Aaron Eschenburg
Ayahuascero, Astrotheologer, Awakened Executive Contributor
Aaron Eschenburg is a true Renaissance man at heart with an endless list of curiosities. Diving into art and music creation at a young age, encouraged by a very musical family and a pair of his mom’s sticks, Aaron began learning multiple instruments and recording production. This eventually opened up the world of sound and vibrational healing with a thirst to understand and study alternative modalities to heal our mind and body, with singing bowls, vocal toning, Om’ing, Reiki, yoga, breathwork, and herbalism. As well, with the background in music production, this landed an unexpected career as a Production Sound Mixer (recording the on-set dialogue of the actors) in the film and television industry. Traveling across the U.S. for 18 years, working on everything from theatrical movie releases, Sitcoms, Reality TV shows, Network News, and Documentaries.
The open schedule of the film industry allowed for independent travel and studies away from the career itself. Offering sound baths, breathwork, and astrology workshops locally, even at larger festivals like Envision Festival in Costa Rica, and working down in Peru with Ayahuasca plant medicine throughout the years in between filming. This eventually led to a calling from the plants to serve the plants and people. To train and learn these plant allies and work alongside them in a growing team to help raise the vibration of the planet. Aaron was guided by Ayahuasca to create astrology videos and video content, guided to create a natural plant medicine company with Peruvian plants, guided to start a religious non-profit to protect the ceremony and the participants, and guided to listen to the medicine and how it wants to be served here in the United States.
While having a childhood in the Church followed by teenage years of rebellion away from dogmatic religion, the combination of Astrotheology and Ayahuasca brought great depth to understanding the roots and origins of our worldly religions. As the 88 constellations have allowed us to navigate this planet, observing the movement of the planets through the constellations known as the Zodiac helps us navigate human life here on our planet. Aaron realized that, as more and more people fall away from traditional medicines and traditional religious practices, there needed to be a healthy alternative and educational resources for others to turn to. Leading monthly ceremonies, sound baths, breathwork, social community gatherings, posting astrology videos, and connecting with other like-minded individuals on similar paths to offer support to others on their expansive journey of being a human. Connect with Aaron at www.ancestralherbs.com.
Recent Articles
Psychedelics in the Pharmaceutical Industry: How Did We Get Here, and What is the Future?
For thousands of years, humans have lived harmoniously with nature; it’s how we survived. Just like the Sumatran Orangutan who crushes plant sap to treat facial wounds, nature has a cure for every ailment.
In 1806, just 220 years ago, German pharmacist Friedrich Sertürner isolated morphine from the opium plant, creating the first pure drug derived from a plant.
1820’s – 1850’s, chemists began isolating other plant ingredients, such as codeine and quinine, with great results. The concentrated, purified doses seemed more precise than the unpredictability of consuming the whole herb. Around the same time, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. This was another shift from plants to microbes and mass production after World War One,
Eclipsing the Age of Aquarius
August 12th 2026 was the first of six eclipses within the Aquarius/Leo axis over the next 18 months. It was a solar eclipse with the Sun, Moon, South Node, Jupiter, and Mercury all in the sign of Leo, while the North Node of the Moon is across the way in the sign of Aquarius. The next eclipses will be a full moon partial Lunar Eclipse on August 27th/28th 2026, February 6th 2027 Solar Eclipse, August 2nd 2027 Solar Eclipse, August 17th 2027 Lunar Eclipse, and finally the last Solar Eclipse on January 26th 2028.
Ayahuasca – The Dieta, The Ceremony, The Purge & The Integration
I’m Aaron Eschenburg, an ayahuascero who has been making and serving
this sacred psychedelic brew with the indigenous Peruvians for many years.
The resurgent rise in psychedelics has created a lot of information being
shared, mostly from the participants’ point of view, who have gone to a
ceremony or two, but rarely from the facilitators who work with these
plants regularly. So, I wanted to take this opportunity to open Pandora’s
box and unwrap some of the mysteries around the ceremonies.
Ego Deaths and Spiritual Awakenings
I’ve died a hundred times and will die a hundred more.
