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The Space in Between

Love me or hate me, It doesn’t matter. You are the one, loving. You are the one, hating. Or is it me? Who am I loving? And who do I hate? Separated, are we? And what is in between?  A story or two. Blue or green Is it too late? For us to see, I…

A Journey in the Mazatec Tradition

Another experience on the path of medicine had started. In the southern mountains of Mexico, several leaves of freshly picked Niños Santos (Derrumbes: Landslide and San Isidro Mushrooms) have been served and welcomed with love to accompany me and a dear friend in a medicine space. Another exploration with one intention: medicine to mediate, gentleness…

Episode 4-“Stories Are Medicine” with Bob Cohen

After more than a year of being hosted on Ouroboros Story Hour with Bob, we meet again to talk about how stories bring us together and how storytelling helped Bob find his calling to mediate in-person and online spaces for other people to share their stories and experiences with plant medicines and entheogens.

I Am Mother

Am I the scream? … Of the earth within, cracking open the heart. Am I the cry? … Of the womb that created and carried time in every cell. Am I the rumble of rage? … Of the bloody warrior who is standing her ground and saying: No More! Am I the deep echoing laughter…

The Plant Teacher and You

The plant teacher and you. Granted, two worlds that are energetically connected as parts of this web of life. Yet, the physical ingestion of a well-intended preparation of a concoction made from one or more plants is where worlds meet and collide.

Eternal Reverie

The beauty in the simple The beauty in the complex Innocent eyes, a witness Seeing perfection in chaos Somewhere in between And maybe in the unseen Sleep my child, no need to stress You are here, you are held…