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Why we seek exotic healing while ignoring local indigenous wisdom

I keep paying expensive shamans in Peru when there are probably indigenous healers right here where I live, but something about going far away makes it feel more legitimate to me.

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Distance and foreignness have become proxies for spiritual authenticity in your search for transformation.

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