Joel Robert Harris

may 7, 2007: Being & Awareness

2007-09-19T15:51:00.000-07:00

--------------- May 7, 2007 ----------------------- If you do not Feel, how then could you feel Being? How would you really Know “Being”? Knowing comes from direct or indirect Experience. When you “feel” something, for example, you are Experiencing Feeling.If you were able to go into your feelings completely, with all of your focus and attention, you would experience Being. There is an

Falling Off The Wagon Hurts

2007-09-19T15:20:00.000-07:00

april 10 2007 12am I am back in the usa. it has been a little over one week. I am not doing too good at living what i know. living from a place of spirit. there are urges to seek gratification and pleasure.... it is so easy to fall of the wagon, so to speak. so many temptations in the land of the free....america. I desire to master myself within this system. to rise above the

hi. 4..8.07 easter sunday..

2007-09-19T14:35:00.000-07:00

author note: this is an old journal entry from my many notes on life. There is a lot of catching up I would like to do with this blog....The following are some thoughts, feelings regarding my expereince as a human on planet earth: 4..8.07 easter Sunday.. The consciousness on the earth, within humanity, is a collective of energy. Ideas. thoughts.That mass of consiousness, or god

4.1.07 Sitting at Starbucks, A Nice Girl Without Hope

2007-08-10T22:43:00.001-07:00

4.1.07, 6:30pm (Author's Journal) Sitting at Starbucks coffee in Beaverton Oregon. waiting for stereo alarm and speakers to be installed into my new 1991 ford econoline van won 600 dollars playing video poker...while waiting and waiting all day for the instalation to be completed.... -Okay, perfect example of current day America: I had a nice conversation about life with a single mother

VIP Lounge, Lima Airport: P E R U..journal

2007-08-10T22:20:00.000-07:00

3.28.07...9:50pm lima airport vip lounge.... somehow i managed to get a ticket into the vip lounge....and well, I now feel a little out of place. black suits, laptops at every turn, large flat screen tv, leather couches, chairs, crystal tables, all propping up the egos of white men with money. I walk up to the entrance, show my VIP Pass to the front desk, and enter. this is a strange

3.28.07 Airport, Lima Peru. Journal

2007-08-10T22:05:00.000-07:00

Author Notes: This was written on 3.28.07 in my journal. Reflections and observations as I move from the jungle of Peru, to the modern jungle in America.....·International Airport Lima Peru: 3.28.07: cloudy afternoon 3:30pm away from San Francisco and the Shipibos, away from the busy jungle city of Pucallpa, and back into the Modern World. busy travelers, western culture,

3.22.07 San Francisco Peru: Journal Entry

2007-08-10T21:24:00.001-07:00

3.22.07 Author Notes: this journal was written while in a small native/ indigenous Shipibo community near Pucallpa Peru, just before returning to the USA after 1 year in the Amazon regions of Peru. I am in San Francisco Peru right now, rain falling outside, Brett Dennon music playing on the laptop....mosquito guts smeared across the computer

Going Home! My work in Peru is done for now

2007-03-28T22:53:00.000-07:00

After nearly one year, several lifetimes, jungle adventures, living with Shipibos near Pucallpa, buying a small piece of land and living on a yucca and banana farm,...and drinking about 1 gallon of Ayahuasca over a period of 10 months, I am going back to America. I would like to share my experience with those of you who happen upon this Blog.... to perhaps awaken you to the hidden power both you

Yurimaguas to Tarapoto to San Roque PERU

2007-03-21T18:51:00.000-07:00

We next traveled west by boat from Iquitos to Yurimaguas (60'soles, travel time: 2.5 days). The boat ride was typical with no unusual excitement.....a lot of people crammed into a small space with hammocks hanging everywhere like a can of sardines. The views were lush and green, with many sightings of river dolphins. After arriving at Yurimaguas we found that there was a city protest and

Iquitos and Pacaya Samiria Amazon Reserve

2007-03-08T18:46:00.000-08:00

To write about everything will take too long, so here are a few Headlines to wet your appetite:20 Kilo Cocaine Drug Bust, Amazon River Boat Pirates, Bloody non-venomous Snake Bite, Camera Robbery and Knife Attack, Drinking old San Pedro Cactus and Throwing Up, Thousands of Mosquito Bites, Shipibo Girlfriend, Explosive Diarrhea, Wet Tent and Sleeping Bag, Broken Boat Motor, Inexperienced Jungle

Shipibo, San Francisco, Ayahuasca, And Me

2007-01-30T17:43:00.000-08:00

My travels have slowed down the past few months. I have remained in the area surrounding Pucallpa, making the 1 hour journey into town by boat, a few times each week to check email and buy food. I have not encountered any new pueblos, villages, or tourist sights, so this journal will be more about the cultural aspects of the Shipibo culture of San Francisco and surrounding area. Also, more of my

