Red Angels: Secrets of Soma - Amanita Muscaria Mushroom Preparation.

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Last updated: 28 June 2009

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The Sacred Soma Shamans book tells you everything you need to know about Amanita mushrooms.

The Secrets of Soma DVD shows you how the Shamans prepare Amanita. (Also on VHS.)

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Upon the lofty ridge of Heaven thy bright rays with their essences, Soma, spread thy purifying power.

- Rig Veda (B 9, H LXVI, V 5.)

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Welcome to the Splendors
of Soma Consciousness

I am Hawk, the Magician of Magic Mushrooms. My spirituality is the sacrament of Soma for realignment of soul. Venus is High Priestess of Soma and Shamaness of Red Soma. This site is dedicated to Soma -- the Amanita muscaria mushroom and the world's Amanitas. More than a beautiful red mushroom with white spots, Amanita muscaria is Soma, Prince of Power, Path to Paradise, Divine Medicine for Body, Spirit and Mind.

-- Hawk and Venus

Preparing Amanita Muscaria Mushrooms

For spiritual adventurers who wish to learn how to safely pick and prepare Amanita muscaria mushrooms for their own responsible use, we share 30 years of experience in our Sacred Soma Shamans book and Secrets of Soma DVD. Learn how to dry, store make Soma tea and determine a safe dose, how to eat Amanita muscaria and discover the pain-killing, uplifting high, healing energy and spiritual qualities of sacred Soma!

We invite you to browse our website for free info about Amanitas, beautiful Amanita mushroom pictures, and more.

- Somadise of Red Angels

Praise for Sacred Soma Shamans

"[Sacred Soma Shamans] can only be referred to as a mycological masterpiece... the most comprehensive and complete book on using the sacred Soma mushroom in the field... may very well be to mycology and culture as great of a discovery as Gordon Wasson's discovery of Psilocybe Mexicana in 1957.
- Steven Scott, Cannabis Culture Magazine.

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Recent Updates

28 June 2009

Soma, the Bliss of Paradise This month marks our 9th anniversary of taking Soma power three times daily in bliss and understanding of God and His sacrament.

Jayme and Hawk

21 June 2009

Happy Days Are Here Again Twenty pilgrims attended our Celebration of Life through Soma Consciousness Summer Solstice Ceremony held in the woods at Clear Lake State Park this year. The spiritual power was with us. Each spent the day in bliss of Soma.

The Shaman Family,
Hawk, Venus, Jayme, Mars

06 June 2009

Hawk takes lake trips for select Soma Sessions in Lake County, California.

28 May 2009

Beautiful Beatitude

Venus holding the Bell of Paradise, Soma, the Angel of God.

19 April 2009

Liberty for Free Due to the great response we've gotten about our Lady Liberty and Soma picture, we've decided to add a free laminated 5x7 inch copy with every Soma 101 (Book & DVD set) purchase for a limited time.

15 April 2009

Liberty and Soma make good company.

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5 April 2009

Thus spake Venus, Priestess of Soma:
Women are Welcome in our Kingdom of Soma

At the decline of the Golden Age of the ancient Indo-Aryan Soma culture, the ingestion of the divine sacrament became forbidden to women. Even the Soma Sacrificer's wife, whose presence was necessary to begin and end the sacrifice of Soma in all ceremonies. She was considered the "Lightning Rod" the contact between human and divine realms. There she gained access to powerful and dangerous forces that she could direct to the Sacrificer, her husband, for the success of the ritual.

According to Stephanie W. Jamison Ph.D., (author of Sacrificed Wife, Sacrificer's Wife: Women, Ritual and Hospitality in Ancient India) there were concerns for a woman's safety and fear that consuming the powerful "bullish" Soma directly (without being weakened) might harm her or pose a risk to her reproductive system. The men were also afraid that a female's own natural power would be strengthened too much and she could become more powerful than the males.

Since woman's fertile, life giving presence was required at ritual, various methods were employed to carefully introduce her power while counteracting any bad effects of it, with ceremonial substitutes, or by mixing the potent Soma with ghee or milk to weaken its effects for the female, (after all that, she still wasn't allowed to ingest the Soma). In fact, even the ritual cups of Soma allowed for the wives of the gods was dispensed in weakened preparations.

Well, the past is dead... long live the future!

In our Soma Kingdom, we do welcome women and everyone gets as much Soma as he or she can handle. My Guardian Shaman-Angel Hawk has always been loving and generous with Soma and I've never been denied any, except in mutually agreed upon abstinences during risky phases of the childbearing cycle.

Yes, Amanita is friend to both men and women. The Spirit of Soma can unite man and woman for life's journey in friendship and love. It is the Eternal God Spirit Savior from the Creator of this World meant for those with the wisdom to find the way to the truth of its power and light. (something those who play with its power will never know).

