Reciprocity in Action

Eugenia is a Mazatec healer in the tradition of los Niños Santos, or psilocybin mushrooms. Originally from Huautla de Jimenez, Mexico, Eugenia was trained in her ancestral lineage by her mother, Abuela Julieta, of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers.

James and Mary come from the four corners region of Arizona, land of the Diné Navajo people. They have given their lives in the care of others. James and Mary serve the Native American Church, where peyote is a sacrament. They, as medicine people, care for the ceremonial fireplace and the sacred water of life.

Keith Horse Looking is a Native American medicine man, born and raised in the traditional Lakota way of life. Keith carries the voice of the people, as a Sundance Chief, a pipe carrier, a spiritual leader and Yuwipi man.

Orlando, pictured with his wife Lucy, is a Quechua Lamista healer. He is a descendent of the Chancas people from the northeast region of Peru, an area known as the eyebrows of the Amazon. Orlando followed the teachings of his grandfather Aquilino Chujandama, who was one of the most respected vegetalista healers and ayahuasqueros of his time.

Walter is a Tzutujil Mayan priest who leads and interprets the language of fire. He has given his life to the apprenticeship and practice of the Mayan cosmovision and traditional rituals. He reads the oracles defined in the ancient Mayan Popol Vuh.