A Mobile man has reportedly passed away after drinking herbal tea containing the powerful hallucinogenic drug ayahuasca at a spiritual retreat in Peru.

According to Peruvian news outlet La República , Aaron Wayne Castronova, 41, died on Monday from multiple organ failure after suffering a breakdown triggered by the spiritual brew seeking an "expansion of conscience."

Castronova had been staying at a hostel in the indigenous community of Santa Maria de Ojeda, called La Casa de Guillermo, which has long been associated with “spiritual tourism.” There, attendees can take part in psychedelic rituals under the supervision of a shaman or guide.

According to the hostel's managers, Castronova failed to disclose that he was taking antibiotics to the ceremony organizers, which may have led to o

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