Ayahuasca visions are far from being just an experience that involves sight. It’s a wild mix of all senses, and sometimes can be one at a time being experienced in an incredible amount of detail.

Ayahuasca may improve the regulation of mood and emotions, and it could also reduce stress and depression. Internationally, DMT is a Schedule I drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances. The Commentary on the Convention on Psychotropic Substances notes, however, that the plants containing it are not subject to international control: [131] Despite the INCB's 2001 affirmation that ayahuasca is not subject to drug control by international convention, in its 2010 Annual Report the Board recommended that governments consider controlling (i.e. criminalizing) ayahuasca at the national level. This recommendation by the INCB has been criticized as an attempt by the Board to overstep its legitimate mandate and as establishing a reason for governments to violate the human rights (i.e., religious freedom) of ceremonial ayahuasca drinkers. [133] JO, 2005-05-03. Arrêté du 20 avril 2005 modifiant l'arrêté du 22 février 1990 fixant la liste des substances classées comme stupéfiants (PDF) [Decree of 20 April 2005 amending the decree of 22 February 1990 establishing the list of substances scheduled as narcotics].In June 2019, Oakland, California, decriminalized natural entheogens. The City Council passed the resolution in a unanimous vote, ending the investigation and imposition of criminal penalties for use and possession of entheogens derived from plants or fungi. The resolution states: "Practices with Entheogenic Plants have long existed and have been considered to be sacred to human cultures and human interrelationships with nature for thousands of years, and continue to be enhanced and improved to this day by religious and spiritual leaders, practicing professionals, mentors, and healers throughout the world, many of whom have been forced underground." [140]

Thoricatha, Wesley (2017-04-04). "Breaking Down the Brew: Examining the Plants Commonly Used in Ayahuasca". Psychedelic Times . Retrieved 2020-05-17. Riba, Jordi; Valle, Marta; Urbano, Gloria; Yritia, Mercedes; Morte, Adelaida; Barbanoj, Manel J. (2003-03-26). "Human Pharmacology of Ayahuasca: Subjective and Cardiovascular Effects, Monoamine Metabolite Excretion, and Pharmacokinetics". Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 306 (1): 73–83. doi: 10.1124/jpet.103.049882. ISSN 0022-3565. PMID 12660312. S2CID 6147566. Ayahuasca visions can be based on reality, complete fiction, or an overlay of both. Their role is to trigger your consciousness and so, depending on what we wish to understand, love, forgive or change we are being guided to see certain aspects.

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Researchers also carefully prepare and control the brews of ayahuasca that they use, but this is not always the case outside of clinical trials. Not once, we’ve been told how by the time the second cup of the brew is served, the taste changes. It becomes sweeter or a lot more bitter depending on the level of rejection the body develops for the brew, symbolising the level of resistance towards change and growth. Traditional ayahuasca brews are usually made with Banisteriopsis caapi as an MAOI, while dimethyltryptamine sources and other admixtures vary from region to region. There are several varieties of caapi, often known as different "colors", with varying effects, potencies, and uses. Shamans, curanderos and experienced users of ayahuasca advise against consuming ayahuasca when not in the presence of one or several well-trained shamans. [90] Punga amarilla bark: Yellow Punga. Provides protection. Used to pull or draw out negative spirits or energies.

People who have consumed ayahuasca report having mystical experiences and spiritual revelations regarding their purpose on earth, the true nature of the universe, and deep insight into how to be the best person they possibly can. [113] Many people also report therapeutic effects, especially around depression and personal traumas. [114] Reichel-Dolmatoff, Gerardo (1987). Shamanism and art of the Eastern Tukanoan Indians. Iconography of religions. Instituut voor godsdiensthistorische beelddocumentatie. Leiden: E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-08110-9.The visions based on reality are the ones where there’s no hallucinogenic aspect of it. The room is as it is, the people you’re sharing the ceremony with are all there, and the nature outside is still and calm. However, the researchers advise that more studies with larger sample sizes are necessary to confirm these findings. Schultes, R. E.; Ceballos, L. F.; Castillo, A. (1986). "[Not Available]". America Indigena. 46 (1): 9–47. ISSN 0185-1179. PMID 11631122. Brain activity measured during DMT experience shows a visible difference in electrical activity readout compared to placebo. The red line shows the volunteer's subjective rating of the intensity of experience (Credit: Chris Timmermann) A 2019 study suggests that lifetime psychedelic use can lower levels of suicidal ideation. The study reports that ayahuasca shows promise as a form of treatment for a wide range of mental health issues that may contribute to suicidal ideation.