Power and Purpose Podcast

#189 Bufo vs. Ayahuasca: The Difference Between Exploring Yourself and Losing Yourself with Vanessa Soul

49min | 10/08/2026|

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Episode 189 YouTube thumbnail is approved with your photo and the text THE EGO DISSOLVES.

What happens when your sense of self completely disappears?

Why does Ayahuasca take you through your memories, emotions, and personal story, while Bufo can take you into an experience beyond identity, space, and time?

And what does it actually mean to experience ego dissolution?

In Episode 189 of the Power & Purpose Podcast, Vanessa Soul explores the profound differences between Ayahuasca and Bufo (5-MeO-DMT), drawing from her personal experiences with both medicines, 10 Bufo journeys, and more than 100 ceremonies facilitated in Tulum, Mexico.

This conversation explores consciousness, nonduality, surrender, ego dissolution, identity, and the importance of integration after profound experiences.

**IN THIS EPISODE**

• The fundamental difference between Bufo and Ayahuasca

• Vanessa's personal Ayahuasca transformation in 2016

• Why Ayahuasca can feel like a journey through your personal story

• What happens when the sense of self dissolves during Bufo

• Understanding the void and nonduality

• Why Bufo experiences can differ from person to person

• Vanessa's perspective on multiple ceremonies and psychological resets

• How to integrate profound experiences into everyday life

• Why the ego can become an ally in personal transformation

**TIMESTAMPS**

00:00 Episode Preview

00:51 Welcome to the Power & Purpose Podcast

01:44 My Journey Becoming a Bufo Facilitator

03:38 Bufo vs. Ayahuasca: Understanding the Difference

05:42 My First Ayahuasca Retreat and the Unexpected Beginning

08:24 Learning to Surrender to the Medicine

10:14 Confronting My Deepest Fears Through Ayahuasca

13:07 How Ayahuasca Changed My Identity and My Life

17:07 Bufo and the Disappearance of the Sense of Self

20:54 Why Every Bufo Experience Is Different

24:25 Understanding the Psychological Reset and the Void

28:53 Integration: What Happens After a Bufo Experience?

35:25 The First Two Weeks and Breaking Old Patterns

42:50 Why the Ego Is Your Amigo

46:03 Remembering That You Are the Creator

**CONNECT WITH VANESSA SOUL**

Website:
https://vanessasoul.com/theempire

Explore private Bufo and Kambo sessions in Tulum, Mexico:
https://vanessasoul.com/bufokambo

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/vanessaasoul/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.spiva.9

Listen to the Power & Purpose Podcast:
https://podcast.ausha.co/power-and-purpose-podcast

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Power and Purpose Podcast

Power and Purpose Podcast with Vanessa Soul

Most people are awake. Few are truly free.

This is the podcast for the ones who refuse to choose between their depth and their ambition. The ones doing the real work... dismantling subconscious conditioning, rebuilding identity from the inside out, and creating a life that actually matches who they are becoming.

Over 160 episodes deep. No filler. No performance. No surface level conversations.

Every week we go into the places most people avoid....shadow work, nervous system healing, conscious business, plant medicine, emotional alchemy, sovereignty, and the astrology that maps it all together. With guests who have walked through the fire and come out transformed, and solo episodes that give you the tools, the timing, and the truth to navigate your own evolution.

Hosted by Vanessa Soul — astrologer, intuitive healer, and purpose coach — this show sits at the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern ambition. Vanessa brings mastery in astrology, Human Design, IFS therapy, energetic work, and somatic healing to every conversation, helping conscious leaders and spiritual entrepreneurs step fully into their power, their purpose, and their next level.

This is not self help lite.

This is the conversation that changes you.

New episodes every week. Subscribe and come find your episode.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Power and Purpose Podcast

Power and Purpose Podcast with Vanessa Soul

Most people are awake. Few are truly free.

This is the podcast for the ones who refuse to choose between their depth and their ambition. The ones doing the real work... dismantling subconscious conditioning, rebuilding identity from the inside out, and creating a life that actually matches who they are becoming.

Over 160 episodes deep. No filler. No performance. No surface level conversations.

Every week we go into the places most people avoid....shadow work, nervous system healing, conscious business, plant medicine, emotional alchemy, sovereignty, and the astrology that maps it all together. With guests who have walked through the fire and come out transformed, and solo episodes that give you the tools, the timing, and the truth to navigate your own evolution.

Hosted by Vanessa Soul — astrologer, intuitive healer, and purpose coach — this show sits at the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern ambition. Vanessa brings mastery in astrology, Human Design, IFS therapy, energetic work, and somatic healing to every conversation, helping conscious leaders and spiritual entrepreneurs step fully into their power, their purpose, and their next level.

