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Agradezco la invitación que me giró el Dr. Mauricio Guzmán para participar en la presentación de este interesante libro, cuyo tema no es ni por mucho cercano a mi área de experiencia en la investigación histórica, pero que resulta una lectura fascinante pues ahora conozco más sobre la historia, la tradición, las políticas públicas y las políticas de preservación que se han generado alrededor del peyote “el cactus divino”.

Words are loaded with meaning, light is often a synonym for ‘good’ and dark is a synonym for ‘bad’. We all have elements of the dark and light within ourselves,

You may have missed it while tasting nirvana from a criminalized cup, but on May 6 2014 the European Court on Human Rights on May said that religious freedom rights do not protect ayahuasca.

The expedition of the Brazilian Ashaninka to Perú to meet their peruvian relatives after decades of separation

Retiro / Diálogo Internacional Indígena- Cristiano realizado del 24 al 27 de junio de 2015 en Perú. Un Encuentro enfocado a aportar a soluciones en materia de “Sanación, Culturas de paz y la Protección del ambiente” en el continente americano.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it has been estimated that “about 80% of the population in developing countries depends on traditional medicine for their Primary Health Care (PHC) needs.” What is presently known as ‘conventional medic

This story revolves around mambe, a sacred plant preparation of a number of indigenous groups of the Amazon, among them, the Nipode, who call themselves the “People of the Center”. In general terms, the aim of the ritual use of these plants is to sharpen thought and cleanse the spirit to make man harmonize with man and men with Nature and the cosmos. The medicine is thus comparable to the better-known ayahuasca, but it is exempt of the latter´s visionary, purgative and traumatic effects, the effect is more gentle and meditative and instead of focusing on a silent contemplation of other-worlds, the ritual takes the form of a sort of Platonic dialogue among the participants, led by the healer. Another contrast lies in the fact that whereas knowledge of ayahuasca  is fairly widespread in the West nowadays among those who are interested in the traditional medicine of native societies, the ritual use of mambe is still practically limited to its original cultural context in the jungle.

Join us for a special peyote panel discussion and book signing! 
Presenters: Gabor Maté, Wade Davis, Erika Dyck, Bia Labate 
Alec Dawson, Ellen Spiro

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The significance of Mithraism as the first historical, pan-Eurasian religion has never been fully appreciated by European scholarship, which persistently has tried to draw an Iron Curtain between the East and West. In various forms, however, Mithraism has left an indelible and defining mark on the religious history of that vast continent. Christianity was at the same time the greatest benefactor as well as the most destructive scourge of Mithraic tradition. While destroying or vandalizing the material cultural remains of that once great religion, early Christians also copied and co-opted its outward forms in many details, building upon its successes and learning from its limitations. Indeed, both literally and figuratively, Christianity was built upon Mithraic foundations.2

After the death of a Brazilian actress’s son, families and specialists argue whether or not the hallucinogenic Ayahuasca tea should be forbidden in Brazil

El alcohol ha formado parte de nuestras vidas desde el inicio de los tiempos. Las culturas antiguas lo usaban para llegar a un estado que los conectara con los dioses, pero lafunción ritual quedó desplazada con la llegada del alambique, que permitió la aparición de nuevos licores con un grado más elevado.