Intentions for a Guided Mushroom Journey in an Indigenous Village

Prequel to a journey through the mind in the hills of Oaxaca, Mexico

A mural in San Jose del Pacifico, Oaxaca, Mexico (another town where visitors come to take mushrooms.) Image by author.

Yesterday was Yom Kippur. It was my first time fasting and ‘celebrating’ the holiday, which is about reflection and atonement.

I don’t like fasting. It’s really hard. You have this persistent feeling of discomfort…