![]() Regardless of whether or not María Sabina actually ministered to various rock stars, the word was out that this was a psychedelic haven. Unfortunately, as no such photos have surfaced, one can only speculate as to the legitimacy of these claims. In today’s world, governed by technology, had these stars been spotted with the curandera, videos would instantly appear on YouTube. One must remember that in the late 1960’s the paparazzi were not as all-pervasive as they have become in recent years and cell phones with digital camera did not exist. It is rumored that among the “truth seekers” were several rock stars including Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. ![]() Ultimately this innocent piece of journalism altered María Sabina’s life and the culture of the local Mexican people.īy 1967 the Oaxacan region surrounding Huautla de Jiménez, where María Sabina resided, was inundated with foreigners who rented cabins in hope of meeting the curandera. In May1957, Life magazine published his article “Seeking The Magic Mushroom”. ![]() The eminent ethno-mycologist Gordon Wasson traveled to a remote region of Oaxaca in 1955 to learn about the mushrooms and to participate in the velada ceremonies. This involved consuming mushrooms in order to open the gates of the mind, purify the soul and commune with the sacred. ![]() ![]() From childhood she was raised to heal the sick through a ceremony called the velada. María Sabina Magdalena García was a Mazateca “curandera” (native shaman) who became an icon of “pop culture” in the late 1960’s. ![]()
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