For sure, Mazatec veladas have a heavy Christian influence inherited through the Spanish invasionhowever this likely applies to all indigenous Mexican Psilocybe using groups now to some degree, in other words it is very unlikely indeed that there are any extant groups anywhere practicing mushroom sessions in a purely pre-Columbian style (with that in mind, no one will have anything remotely approaching detailed knowledge of pre-Columbian mushroom ceremonies, we being pretty much totally reliant on Spanish accounts of the latter). under Spanish rule. Lost saints: DesacraLization, spirituaL abuse anD Magic MushrooMs Maria Sabina, Wasson and Richardson each consumed six pairs Truly transformational, spiritual, sacred and above all very very much a teaching experience. I think people are beginning to wake up to the reality that we can no longer afford to run or hide away from our problems. "one who knows"),[8] to allow Westerners to participate in the healing ritual known as the velada. who was dying. "I was eight years old This is a necessary training of attention which enables one to learn the art of directing the experience and working with what the mushroom presents to the undistracted mind. the inspiration for Dr. Timothy Leary and others to try similar She is the reason we have psilocybin research right now, says Katherine MacLean, a former research scientist who spent close to half a decade working with psilocybin. In the early 1930's, prior Thevelada is a ritual involving the consumption of mushrooms containing psilocybin. He is like a brother from another mother. [26], Bolivian singer Luzmila Carpio has recorded a song in honor of Mara Sabina. Maria Sabina, Mazatec healer, curandera, and Shaman. I'd love to get a chance to work with a true mushroom shaman. Sabina obliged. My sister was very cruel to me, taking every possible opportunity to humiliate and deceive me, which made me very suspicious of women who expressed criticism and negative emotions toward me. Bodily sensations are pleasurably heightened, making yoga, dance, and massage wonderful activities to experience on magic mushrooms.