Examining the Discursive Role of María Sabina in Modern Psychedelic Therapy

Examining the Discursive Role of María Sabina in Modern Psychedelic Therapy

As the West has gained increasing interest in the healing potential of psilocybin and the mushrooms that contain it, there has been growing criticism of this movement from an Indigenous perspective. Mushroom healing traditions have existed all over the world for tens of thousands of years. However, with the rise of colonialism and the puritanical Christian ethic that came with it, nearly all of these traditions were wiped out long before any Ame…