In this week’s episode, we welcome the powerful, mystical, and resilient healer + Mazatec sabia (wise woman), María Sabina into our Coven. While widely known as the “mushroom priestess” or the “mother of magic mushrooms,” her story is one of profound and often overlooked tragedy.
We discuss her tumultuous journey to embody her calling as a healer, her relationship to and work with the “little saint” mushrooms, and the ways in which her story reflects the shadows of American culture and colonialism.
Coven is a Stars, Etc ProductionWritten & Hosted by Jenna Scott and Socorro Erekani Carillo-Lopez
Executive Producer: Jenna Scott
Produced and Directed by Sierra Barter
Audio Engineer: Josh Brumley
Audio Assistant: Christopher Bryan Amaral
Graphic Design: Jacob Scott
Music by Jeffrey Boyle and Jenna Scott
Created by Jenna Scott and Reilly Hail
SOURCES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTEhPCMSLA8
https://philpapers.org/archive/BENBRT-3.pdf
https://content.ucpress.edu/title/9780520239531/9780520239531_sabina.pdf
María Sabina, and Jerome Rothenberg. 2003. Selections. Berkeley: University of California Press.
https://fungaonline.com/instead-of-history-of-plant-medicines/