Travel Journal: Inside Joel’s Mind

2006-12-08T18:41:00.000-08:00

This is actual writing from my little black journal....my internal travels so to speak. I hope you enjoy my thinkings and ponderings about life, spirit, god, creation etc... "11.22.06" HIGH, the feeling of feeling the feeling created from coming into the present moment, because in the present moment exists the feeling. ----------------------------- loosing my mind. what is this? If I lost my mind

What Is This Life?...Lake Yarinacocha Peru

2006-11-15T20:38:00.000-08:00

The rains have begun here in the jungle. What a sight to see the powerful raw force of nature in action; seeing all of the rivers fill up more and more, the lakes swell and overflow, streams that were once dry now flowing with life. In the beginning I was a little afraid of winter here. I had just left Portland, and I was not looking forward to massive amounts of rain during my visit to Peru

Ayahuasca: Drug Or Medicine?

2006-10-04T13:24:00.000-07:00

Hello World ………………………………………………………..The past few weeks have been relatively tranquil. I would like to get more relaxation in but there is always work to do on the farm...and I now have 3 dogs, 1 cat, and 2 parrots....and I'm sorry to report, my tortoise just escaped. I have planted seeds for mandarins, oranges, grapefruit, guava, lemon, camu-camu, cucumber, and a bunch of other lovely fruits and

San Francisco Peru, Yarinacocha and Beyond

2006-08-12T18:19:00.000-07:00

A lot of time has past since I have last written a Blog. Life has been a little more busy and more like work than anything else the past several weeks. With the house construction, and going to and from Pucallpa with loads of materials, it has been a month of work which I know will pay off shortly. I am expecting to move into my new home in about 1 week. Shortly thereafter, begin my traditional

Back From The Jungle

2006-06-21T18:16:00.000-07:00

It has been some time since I have last written a Blog. This is in part because I have not been near a computer, and part because I have been so busy going places...going places within my self, and visiting places around Pucallpa.I would like to take a moment to clarify my intentions for those that are miss-informed. My journey with Ayahuasca is not a search for another high...not a search for

Still in Pucallpa Peru

2006-05-13T21:09:00.000-07:00

I guess its been about 2 weeks since I’ve been here in Pucallpa. The weather is mild, mostly cloudy...but when the sun is out it gets very hot. I guess I am getting use to the heat. I have been waiting for the past few days to visit the other lodges that Pablo is building...deeper in the jungle, farther away from civilization.Well, I finally got a chance, and half-way through the ride, I was

Ayahuasca

2006-05-03T18:03:00.000-07:00

Wed 5-3-06, 7:30am...wake up. still alive. Need to wake up, was told last night by Omer, the property Manager, 25 years old, to splash water in my face as soon as I woke up. No, I need a cold shower. Must wake up...get out of bed. Wash my body...NO, not MY body, the body I am using to experience LIFE. Last night 8pm Omer and Don Jose showed up, went to the small cottage/hut, near the main Hut.

To Pucallpa on the road less traveled

2006-04-28T19:43:00.000-07:00

I wanted to drive during the coolest part of the day, so I decided to get a collectivo (car ride, s.45) from Tingo Maria to Pucallpa, a six hour ride by car or 11 hr ride by bus. I woke up at 3:30am to catch my ride at 4am which was ready and waiting for me ON TIME!! And we were off into the darkness of the thin morning air. With no street lights on the dark mountain roads we swerved several

Cocaine Capital: Tingo Maria

2006-04-27T17:42:00.000-07:00

Tingo Maria might be the capital of coca growing but a gringo can still walk down the street safely without being offered any white powder. After staying in the lovely city of Huañuco for two days it was time to make my way, 6 hrs by car, to Tingo Maria by means of a collectivo (shared car: s.45) The nice thing about taking the road less traveled is I get to visit with the real Peru...such nice

The Celestine Prophecy Begins

2006-04-21T16:30:00.000-07:00

Lima Peru: April 21 2006: First Day My flight was early flying into Lima at 10:30pm on the 20th. It was fairly painless, got some good sleep on the plane, and the Japanese couple next to me didn’t speak any English so it was a quiet ride, minus the crying, seat-kicking child sitting behind me. When I exited the plane I followed the signs leading to Immigrations. On the way to customs I asked a

The Journey Begins

2006-04-04T13:34:00.000-07:00

This weekend I had an Estate Sale and sold everything I owned. What little was left was donated to a local thrift store. All that remains is a few clothes and the backpack and gear that I will be traveling with to Peru. It feels so good to get rid of all of my stuff; I'm feeling very free, and I can't wait to get onto that airplane bound for South America. In my next journal entry, I will be in

Q: Who Am I?

2006-02-08T05:26:00.000-08:00

I am 28 years old and still don't feel like I have found my true path in life, so I have sold everything I own and will be heading to the Peruvian Amazon on April 20th 2006. Once in Lima I will find my way to the Amazon city of Pucallpa, most likely by bus, then meet up with a man by the mane of Pablo Amaringo who started an art school in the Amazon. I want to experience life in the Amazon and