This piece brings in the essence of the ancestral and elemental healing that takes place in connection to the Bwiti, the tradition in Equatorial Africa working with the sacrament iboga. Much of present day iboga that is being harvested was planted in the fresh soil, buried with deceased ancestors. As the holy wood sinks it roots into the earth, it is imbued with the essence of the dead, upon maturity to be taken in ceremonial ritual. The ancestors resurrected through the partaking of this sacred medicine.

Artist: Tricia Eastman

Artist Statement: My name is Tricia Eastman, I am medicine woman and ceremonial artist. I find my inspiration from nature and the deep medicine work within and with others. As an initiate of several branches of Bwiti and connecting to my ancestral mestiza lineage from Mexico.

I allow the ancestors to speak through my work and share their stories.

*Proceeds benefiting Blessings of the Forest and HU Bioarchitecture Prototype Project through Far Away