking to me, then all I have to do is to write down whatever is flowing through me. Morning meditation with binaural beats is my secret ingredient for getting myself in a flow.

Ol

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Sherry
8/11/2022 08:12:55 pm

I really like the cover and the excerpt.

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Ol Serbon link
8/12/2022 06:35:37 am

Hi Sherry,

I will let the graphic designer who worked on the cover of "Conversations with Ayahuasca" know about your comment. I agree with you. He did a fantastic job!

I hope you will read the book.

Ol

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Jon Heil
8/11/2022 08:43:55 pm

Hope she can shed the light

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Ol Serbon link
8/12/2022 10:23:28 am

Hey Jon,

What would you like me to shed light on?

Ol

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bn100
8/11/2022 11:04:50 pm

scary

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Ol Serbon link
8/12/2022 10:21:33 am

Are you scared of the Cover?

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Bernie Wallace
8/12/2022 06:22:12 am

How long did it take you to write your book?

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Ol Serbon link
8/12/2022 01:27:25 pm

I started writing as soon as I came back from the ayahuasca retreat at the Sacred Valley in 2019. At first, I had no idea what I was writing about. I did it as a part of my ayahuasca integration. Then I realized that every morning I was waking up from the same dream. In that dream, I was a Lemurian girl... Hmm... ??? I continued writing whatever I saw in my visions. It lasted for four months until I went to India. Then the downloads stopped. It happened right before the world went on lockdown. So this book was my lockdown project. Finally, I published the book on May 24th of this year.

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Barbara Montag
8/12/2022 08:38:53 am

I love everything about this book - genre title and especially the cover!
Thank you for sharing this.

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Ol Serbon link
8/12/2022 01:29:50 pm

Thank you, Barbara,

I hope you read it! I would love to know what you think about the book!

Ol

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Bea LaRocca
8/12/2022 08:24:08 pm

Thank you for sharing your guest post, bio and book details, I have enjoyed reading about you and your work and I am looking forward to reading your memoir

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Ol Serbon link
8/13/2022 06:36:21 am

Thank you, Bea,

Enjoy! Please let me know what you think about the book.

Ol

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Peggy Salkill
8/15/2022 03:52:42 pm

Intriguing cover!

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Ol Serbon link
8/16/2022 07:46:27 am

Thank you, Peggy,

I am glad to hear that you liked the cover.
I hope you read the book.

Ol

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Julie Bickham
8/17/2022 01:01:49 pm

Looks like its going to be a interesting story.

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Ol Serbon link
8/18/2022 04:16:11 pm

Thank you, Julie,
It was definitely an interesting experience writing this book. So interesting that now I have to go back to the Amazon to connect the dots. I hope you read it.

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K
8/22/2022 09:57:42 pm

Really nice book cover art-- I can't wait to give this a read!! Thanks so much for sharing.

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Ol Serbon link
8/25/2022 07:13:08 pm

Thank you, K,

Please let me know what you think about the book.

Ol

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Jonathan W
8/25/2022 03:45:36 pm

Fascinating and wild story. The cover certainly seems to fit with the blurb.

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Ol Serbon link
8/25/2022 07:16:57 pm


Thank you, Jonathan,

Yes, the story is wild. Not for everyone, but if you are open-minded and enjoy reading 'wild' stories, you might enjoy this one.

Ol

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Debbie P
8/25/2022 11:52:08 pm

This sounds like a fantastic read. Awesome cover.

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Ol Serbon link
8/27/2022 10:40:19 pm

Thank you, Debbie!

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Wendy Jensen
8/28/2022 11:39:14 am

Very interesting book details.

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Ol Serbon link
8/29/2022 10:10:18 pm

Thank you, Wendy,


Ol

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Thomas Gibson
8/28/2022 11:53:22 pm

Congrats on your tour! Best wishes.

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Ol Serbon link
8/29/2022 10:12:14 pm

Thank you, Thomas!

Ol

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Valerie Seal
8/31/2022 02:59:23 pm

Good lockdown project!

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Ol Serbon link
8/31/2022 09:20:29 pm

How did you know? You are right! My lockdown was great because of this project.

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Dana Banana
9/1/2022 05:16:21 pm

This book definitely sounds interesting!

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Ol Serbon link
9/1/2022 06:18:53 pm

Thank you, Dana Banana.

Please read it and let me know if it is as interesting as it sounds.
Ol

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Heather Mahley
9/1/2022 08:49:37 pm

What a fascinating subject. I am very intrigued

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Ol Serbon link
9/4/2022 03:45:58 pm

Thank you, Heather. I agree, it is a fascinating subject to explore. Not for everyone, but, if you feel drawn to it, definitely explore it. The shamans often say that the medicine calls us when we are ready...

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Tracie Cooper
9/2/2022 02:10:57 pm

Sounds like an intriguing read- excited to read!

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Ol Serbon link
9/4/2022 03:49:43 pm

Enjoy the book.

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Calvin
9/2/2022 09:07:36 pm

Looking like a great book, not my type of read but I can see it being popular.

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Ol Serbon link
9/4/2022 03:51:57 pm

I agree with you, Calvin. The subjects of psychedelics and healing with plant medicine are definitely not for everyone. Honestly, ten years ago those subjects weren’t for me either. I had to run out of all other options before considering ayahuasca. And now I am so grateful for this experience.

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Betsy Kaplan
9/7/2022 02:57:47 pm

very interesting

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Ol Serbon link
9/15/2022 06:50:26 pm

Thank you, Betsy!

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Renata
9/11/2022 10:09:07 pm

Nice cover.

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