Culture & Spirituality
Culture & Spirituality are in many ways intertwined. A culture is a matter of how we think the world ‘works.’ Coming into play here is language, knowledge, beliefs, assumptions, principles and values. Culture shapes the way in which we see the world, and how we view ourselves within the world.
Spirituality is profoundly intuitive. But it is not always consciously expressed. It is about the intuitive way in which we feel connectedness to the world in which we live. The most common cultural representation of spirituality is religion, a predominantly institutionalised and structured system of beliefs and rituals that form the channels of worship of the religion’s supernatural god, or gods.
Psychedelics and plant medicines influence both culture and spirituality in many ways; from giving us new perspectives about our purpose in life, to changing the ways we appreciate art and music.
‘Sagrada Familia’ Medicine Song Lyrics & Music Video by Curawaka
Sagrada Familia is one of my top favorite medicine songs written by Pablo Comesana, a member of Mantric Mambo, the official temple band of Templo Mãe d’Agua, in Alto Paraíso, Brazil. I lament the fact that there is no official Mantric Mambo album recording of this epic song, and that the only audio I have…
Read MoreIs DMT Released at Death?
Is DMT released at death? Can DMT induce a near-death experience? Here’s an overview of the evidence, and what it could mean for our understanding of death.
Read MoreThe Fragile Legality of Ayahuasca
The recent prohibition of ayahuasca in the Netherlands shows us how fragile its legality is, and what we have to do to protect religious rights.
Read MoreDeclaration by the Indigenous Peoples of the World Ayahuasca Conference 2019
A summary of the statement made by Indigenous Amazonian Peoples at the World Ayahuasca Conference 2019.
Read MorePsychedelics and the Climate Crisis at Breaking Convention 2019
Breaking Convention 2019 saw the climate and ecological crisis at the forefront of the discussion. Could psychedelics change our attitude about nature?
Read MoreRichard Evans Schultes: The Father of Modern Ethnobotany
Richard Evans Schultes was an Amazonian explorer, and some consider him the father of ethnobotany thanks to the discoveries he made.
Read MoreBreaking Convention: A Meeting of Science and Shamanism
Breaking Convention is one of the world’s largest psychedelic conferences, with a unique mix of scientists and shamans. Don’t miss out!
Read MoreNoku Mana Medicine Song Lyrics & Music Video by Curawaka
It’s been truly a delight to bear witness to the expansion of Huni Kuin culture around the world, through the ever weaving nomadic tendrils of the global medicine tribe… through those of us from the Global North who have the good fortune of visiting their villages in Acre, Brazil, through the pajes that have increasingly…
Read More‘Oso Blanco’ Medicine Song Lyrics & Music Video by Diana Carr
This version of the sublime medicine circle song Oso Blanco by Bóveda Celeste is sung by Diana Carr of the Birds in Paradise by the Bird Tribe music collective. Other artists in the song include Brian Taylor on guitar, Danny Pritchett on bass, and Tëté Bero, Sunny Solwind, and David Daniel Brown on percussion. The…
Read More‘Ven Gran Espiritu’ Medicine Song Lyrics & Music Video by Raio
Check out this amazing song “Ven Gran Espiritu”, which invites the Great Spirit to open up the way. This was sung by Raio, a sacred chant artist and a student of the sacred.
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