Episode 1 | Part 5 || Psychedelics
Vuyiswa shares an experience she had with psilocybin mushrooms. She gives an important warning about the sustainability of plant medicine if we allow the global capitalist machine to turn it into a commodity. I ask her why non-western spiritual paradigms from the east have become so popular, while belief systems from Africa don't seem to get the same attention. Why isn’t African spirituality trending? Finally, Vuyiswa contextualises the role iSangomas currently play in SA. She speaks about how pre-colonial African communities weren’t as dependent on iSangomas as we are today. Family members like parents used to play some of these roles for their children. We end speaking about Sex Love and Goop, which I definitely didn’t expect. Vuyiswa’s shares how she’s trying to heal her relationship with her mother by simply asking her to do her hair.