los niños santos
plant_spirit earth Mazatec single tradition · 1
Los niños santos are the sacred psilocybin mushrooms used in Mazatec healing rituals known as the velada. They are ingested as a sacrament to open the gates of the mind, facilitate purification, and enable communion with the sacred. Traditionally, they are taken to cure the sick rather than merely to seek God.
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“Due to young American visitors' lack of respect for the sacred and traditional uses of los niños santos María Sabina remarked: Before Wasson, nobody took the children simply to find God. They were always taken to cure the sick.”
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