Its not really about the money, just that “life changing psychedelic experience” is being turned into a commercial commodity.
I do understand it, the tourism was already happening, shamans in high demand. Might as well streamline the experience.
It just feels wrong though.
This is from Wikipedia:
“It is believed that the Shipibo-Konibo are among the earliest practitioners of Ayahuasca ceremonies, with their connection to the brew and ceremonies surrounding it dating back centuries, perhaps a millennium.[19]
Some members of the Shipibo community have taken to the media to express their views on Ayahuasca entering the mainstream, with some calling it “the commercialization of ayahuasca.” Some of them have even expressed their worry regarding the increased popularity, saying “the contemporary ‘ayahuasca ceremony’ may be understood as a substitute for former cosmogonicalrituals that are nowadays not performed anymore.”[20]”
At the same time, even in ancient African religions like the Yoruba, payment is necessary for a shaman to conduct a ceremony, as the exchange of value is an intrisical part of the ceremony.
These ceremonies in Brazil are non profit and the payment is a donation and is often waived.
Research the most popular groups like Santo Daime, Uniao Vegetal and the Universalists (the ones in the article).
Its not really about the money, just that “life changing psychedelic experience” is being turned into a commercial commodity.
I do understand it, the tourism was already happening, shamans in high demand. Might as well streamline the experience.
It just feels wrong though.
This is from Wikipedia:
At the same time, even in ancient African religions like the Yoruba, payment is necessary for a shaman to conduct a ceremony, as the exchange of value is an intrisical part of the ceremony.
These ceremonies in Brazil are non profit and the payment is a donation and is often waived.
Research the most popular groups like Santo Daime, Uniao Vegetal and the Universalists (the ones in the article).