When Chaos Heals: Ayahuasca, Crisis, and Compassion
The symptom, when welcomed, is not just a wound: it is a threshold. And the threshold, when crossed together, becomes transformation.
Part 1: A Diet of Tobacco—Initiation into Death
This is Part 1 of A Diet of Tobacco, a three-part series by Dr. Caterina Conti exploring the teachings of Mapacho, death, and rebirth.
Part 2: A Diet of Tobacco—Cemeteries and the Sacred Threshold
This is Part 2 of A Diet of Tobacco. In this installment, Dr. Caterina Conti reflects on cemeteries and cross-cultural visions of death. Catch up on Part 1 here.
Part 3: A Diet of Tobacco—Blood, Rebirth, and the Teachings of Tobacco
This is Part 3 of “A Diet of Tobacco.” In the final chapter, Dr. Caterina Conti shares teachings on menstruation, synchronicity, and rebirth. Read Part 1
The Diet Before Ayahuasca: Modern Myth or Invented Tradition?
Medicine doesn’t demand purity, but presence. In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, where life pulses without asking permission and every being plays a role
Cultural Colonialism in Plant Medicine: Between Integration and Appropriation
On meeting rather than mastering the sacred medicine. “When we name things wrongly, we add to the world’s unhappiness and confusion.” C.K. Chesterton Colonialism doesn’t
The Daily Art of Integration
Every authentic path intertwines with every other to reveal the whole, make the extraordinary ordinary, and co-create a more connected life. “When you understand the