Module IX: “Sacred Mushrooms in the Mazatec Tradition – The Path of Ndi Xijtho 🍄”

with Elder Alejandrina Pedro & Oscar Iván O’Farrill CoboHuautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca, México

Module Summary

This module is a deep immersion into the Mazatec ceremonial tradition of Teonanácatl / Ndi Xijtho, one of the most influential visionary lineages in the world. Led by Elder Alejandrina Pedro, a bearer of direct familial lineage from the mountain communities of Huautla, and Oscar Iván O’Farrill Cobo, Clinical Psychologist and integrative guide, this module offers an academically rigorous and spiritually grounded exploration of psilocybin as a sacrament, rather than a substance.

Students undergo a full ceremonial arc—information session, masterclass, preparation, retreat, and integration—designed to safeguard cultural integrity, clinical ethics, and therapeutic depth. This is a profound opportunity to understand the mushroom not as a pharmacological agent, but as a living intelligence, a teacher used by the Mazatec people for…