The Sacred Role of the Ayahuasca Shaman [1]

Artwork by Pablo Amaringo [2]

Dylan Charles [3], Editor
Waking Times [4]

As an alternative path to wellness, shamanism has become a topic of great interest to Westerners in recent years, largely fueled by a rising curiosity in the Amazonian shamanic brew, ayahuasca [5]. Stories of the profound and positively life-changing effects of ayahuasca are to be found in all corners of popular media, and due the acclaim and attention this medicine is receiving, even major news organizations are comparing ayahuasca to medical cannabis [6].