An Introduction to Yopo in the Venezuelan Piaroan Tradition

Guest article by Rafael Meneses: Rafael details his journey with yopo seeds, which contain 5-HO DMT, DM and 5-MeO-DMT. He talks about how the use of yopo and the contact with Piaroan shaman Rufino Pónare changed his life, the ways the Venezuelan Piaroa tribes traditionally use yopo, the effects it has and the benefits it has brought to the people working with it…