IbogaQuest Experiences

Barry and Veronica,

How do you thank someone for helping you see again? I am not going to try. I was at a turning point. Sixty years old and strung out again? How can this keep happening? The Opiates had crept back into my life and I had been on an Opiate substitute for 4 years. This particular drug left me comfortable but numb. I couldn't "feel my life", I was alive but not living. I tried to find a way out. I traveled to Europe. I went to Uganda with a group of photographers and spend time with Aids orphans. I wanted to be of service to someone else, maybe that would change how I felt, but you can't transmit something you do not have. I returned from Africa and the grayness of my life returned. I knew I had to get free of all the drugs that were keeping me in the darkness. I knew I had to do something, or I was not going to last much longer. Then I found Barry and Veronica, interesting how these things happen. I am so grateful that I did.

The ibogaine treatment was, well amazing. I did suffer with withdrawal, but the medicine finally come to my rescue. Anyone who has had the experience will know, it is not easy to describe in words the ibogaine experience. I am now close to three weeks since my treatment under the watchful eyes of Barry and Veronica. They were with me through it all. Rarely have I seen such dedication in two individuals. After the Ibogaine, I now can see that Life itself is such a gift. I know that every living thing, including myself, is a part of something much bigger. That life itself is full of wonder, mystery, and joy. This is better than being "high". This is being awake, and it feels amazing. Hasta Luego.

S.M., Texas

After talking to you Barry, even though our conversation was short, I feel different and more positive about my situation and solutions.

Perhaps I was slightly naive to think that my addiction would not be in the background doing push ups while I enjoy sobriety. Opiates have reared their ugly face in my life again, but unlike the past I do not feel powerless or hopeless. I feel that another treatment of Ibogaine will be extremely beneficial and also my understanding of the effects not only immediately after treatment but in the months that follow.

I talked about aftercare during my previous visit but upon returning back to the states and society I became so engulfed in getting my business going, repairing broken relationships, and living again in general that I never got to it. I see now how important and beneficial it will be for me to get engaged in a form of psychotherapy during the wonderful window of opportunity that Ibogaine provides weeks after treatment. Also my cessation of Benzos which I have almost completed may or may not have contributed to my current situation and feeling.

I have less anxieties in general because of improved relationships and resolutions to conflicts such as S..., and the fact that my business is off the ground and growing is relief. Even though there is much left to accomplish, the fact that I have cashflow and am growing which is more than I could say 90 days ago. Life is 180 degrees better than it was before, and I would do anything to keep it that way.

The disappointment of not being perfect and stumbling a little bit I take really hard. I must be realistic with myself as an addict and a human being that I am subject to mistakes, but at the same time keep my optimism, willingness to fight for this, and positive attitude towards all manners of things. I admit I cannot do it alone and find it hard to express my gratitude for the help and wisdom that you Vero, and Max provide. That being said I know that ultimately success depends on me helping myself. So as you said, "lets just do it".

J.S. Kenton, Ohio

Painting by Bertrand Raguet

Hola Barry!

The experience was so strong, so deep, so terrible and so good to me, that I barely talk about it to anyone... I feel I am born again... and that I have to work everyday to stay as close as I can to the state the Iboga took me in... If not I will again loose myself and even without knowing it... like the way I was before this ultimate Iboga session...

Taught me to be centered, to stop thinking... to feel my heart, and all this essential things from which I was so far... so so far... I was so pretentious... And anywhere I am: to not judge anything, never, and to listen to my breathing... that's a fulltime job for me now.

I felt so so good after the session... I felt so good in my body, all my skin were hydrated, so much peace, so much clarity. Everything felt great, to find again my wife, for which i felt SO MUCH love during and after the session, and for my son too... I thanked him so much to have come into my life, to have choosen us... and the next night I had the best sleep of my life...

I am impatient to get back to our house (we are in Mexico City right now) to start to work again... but instead of trying to make the most beautiful picture I can (oil painting) and only when I feel to do it (once a month). I will try to paint almost every day, to make what I know to do, and to sell the work...I will feel more balanced doing this... I need a job; I need to do more simple things, to remember where I come from: earth, clay... I'm a little man. I'm a man.

B.R., Veracruz, Mexico

Follow-up correspondence:
By the way... my way to paint indeed changed after the session... I paint much more than before... almost everyday, and the result is very nice...! i printed my digital art, and will prospect very soon to know where to sell it... I don't read the same books, I don't think the same way, my life is more centered to my own little heart, and there is a very wide range of meanings to that... I am more here, and I do with what is here, I stopped to wait something in the future that will bring me more happiness or a more valuable life (which was part of the pretentious part of me...).

Como estas Amigo,

I made it back safely and I'm feeling better than ever thanks to you and Ibogaine! I really appreciate how warm and welcoming you were and I felt right at home the whole time. It was also nice sharing thoughts and ideas with someone so open and non-judgmental.

I look forward to visiting you again in the future, but next time I'll be bringing my wife with me also as she is very interested after seeing what Ibogaine has done for me. By the way, last night I slept great and had all kinds of dreams, for the first time in ages.

Thanks again, my friend, for helping me take that next BIG step in life. Take care and I'll talk to you soon!

E.P., Los Angelos, CA

Follow-up correspondence:
Yes, I have received exactly what I needed from the Ibogaine and I still have no urges to go back to my former ways. I feel like a heavy burden has been lifted from me.

I heard of Iboga on the internet and the more I learned about it the more I wanted to try it. I’m not addicted to any drugs and as I made several phone calls to various clinics I discovered that many would not take you unless you were. Plus the price they were charging was between five and seven thousand dollars. More than I was willing to pay. I got lucky though and found out about IbogaQuest where they want people that are looking to do it for psycho-spiritual purposes. Plus their price was very reasonable. So after talking to them and getting all the necessary information I needed; I was on my way to a journey of a lifetime.

Once I met Barry and Veronica I knew instantly that I had made the right choice in picking them to guide me along the Iboga journey. They are very knowledgeable and sincere in what they do. Their space is very beautiful and is located in a prime spot in Tepoztlan, Mexico.

I have done other psychedelics before, all of which has provided me answers to my deep life questions. Yet I still felt like something was missing in my understanding of this life. I prepared myself mentally for three months prior to doing Iboga. Writing everything that I wanted to get from the Iboga experience. As I laid in bed at IbogaQuest with one Iboga pill in me I went through that list again in my head. Once I took all five Iboga pills the lessons began and I no longer had to think of all the things that I wanted to know. Iboga gave me the answers to my thirty plus questions, while showing me my whole life. The purging was intense yet I knew it was detoxifying me; making me healthy again.

The next day I still felt a little weak but my mind was rewired; I was at peace with myself. I noticed the change within me and could not wait to go home and tryout my new self. Yet I still had three more days at IbogaQuest before leaving. Which proved to be a good time to try their suggestion of seeing this one woman that does EFT (emotional freedom technique) and another lady that does massages to bring the spirit back into the body; completing the healing process. After doing both I agreed that it was well worth it and could not believe how well I felt.

Overall Iboga has rebooted my hard drive; updating my soul to a higher frequency. Now I’m compatible with the times, able to handle the overwhelming amount of information that is thrown at me. I’m ready to get this life on.

Thank you Barry and Veronica for all that you have done.

S.M., U.S.