At Chacruna: Ayahuasca in the Heart of Europe

Miroslav Horák, Ph.D.

There is a fire burning in the center of the tipi, surrounded by an altar made from fresh leaves and flowers. About 30 people are sitting around on their mattresses. Some of them have come to drink ayahuasca, others to take peyote during a ritual performed under the supervision of an organizer who has adopted the Lakota tradition from native North America. We are neither in the Amazon, nor in the Mexican desert; we are in the heart of Europe, in the Czech Republic! The retreats are booming here currently, just as in other parts of the world... continue reading.