Psilocybin Mushrooms in Mazatec Mexico: Glimpse an Indigenous Worldview

In the mountains of southern Mexico, ancient cultures are changing. Until recently, certain Mazatec 'people of knowledge' were trained to quietly cure, pray, and influence the invisible world, often using one of the region's species of psilocybin mushrooms. The speaker will share what she has glimpsed of their techniques and worldview, offering images and stories based on her 22 years of recurrent fieldwork with a native curandero and his descendants.

Speaker: Kathleen Harrison, Botanical Dimensions