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How To Do An Egg Cleanse For Your Aura
We're talking about the art of the egg cleanse. The humble egg will be waiting to cleanse you and your filthy aura.
Woman Performing Rain-Stopping Ritual Becomes Unlikely Star of MotoGP
Some questioned the merits of performing the ritual at a global sports event, with others calling for respect of indigenous culture.
Nick Cave, the Shaman
To see Nick Cave live is to see a rock star fulfill his true calling, transporting self and audience to the beyond.
The Quest to Cure One Man's Depression with Ayahuasca
After exhausting all other options, James Freeman spent ten months attempting to fix himself with the native plants of the Amazon.
My Strange Winter with a Shaman in Kazakhstan
Photographer Denis Vejas documents the practices of one of the country's last Sufi dervishes.
Hamilton Tries Magic Mushrooms in Mexico
In an all new episode of 'Hamilton's Pharmacopeia,' Hamilton explores magic mushrooms with the help of shamans, clandestine growers, and ethnomycologists.
Salvia Velada: Experiencing a Traditional Mazatec Shaman Ceremony
Follow Hamilton Morris as he journeys through a Salvia divinorum ceremony in the forests of Oaxaca.
We Spoke to the Researcher Who Wants to License Psychedelic Trip Sitters
If Mark Haden has his way, Canada's government could start regulating shamans and shroom dealers.
Why People Are Drinking Tobacco in the Amazon
Westerners flock to the rainforest every year to drink psychedelic ayahuasca, but that's only scratching the surface of the “plant diets” that promise to help them detoxify physically, mentally, and emotionally.
We Asked a Veteran Peruvian Ayahuasca Shaman About Dumb Tourists
In the middle of the ayahuasca industry boom, we wanted to find out what life's been like for one of the local shamans using the mind-bending medicine to heal people.
A Canadian Guy Killed His Friend During a Hallucinogenic Ceremony in Peru
Ayahuasca can be a bad trip, but it doesn't get worse than this.
An Egg Rid Me of Evil at a Mexican Botanica
At Botanica del Sagrado Corazon in Eastern Los Angeles, Mexican Shaman Hortencia Suarez helps heal people through ritual. And at the core of almost all these rituals, herbs, spices, and various foods play critical roles.