Gabor Mate Answers Questions About Ayahuasca
Gabor Maté
Jonathan
Jul 12, 202620 January 2013
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Dr. Gabor Mate participated in a Q & A after the Jan 3, 2013 performance of Medicine, TJ Dawe's autobiographical one person show about his experiences in a retreat Dr. Mate led, which included ingesting the Peruvian psychotropic shamanic plant medicine ayahuasca. Watch a performance in full here:
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The speaker explains how ayahuasca is used in a respectful ceremonial and therapeutic context, emphasizing chanting, preparation, and post-ceremony integration. They argue it can support healing and addiction recovery, while noting limits of scientific study, the importance of screening, and that it is only one path among many.
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