How an Indigenous Healer's Ancient Wisdom Revolutionized Modern Therapeutic Practices
María Gets Credit For Helping Introduce The Modern Western World To Psilocybin Mushrooms 🍄 As A Healing Modality
“There is a world beyond ours, a world that is far away, nearby & invisible. & there is where God lives, where the dead live, the spirits & the saints, a world where everything has already happened & everything is known. This world talks. It has a language of its own. I report what it says. The sacred mushroom takes me by the hand & brings me to the world where everything is known. It is they, the sacred mushrooms, that speak in a way I can understand. I ask them & they answer me. When I return from the trip that I have taken with them, I tell what they have told me & what they have shown me.”
—Maria Sabina—
Please… If You find Value here, consider supporting My work by becoming a paid subscriber & sharing this with as many like minded minds as possible.
Maria Sabina is a renowned figure in the realm of shamanism & traditional healing practices. She was born on July 22, 1894, in Huautla de Jiménez, a small village in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. Maria Sabina belonged to the Mazatec indigenous community, known for its rich cultural heritage & traditional uses of entheogenic mushrooms.
Maria Sabina gained global recognition for her knowledge & ritualistic use of psilocybin mushrooms, particularly the species Psilocybe mexicana. She became known as a curandera, a healer who used psychedelic mushrooms as a means of connecting with the spiritual world & facilitating healing for her community.
Sabina's ceremonies involved the consumption of mushrooms in a sacred context, often accompanied by chanting, singing, & traditional rituals.
María believed that the mushrooms held immense power, capable of unlocking the doors to the divine realm, healing physical & emotional ailments, & providing spiritual insights.
ℹ️ In the 1950s, Maria Sabina's fame spread beyond her local community when she was visited by Western intellectuals & researchers interested in exploring the effects of psychedelic substances.
Notably, in 1955, the ethnomycologist R. Gordon Wasson, accompanied by his wife Valentina, traveled to Huautla de Jiménez & experienced a mushroom ceremony facilitated by Maria Sabina.
Wasson's subsequent article in Life magazine introduced the world to the traditional use of psychedelic mushrooms.
However, the influx of outsiders seeking psychedelic experiences led to unintended consequences. The increased attention disrupted the delicate balance of Maria Sabina's community, & the sacred rituals became commercialized & exploited. Sabina, who had initially welcomed the visitors as a means of sharing her cultural heritage, later expressed regret for revealing her sacred practices to outsiders.
Despite the challenges, Maria Sabina remained an influential figure in the field of entheogenic studies. Her contributions to the understanding of psilocybin mushrooms & the spiritual dimensions they offered continue to inspire researchers, spiritual seekers, & individuals interested in the exploration of altered states of consciousness.
🍄One notable story🍄🟫
revolves around her sister's illness & the role mushrooms played in her recovery. According to accounts, Maria Sabina's sister, who was suffering from a serious illness, was not responding to conventional medical treatments. In desperation, Maria Sabina turned to her traditional Mazatec practices & decided to conduct a mushroom ceremony to seek healing for her sister. During the ceremony, Maria Sabina ingested the psilocybin mushrooms & entered an altered state of consciousness. She believed that the mushrooms allowed her to communicate with the spiritual realm & seek guidance from divine forces. Through visions & insights received during the ceremony, Maria Sabina acquired the knowledge necessary to diagnose her sister's condition & develop a treatment plan. Based on her visions and the guidance she received, Maria Sabina prescribed a specific course of action for her sister's recovery. This likely included the administration of medicinal plants, rituals, & spiritual practices aimed at restoring balance & harmony to her sister's body, mind, & spirit. It is important to note that the healing practices of Maria Sabina & the Mazatec community were holistic in nature. They considered illness not only as a physical ailment but also as a result of spiritual, emotional, & social imbalances. The use of mushrooms was just one aspect of a comprehensive healing approach. While the specific details of how Maria Sabina cured her sister may not be extensively documented, the story highlights her belief in the power of mushrooms & her ability to tap into the spiritual realm for guidance & healing. Her reputation for successfully treating illnesses using traditional methods, including psychedelic mushrooms, contributed to her standing as a respected curandera within her community & beyond.
Maria Sabina passed away on November 22, 1985.
🙏🏽 She left behind a legacy as a revered healer & an important figure in the history of psychedelic exploration. Her life & teachings serve as a reminder of the importance of respecting & preserving indigenous cultures & their traditional knowledge.
R.I.P. 7/22/1894 – 11/22/1985
Wanna Grow Your Own 🍄🟫’s❓
So Friends…
If You would like to grow Your own mushrooms… I invite You to Grow With Me.
Here are sources for the 3 things You need to grow…
Equipment
Spores
&
Instruction
• Equipment & materials to grow with
• Spores for the source of the mushrooms. Like if You’re growing a garden… You’ll have nothing if You don’t plant seeds… that’s the Spores
• Instruction so You know what to do
This is where I started & is the perfect one stop shop for all Your Mushroom 🍄🟫 Growing Equipment❗️
A recommendation from a friend at My local Psychedelic Club.
I have now “Grown” to recommending MGK to Others.
So much so that I just contacted them & I’m happy to say I got a referral code❗️
It’s an easy way to support My efforts by simply taking a step to grow Yourself a source of natural medicine.
Here Is My Affiliate Link🔗👇
Here is where I highly recommend going for Your Spores. No affiliate link🔗 (Not yet at least)… just a genuine suggestion from personal experience with many companies.
Here is Your link🔗 for that👇🏽
I have a growing guide I’ll be publishing soon.
However I can share this information with You now with this link to my Notion page where I compiled everything.
It’s Free❗️
It’s not all illustrated yet, but the info is there for You complete with a dictionary & more❗️
Here’s Your link🔗 for that here.(If the 🔗 is broken please let Me know & I’ll fix it.) 👇🏽
Please… If You find Value here, consider supporting My work by becoming a paid subscriber & sharing this with as many like minded minds as possible.
María Sabina