The Hoasca ritual in the União do Vegetal (UDV) addresses the material control of Lúcifer by engaging in a direct, pharmacological, and liturgical confrontation with the "clay" of the human body, aiming to restore the spirit's memory of its divine origin. Within UDV cosmology, the human condition is defined by a "constitutive dualism" where the spirit is the work of God, but the body is the "artisan" creation of Lúcifer. Consequently, the ritual serves as a technology to navigate this "stable union" with the Devil, disciplining the matter so the spirit can govern.
The Mechanism of Control: Matter and Forgetfulness To understand the transcendence, one must first understand the control mechanism: Lúcifer’s dominance is not merely physical but cognitive. Lúcifer, described as the "Lord of the Material World," utilizes the density of the body and the allure of matter to induce "spiritual amnesia",. His primary weapon is the inducement of forgetfulness, trapping the spirit in sensory pleasures and the illusion of autonomy so that it forgets its pre-incarnate state of union with God. Thus, the body acts as a prison of "clay" that blocks spiritual perception.
The Ritual as a Battlefield The consumption of Hoasca (the Vegetal) is the strategic counter-measure against this material blockade. The ritual functions through several specific dynamics:
- Chemical Confrontation (The Burracheira): The psychoactive effect of the tea, known as the Burracheira, is interpreted as a dissolution of the boundaries between spirit and matter. The physical discomforts often experienced during the ritual—such as nausea, vomiting, and fear—are not viewed as mere side effects, but as the material body (Lúcifer’s creation) violently resisting the "Light" of the Vegetal.
- Restoration of Memory: The Hoasca is viewed as a "cleaning technology" for the memory. Just as the mythical figure Caiano used the tea to "open the perception" blocked by the clay body, the ritual allows the disciple to look beyond matter and "remember" the truth that the spirit knew before incarnation,.
- The Power of the Word: During the session, the Mestre uses "Chamadas" (calls) and the oral telling of the "History of Creation" to guide the disciple. This is not just storytelling; it is a "verbal magic" designed to reorganize the listener's psyche, reminding them of their divine lineage to strengthen their resolve against the confusion of the material mind.
Transcending through Discipline and Integration Ultimately, the goal of the ritual is not to destroy the body, but to conquer and repurpose it. The transcendence of Lúcifer's control is achieved through "Solomonic" discipline:
- Subjugating the "Demons": Drawing on the archetype of King Solomon, who controlled demons to build his Temple, the udevista seeks to dominate their own "internal demons" (the Luciferic tendencies of the body) and force them to serve spiritual growth,.
- The Heroic Act of Sitting: By maintaining posture, remaining seated, and staying attentive during the intense physical and psychological pressure of the Burracheira, the disciple performs a heroic act of subjugating the "animal nature," proving the spirit's supremacy over the clay.
- Living the "Peelja" (Struggle): Transcendence is viewed as a continuous "battle" or peleja. The ritual equips the individual to live in the material world (Lúcifer's house) without succumbing to it, transforming the body from a prison of forgetfulness into a "temple" of wisdom.
Analogy: Imagine the human being as a deep-sea diver inside a heavy, complex diving suit.
- Lúcifer is the engineer who built the suit (the body); it is heavy, dense, and designed to navigate the crushing pressure of the ocean floor (the material world), but it is so thick that the diver often forgets the sunlight and air from the surface (God/Spirit).
- The Hoasca Ritual acts like a specialized communication line or a sudden influx of oxygen that clears the fog on the helmet's visor.
- The Struggle is the diver realizing they are not the suit. They must struggle against the suit’s stiffness and mechanical limitations to move freely.
- Transcendence is not abandoning the suit (which would mean death in this world), but mastering its controls so perfectly that the suit no longer dictates where the diver goes, but simply serves as the vehicle for the diver's mission.
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