How Colombian Yagé Communities Confronted the COVID-19 Pandemic

Magdalena Tanev

“We should not fear the virus. But it’s still here, and we have to treat it with respect,” explained shamanic healer, Alex Rojas Mutumbajoy, as we sipped on a hot cup of aguapanela on a Sunday morning in late November. It was the morning after the second private Yagé ceremony to take place in Alex’s maloka, located on the outskirts of Medellín, after the lockdown... continue reading.