Vegetalisa is a term used to refer to a practice of mestizo shamanism in the Peruvian Amazon in which the shamans — known as vegetalistas — are said to gain their knowledge and power to cure from the vegetales, or plants of the region. Dr. Steven Farmer interviews Sirena, a vegetalista who specializes in Ayahuasca and Huachuma plant medicines. Sirena speaks of the rugged path to becoming a vegetalista and the dishonoring that is occurring due to the popularity of these plant medicines.
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This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Gender-based oppression affects our planet on multiple levels, globally, politically, and inter-personally, infringing on physical safety, basic freedoms, and human rights.Please join Yana Aryze and Lisha Hengeveld...
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