I’m not here to heal 14 generations of family trauma. Our ancestors left us with so much more than that: will power, strength, courage, wisdom, tenacity, love, compassion, forgiveness, and life itself. Not just their problems passed down to us.
I had to kill off the part of myself that spiritually bypassed self-acceptance and accountability, that I am 100% responsible for being exactly where I am in life today.
7 Peruvian Plant Medicines & Their Benefits for Womens Health
Two months after I turned 21, I was suddenly hit head-on by a drunk
driver while driving home from a friend’s house. A few injuries and a
small surgery left me with a new pharmacy cabinet full of medications that
made me slow, numb, and dumb. I looked at doctors as if they were
putting a band-aid on a broken bone, masking the problem with pills that
create more problems. I didn’t know the solution, but I knew the pills that
were prescribed to me weren’t it, so I threw them away.
7 Healing Plants From the Amazon that You Need to Know
1. Banisteriopsis caapi
The Brain-Cell Builder
Also known as the Ayahuasca vine, but not to be confused with the ceremonial brew. This vine acts like a temporary roadblock in your brain, stopping it from breaking down your natural “feel-good” chemicals like serotonin and dopamine. It naturally tapers off the flow to a slower, steadier “drip”.
Is Spring the Real New Year?
Belief is a powerfully intoxicating drug. Anyone can believe anything
they’d like, but it doesn’t make it a fact for all.
They say April Fool’s Day originated when France shifted from the Julian
calendar to the Gregorian calendar, and New Year’s Day was now celebrated
on January 1st instead of April 1st. Those who were late to hear the news
that continued the old tradition were considered April Fools.
Understanding the Ages, Eras, and the Root of Religion
Earth’s motion can be calculated by three different movements and
speeds.
1) Rotation on its center axis is a Day/Night which repeats every 24
hours.
2) Revolution around the Sun is a year consisting of 365/366 days.
3) Wobble on its center axis is called the precession, or the Precession of
the Equinox, known as a “great year” by our ancestors, consisting of a
25,920-year cycle
The Frequency of Peaceful Protests
“I was once asked why I don’t participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I’ll be there.” ― Mother Teresa
If we observe two clocks that have pendulums on two different walls, they will each tick-tock at their own one-second intervals. If we put both clocks on the same wall next to one another, their pendulums will start to synchronize as they begin to swing together and tick-tock in unison. The dominant frequency takes over the less dominant frequency as they become harmoniously intertwined.
The Sun of Man, The Savior, and Messiah: The Story of Jesus Is the Story of the Sun
Each year, the Virgin Mother Earth gives birth to the Sun on December 25th. The Sun that Lights the World, who sits in the Heavens and reflection walks on water.
Awakening in the Age of Aquarius: Astrotheology & the Vision for the Center of Spirituality – An Interview with Aaron Eschenburg
For Aaron Eschenburg, the path wasn’t a sudden rupture but a long unraveling of inherited beliefs, fueled by curiosity, inner questioning, and a lifelong desire to understand the true nature of God, consciousness, and the universe. From challenging the stories he was taught as a child to uncovering the astronomical origins woven into religion, Aaron’s journey led him far beyond doctrine and deep into the study of astrotheology, plant medicine, and the timeless relationship between humanity and the heavens.
Ayahuasca Microdose and an Attitude of Gratitude
Ayahuasca, the psychedelic ceremonial brew from South America, is often referred to as the vine of the dead.
Holding onto a glass half full of water, doesn’t matter if it’s half empty or half full, it matters how long you hold onto it and how long you can carry the weight before you need to set it down. Setting it down is the moment of surrendering to our physical limitations. We know the moment it’s coming too, we can set it down gracefully with the last of our strength, or we can hold onto it until it gives way and comes crashing down. When we carry something physically, there is usually a destination or a goal to move something from one place to another. When we carry mental and emotional weight, there often is no destination or goal, just replaying the record on repeat. We lift weights and exercise the body, the weights shape our posture and being, but we can induce physical pain and stress on the body that needs attention.