Maria Sabina
E1044428
Maria Sabina was a Mazatec curandera and shaman from Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned for her ceremonial use of psilocybin mushrooms and her influence on Western psychedelic culture.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mazatec person
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curandera ⓘ human ⓘ shaman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Huautla de Jiménez mushroom ceremonies
ⓘ
R. Gordon Wasson NERFINISHED ⓘ entheogenic practices ⓘ psychedelic movement of the 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Mazatec indigenous tradition ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | popularization of the term “magic mushrooms” in the West ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mazatec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sabina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healingMethod |
diagnostic visions
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ingestion of psilocybin mushrooms in ritual context ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western understanding of psilocybin
ⓘ
ethnomycology ⓘ |
| inspired |
Western psychedelic researchers
ⓘ
counterculture figures in the 1960s ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Mazatec language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy |
icon of psychedelic spirituality
ⓘ
symbol of indigenous knowledge about entheogens ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oaxaca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Mazateca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Maria Sabina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ceremonial use of psilocybin mushrooms
ⓘ
influence on Western psychedelic culture ⓘ |
| occupation |
curandera
ⓘ
healer ⓘ shaman ⓘ |
| performed | velada ceremonies ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sierra Mazateca, Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousConcept | communication with divine through mushrooms ⓘ |
| religiousElement | use of sacred chants in ceremonies ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | Mazatec shamanism ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage | Mazatec ritual poetry ⓘ |
| spiritualRole | mushroom priestess ⓘ |
| subjectOf | R. Gordon Wasson’s Life magazine article on magic mushrooms ⓘ |
| usedSubstance |
Psilocybe mexicana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
psilocybin mushrooms ⓘ |
| viewedMushroomsAs |
sacred medicine
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“holy children” ⓘ |
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