My Life as a Cree Healer

The healer is an intermediary between ordinary humans and Spirit Helpers, who, in turn, are intermediaries between the healer and the Great Spirit.

Ayahuasca: An Ethnopharmacologic History

We may try to desacralize the tea and render it down to a matter of chemistry and botany, receptor sites and pharmacology, but none of these things will ever explain the undeniable and profound mystery that is ayahuasca.

Mapacho and the Tobacco Spirit: Revealing Sacred Roles in Shamanic Traditions

Tobacco is a visionary medicine in its own right, and this mapacho has a deep purpose and potential in human healing and clarity.