This is not self help lite.

This is the conversation that changes you.

New episodes every week. Subscribe and come find your episode.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Episode 189 YouTube thumbnail is approved with your photo and the text THE EGO DISSOLVES.

What happens when your sense of self completely disappears?

Why does Ayahuasca take you through your memories, emotions, and personal story, while Bufo can take you into an experience beyond identity, space, and time?

And what does it actually mean to experience ego dissolution?

In Episode 189 of the Power & Purpose Podcast, Vanessa Soul explores the profound differences between Ayahuasca and Bufo (5-MeO-DMT), drawing from her personal experiences with both medicines, 10 Bufo journeys, and more than 100 ceremonies facilitated in Tulum, Mexico.

This conversation explores consciousness, nonduality, surrender, ego dissolution, identity, and the importance of integration after profound experiences.

**IN THIS EPISODE**

• The fundamental difference between Bufo and Ayahuasca

• Vanessa's personal Ayahuasca transformation in 2016

• Why Ayahuasca can feel like a journey through your personal story

• What happens when the sense of self dissolves during Bufo

• Understanding the void and nonduality

• Why Bufo experiences can differ from person to person

• Vanessa's perspective on multiple ceremonies and psychological resets

• How to integrate profound experiences into everyday life

• Why the ego can become an ally in personal transformation

**TIMESTAMPS**

00:00 Episode Preview

00:51 Welcome to the Power & Purpose Podcast

01:44 My Journey Becoming a Bufo Facilitator

03:38 Bufo vs. Ayahuasca: Understanding the Difference

05:42 My First Ayahuasca Retreat and the Unexpected Beginning

08:24 Learning to Surrender to the Medicine

10:14 Confronting My Deepest Fears Through Ayahuasca

13:07 How Ayahuasca Changed My Identity and My Life

17:07 Bufo and the Disappearance of the Sense of Self

20:54 Why Every Bufo Experience Is Different

24:25 Understanding the Psychological Reset and the Void

28:53 Integration: What Happens After a Bufo Experience?

35:25 The First Two Weeks and Breaking Old Patterns

42:50 Why the Ego Is Your Amigo

46:03 Remembering That You Are the Creator

**CONNECT WITH VANESSA SOUL**

Website:
https://vanessasoul.com/theempire

Explore private Bufo and Kambo sessions in Tulum, Mexico:
https://vanessasoul.com/bufokambo

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/vanessaasoul/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.spiva.9

Listen to the Power & Purpose Podcast:
https://podcast.ausha.co/power-and-purpose-podcast

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Power and Purpose Podcast

Power and Purpose Podcast with Vanessa Soul

Most people are awake. Few are truly free.

This is the podcast for the ones who refuse to choose between their depth and their ambition. The ones doing the real work... dismantling subconscious conditioning, rebuilding identity from the inside out, and creating a life that actually matches who they are becoming.

Over 160 episodes deep. No filler. No performance. No surface level conversations.

Every week we go into the places most people avoid....shadow work, nervous system healing, conscious business, plant medicine, emotional alchemy, sovereignty, and the astrology that maps it all together. With guests who have walked through the fire and come out transformed, and solo episodes that give you the tools, the timing, and the truth to navigate your own evolution.

Hosted by Vanessa Soul — astrologer, intuitive healer, and purpose coach — this show sits at the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern ambition. Vanessa brings mastery in astrology, Human Design, IFS therapy, energetic work, and somatic healing to every conversation, helping conscious leaders and spiritual entrepreneurs step fully into their power, their purpose, and their next level.

This is not self help lite.

This is the conversation that changes you.

New episodes every week. Subscribe and come find your episode.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Power and Purpose Podcast

Power and Purpose Podcast with Vanessa Soul

Most people are awake. Few are truly free.

This is the podcast for the ones who refuse to choose between their depth and their ambition. The ones doing the real work... dismantling subconscious conditioning, rebuilding identity from the inside out, and creating a life that actually matches who they are becoming.

Over 160 episodes deep. No filler. No performance. No surface level conversations.

Every week we go into the places most people avoid....shadow work, nervous system healing, conscious business, plant medicine, emotional alchemy, sovereignty, and the astrology that maps it all together. With guests who have walked through the fire and come out transformed, and solo episodes that give you the tools, the timing, and the truth to navigate your own evolution.

Hosted by Vanessa Soul — astrologer, intuitive healer, and purpose coach — this show sits at the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern ambition. Vanessa brings mastery in astrology, Human Design, IFS therapy, energetic work, and somatic healing to every conversation, helping conscious leaders and spiritual entrepreneurs step fully into their power, their purpose, and their next level.

This is not self help lite.

This is the conversation that changes you.

New episodes every week. Subscribe and come find your episode.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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