My Chiric Sanango Dieta: Working with the 'Plant of Coldness'

For four weeks, I engaged in a traditional dieta with Chiric Sanango (also called Chiricaspi), known as the "plant of coldness." Unlike short-term visionary plants, a dieta creates lasting shifts through prolonged communion with a plant spirit.

What is a Dieta?

A dieta is an immersive process where you:

• Commit to working with one plant for an extended period

• Follow dietary/behavioral restrictions

• Establish a learning relationship with the plant's spirit

Most people know psychedelics like ayahuasca or mushrooms that offer temporary visions. A dieta goes deeper—it’s an apprenticeship.

Why Chiric Sanango?

Used for generations by Indigenous healers, this plant:

• Releases "coldness" and fear stored in the bones

• Has documented pharmacological properties (see research links below)

• Works on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels

My Experience

First Days: Physical intensity—indigestion, fatigue—then stabilization.
Week 1-2: Profound emotional purging. Fear released through non-traumatic crying, as if the plant held me like an infant.
Week 3-4: Visions emerged:

1. A book (The Universal Principles and the Metamorphic Technique by Gaston Saint-Pierre) appeared in meditation. I’d never heard of it—but later found and ordered it (arrived Nov 7).

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2. My deceased father appeared vividly upon waking, tangible as living presence. That same week, a client whose father died the same year booked a session for grief support.

Aftereffects

Now post-dieta, I notice:

• Greater emotional stability

• Reduced fear responses

• Continued creative insights for my work

• Ongoing sense of the plant’s support

Learn More

For those curious about Chiric Sanango:

• Cultural context

• Dieta details

• Scientific research

This dieta reaffirmed how master plants teach when we commit to the relationship. The lessons persist long after the last cup of tea.