Every two weeks or so I am publishing an essay from an emerging writer. This week, we are publishing “Am I Free? Am I Safe? Can I Stay?” by Frida Stavenow. Frida splits her time between Sweden and Latin America, where she studies curanderismo with the Shipibo and their plant allies. She’s interested in entheogens, horses, cats, ritual, more-than-human c…
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