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The spiritual dimension in the work with sacred plants

On Saturday, February 24, Veronika Kavenská, psychotherapist at the Takiwasi Center, presented the lecture "The spiritual dimension in work with sacred plants: a look through the eyes of a Western psychotherapist" at the Congress: Sacred Plants in the Americas, February 23, 24 and 25, 2018, Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico.

In traditional Amazonian medicine the spiritual dimension is considered as real as the material world or the internal psychological world. The healers take advantage of the contact with the spiritual world for a deeper understanding of the patient's problems and to search for possible tools of healing. The spiritual dimension is not separated from the treatment of psychological or physical problems, instead these are linked and related. This lecture wants to show how the inclusion of this dimension can benefit the therapeutic process.

The international Congress Sacred Plants in the Americas has been organized by the Center for Research and Post Graduate Studies in Social Anthropology (CIESAS), Western headquarters; the Drugs, Politics and Culture Collective, and Chacruna in order to generate a platform for reflection on the various uses of psychoactive plants throughout history and in different geographical areas, as well as their use and active compounds in multiple contexts; including scientific research, empirical experience, cultural manifestations and the ways in which the state has administered these practices.

More information on the Congress Sacred Plants in the Americas: Web page http://plantas-sagradas-americas.net/

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