On Sunday, June 14th from 4:00 – 6:00pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts in welcoming their friend Gusmano Cesaretti in celebration of the publication of his intriguing visual memoir.

Maria Sabina (1888 – 1985) was a healer, curanderas, and Shaman in the Sierra Mazateca in the state of Oaxaca. She used the power of the sacred mushroom as part of her ceremonies that cured hundreds in her community throughout her lifetime. In this newly-released book from Mexico’s Conaculta, noted Italian-born, Los Angeles-based photographer Gusmano Cesaretti shares his personal story of self-discovery when this great woman allowed him to enter her sacred world.

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