Being properly Somafied makes you better; physically stronger, more spiritual and keeps you feeling younger as the years roll on. It's not just for advanced shamanic use to gain power for solemn rites and visionary seers. In tonic doses it's a daily helper and you get more things accomplished on Soma, even tedious chores with less strain and effort. You breeze right through and forget you didn't want to do it in the first place. In fact, on Soma we are propelled past all the lowly earthbound emotions and attitudes that can upset, stop or block our progress and success.

Soma sets your will on fire. You become more confident, determined--you become stong like bull! The energizing effects of good Soma is long lasting, unlike pharmaceuticals, methamphetamines, or peyote. For Soma, the world's greatest high feeds you with natural physical and spiritual power that fuels you all day, and doesn't deplete you, or make you feel nervous and spun out. The goal is pure controlled power and bliss. Now what woman couldn't use a friend like that?

Soma helps you figure things out, and keeps you going and going and going...better than the Energizer bunny! Though you can sit and contemplate for awhile, it's not meant for just passive navel gazing, it's for action, creation, forward progression rather than focusing to stagnation on inner or past reflection. Soma is the Spirit of Life and Light. You become a superwoman on Soma.

So, even though we get more response from the guys, Amanita isn't just for men, there's always room for ladies here in Soma land.

- Venus, High Priestess

20 March 2009

Ambrosia of God For our Sping Equinox celebration, we're having a giant Amanita muscaria cap -- 14 & ½ inches!

We watched this amazing mushroom that we nicknamed Baby Kong grow from the bulb state into maturity. Now this special Soma is our Angel Ambrosia, and we're feeling like giants too.

25 February 2009

What is a Soma Session and Why Do I Need Soma Shamans for Amanita?

Shamans, i.e., experts in Amanita and Ritual Preparation.

A session with us is the rare opportunity to experience the mushroom under the professional care of the world's foremost Amanita specialists, Hawk and Venus. At a prearranged time and place Master Soma Shaman Hawk will personally dose our own purified Amanita muscaria selected and ceremonially prepared just for you.

We conduct limited sessions and ceremonies for a privileged few in Northern California. One of the many ways we do sessions is in nature. Here, you can leave the boredom and woes of everyday life behind as you enter Paradise. Seeing nature on Soma is awe inspiring and we can stroll on our favorite trails, observe the wildlife and take in magnificent views of an ancient lake as we're all filled with the Blessed Spirit of Soma.

Why do I need a Shaman for Amanita?

The wise traveler hires the most experienced guide when venturing into unknown or dangerous territory-- the fool who tries to rush in where these Angels dwell soon regrets it.

If you want to be welcomed in the Land of Soma, be like the wise traveler and hire the most experienced guides, Amanita Shamans, Hawk and Venus for your mushroom adventure. With over 3 decades of dedicated use and on the job expertise, our spirit family has the love, power and permission to enter the exclusive world of the Amanita Spirit family.

We're definitely the ones for this job. First, we prepare you for Amanita with our book and dvd with critical information you absolutely must know and follow if you want to meet the good side of Soma. Secondly, you have the chance to spend some time with a family of authentic North American Amanita Shamans and to partake of this Heavenly Blessesd Light of Soma

- The Shaman

13 February 2009

Shaman #1 Hawk did his 21st ceremony today, with an Altar of God given to him by his Soma associates for the restarting of Soma ceremonies here in Lake County, California.

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6 February 2009

From High Priestess Shamanism is the art of picking, select preparation and exact dosage of only Soma, i.e. Amanita mushrooms. Further use of the word is moot.

We pick with other gypsies of the Soma circuit. Our own gypsy pickers are of the clan Demaras of the Pacific Northwest and California. They have brought us hundreds of Somas for our full moon ceremony. Starting at the Clear Lake basin, then going atop the volcano Mt. Konocti for a full religious ritual where I, as the High Priestess, will worship the moon god Soma, as advocates of Soma ecstatic intoxication join in the ranks of his celebrants.

I will be conducting the religious rites of Soma worship as the Rig Veda says:

"Soma thy juice hath been infused and poured into the pitcher. Like a rapid hawk it rushes on."
- B 9, H LXVII, V 15.

"Comprising all the treasures that are in the Heavens and on the Earth, come Soma as our faithful Friend."
- B 9, H XIV, V 8.

The Peace and Blessings of the Soma Family are with you.

21 January 2009

New Pictures

Our friend Maiwa from Canada took these pictures near where we live.

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16 January 2009

More Maiwa!

Maiwa from Canada, on a recent visit with us, took this beautiful picture of the lake. More pictures to follow.