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Watch interesting videos, raises money for a good cause
Andrew Weil M.D. on the future of psychedelic & medical marijuana research A MAPS benefactor has agreed to donate $1 every time someone watches a video in their Psychedelic Science conference...
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Good medicine: huachuma
I recently had the privilege of participating in some huachuma ceremonies. Huachuma is a cactus native to the Peruvian Andes that has been used for healing and spiritual purposes for thousands of...
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Gratitude for life
Over fall equinox, huachuma helped me confront and deal with the powerlessness I felt during my grandma's dying process. In that, I recognized that the powerlessness we feel over someone's death is not...
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Questioning tobacco addiction
I grew up with DARE and Just Say No. My aunt smoked, and her daughter and I pestered her constantly to quit. The government had told us that smoking was bad for her, and so we hid her cigarettes, or...
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Four ways to use tobacco shamanically
My perspectives on tobacco have shifted radically since my "Just Say No" upbringing. Tobacco is no longer a scary threat in my world but instead a powerful helper I am only beginning to understand and...
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Two ways to pray with tobacco
Here are two ways I've learned to pray with tobacco, both of which involve: formulating your intentions or desires empowering your intentions releasing those intentions into the universe of creation...
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Using tobacco to quit smoking
Given the theoretical considerations, it's been suggested that one can actually use tobacco to quit smoking. After all, if tobacco is a carrier and amplifier of intention (a "power food"—it feeds...
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Minor ayahuasca miracles and preventative dentistry
In which procrastination pays off, ayahuasca heals a cavity, and the field of dentistry thankfully evolves. In 2007 I was diagnosed with a cavity. I've had to deal with cavities since I was a kid,...
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Plant medicine, the illusion of control, and living life
I'm always amused when people say things like, "Oh I could never do that, I don't like not being in control of myself." 1. You are already not in control of yourself, or anything else for that matter....
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7 differences between sacred tobacco work and smoking cigarettes: a 4...
People from my culture who are new to shamanic work with tobacco are often unsure and concerned about this plant, given all of the negative messaging we receive about addiction and the harms of...
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