Babongo of Gabon - The Iboga Ritual - Part 1

An Interesting Video The guy in the film lives with them for a while and goes through the ritual. They give him TONS of Iboga. There was even a point where they didnt want to give it to him as they though the may die. I am satisfied that he doesnt trivialize the experience either, as we would see in other videos. It was very real.

Babongo
The Babongo of Gabon have an expertise and knowledge of the forests and are unique in their use of Iboga. Iboga is a powerful hallucinogenic which lies at the heart of Babongo culture and Bwiti religion making them famous throughout Gabon.
The Babongo have recently changed from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to settled villagers with subsistence agriculture supplemented by hunting.

Bwiti
Bwiti is a West Central African religion practiced by the forest-dwelling Babongo and Mitsogo people of Gabon (where it is one of the three official religions) and the Fang people of Gabon and Cameroon. Modern Bwiti is syncretistic, incorporating animism, ancestor worship and Christianity into its belief system. Bwiti use the hallucinogenic rootbark of the Tabernanthe iboga plant, specially cultivated for the religion, to induce a spiritual enlightenment, stabilize community and family structure, meet religious requirements and to solve problems of a spiritual and/or medical nature. The root bark has been used for hundreds of years as part of a Bwiti coming of age ceremony and other initiation rites and acts of healing, producing complex visions and insights anticipated to be valuable to the initiate and the chapel. The root bark or its extract is taken in doses high enough to cause vomiting and ataxia as common side effects.

More about Iboga
Tabernanthe iboga or Iboga is a perennial rainforest shrub and hallucinogen, native to western Central Africa. Iboga stimulates the central nervous system when taken in small doses and induces visions in larger doses. In parts of Africa where the plant grows the bark of the root is chewed for various pharmacological or ritualistic purposes. Ibogaine, the active alkaloid, is also used to treat substance abuse disorders.
Normally growing to a height of 2 m, T. iboga may eventually grow into a small tree up to 10 m tall, given the right conditions. It has small green leaves. Its flowers are white and pink, while the elongated, oval-shaped fruit are orange. Its yellow-coloured roots contains a number of indole alkaloids, most notablyibogaine, which is found in the highest concentration in the root-bark. The root material, bitter in taste, causes an anaesthetic sensation in the mouth as well as systemic numbness to the skin.

The Iboga tree is the central pillar of the Bwiti religion practiced in West-Central Africa, mainly Gabon,Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo, which utilizes the alkaloid-containing roots of the plant in a number of ceremonies. Iboga is taken in massive doses by initiates when entering the religion, and on a more regular basis is eaten in smaller doses in connection with rituals and tribal dances, which is usually performed at night time.

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[AfricaTeacher]

You show a personal issue by singling out ONE group of people in America who's culture is American and attempt to demonize them. You give other Mainstream, hence WHITE Americans a free pass, regardless of the countless acts of Aggression and violence they have committed [As a group] against Blacks and others around the globe.

Furthermore you make the statement that certain groups "Dont have souls" without reason, evidence nor explanation. See people as Individuals not Nationalities.

[mikeikeman]

indegenous people are soulful. they have a good heart somthing mist westerners dont have.

most asian people have souls as well. you obviously dont have eyes to see. i see ssouls in people ....most westerners however particularly african americans have no souls .... i dont see no souls in them. it is non about prejudice its about what i see

[AfricaTeacher]

No you DO have personal prejudices. You single "Black Americans" out as the only Americans that are "Souless". Who create "Black Americanss"? If not for the souless acts of Slavery they would not exist in the USA.

-Who Annexed Mexico?

-Who committed Genocide against the Amerindians?

Who committed terrorist acts against Blacks; lynched them, Burned their churches and killed their leaders?

Who colonized Africa?

Who dropped an A-bomb on the Japanese?

Who killed 6 millions Jews?

[BigBadDipper]

@AfricaTeacher the only reason we have been able to to do this is because we are far more advanced then u race . look at urself monkey like nose pubs on ur head fucking 20 pound sacuer lips u resemple apes and ur still in ur primal stages of evolution . ur race rapes, kills ,steals from eachother and lack common sense .

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[AfricaTeacher]

@BigBadDipper What does being "Advanced" have to do with killing 6 million Jews and wiping out Indians? If you are so "advance" why are you eating up all the fish, committing MASS pollution and bringing to human species to extinction? Why do you have doctrines like "Mutually assured Destruction" where you will just kill EVERYBODY? How can you talk about anyone else when your entire page is filled with nonsense about Drug Usage? Get a life, dont bother responding...youre blocked from posting

[mikeikeman]

africans and orientals still have souls the european soul is weak and almost non existent as is most black americans and french and britons and so forth.

[AfricaTeacher]

Why single "Black Americans" out and not speak of 'All Americans'. Black Americans are just that : Africans. They are Africans who live in America. African Americans would not exist if not for the corruptions of those you should be speaking of as Soul less.

Speaking of the "Soul" what viewpoint are you coming from? Most religions including Christianity refer to the Soul as the PERSON ITSELF and NOT a separate entity within the individual.

Overcome your personal prejudices.

[pervertedpenguin69]

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[wisesakura]

thanks for sharing this on youtube

[avedic]

AfricaTeacher...excellent responses to those ignorant comments. I don't know how you kept your cool. I'm a white American, yet I don't see myself as such...I'm just a human, lucky to be part of this reality with all people. I love Africa...always wanted to visit. It seems so ancient and primordial...like that is where ALL of our true roots are. I love how the African people(before colonialism destroyed peace on the continent) are so in touch with music, nature, consciousness, and the Earth.

[melpuzon]

Logging is an abomination.

[pecfree]

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[reuscmar]

@mikeikeman And who sacrified their own people to the sun by ripping their heart out? Stop talking shit, man. You act like you know, but you're just as dry and ignorant than all those people you accuse of having no soul. If you could "see" as you say, you wouldn't talk like that.

[reuscmar]

@robex100 Congrats, man! It's amazing! Keep clean and free...