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Ilse
Jan 10, 20246 min read
3: From my first time taking uní (ayahuasca) to a one-month Mamé dieta
Why I decided to do a four-week Mamé dieta with the Indigenous Yawanawa in Aldeia Nova Esperança under guidance of Chief Isku Kua
Ilse
Dec 18, 20236 min read
2: Meeting, understanding, and learning to recognize my fundamental fear of being alone
During my second ayahuasca ceremony I learned that I have a deep, existential fear of being alone. Read about how I came to understand it.
Ilse
Dec 10, 20239 min read
1: My first times taking uní (ayahuasca), with the Indigenous Yawanawa
One year ago I came back from a one month Mamé dieta with the Indigenous Yawanawa in the Brazilian rainforest, under guidance of Isku...
Ilse
Jun 13, 20233 min read
The current Indigenous crisis in Brazil is real life Avatar
Avatar: Ways of Water is now available on streaming platforms. The sequence on the Avatar from 2009 tells the story of the indigenous...
Ilse
Mar 12, 20234 min read
The power of stories for solving the ecological crisis
Indigenous languages have the power to inspire a closer connection to nature, they can make us see the world differently and hence...
Ilse
Feb 7, 20234 min read
The Brazilian Rainforest as a Pharmacy exists through Indigenous Languages like that of the Yawanawa
As you may or may not know I have spent a month in the Brazilian rainforest at the end of 2022. I lived in a village of the indigenous...
Ilse
Sep 22, 202222 min read
The political history behind the illegalization of psychedelic drugs too many people are unaware of
We are raised in a society where most drugs are illegal. The reason they are illegal is because they are dangerous for yourself and for...
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