Sabiduría y ritual de los hongos sagrados en Mesoamérica
Cultura y Droga October 19, 2023 Osiris Sinuhé González Romero
This interdisciplinary study examines historical and archaeological evidence for ritual uses of sacred mushrooms in Mesoamerica, focusing on Maya, Mixtec, and Mexica cultures. Through analysis of primary sources including codices, sculptures, and colonial manuscripts, and using methods from iconography, historiography, ethnography, and hermeneutics, the research interprets mushrooms as personified sacred entities with will, capable of communication or serving as a medium to contact deities, as well as a source of knowledge and wisdom. The study considers the ontological pluralism underlying Indigenous philosophies to better understand nature and symbolism in psychoactive mushroom rituals, forming part of a broader intercultural analysis of sacred, therapeutic, and philosophical uses of psychedelic mushrooms.