Andrea Sánchez Castañeda in conversation with Elías García Méndez, CSWR, Theosis
Elías García Méndez was the morning keynote for the 2025 conference, “Psychedelic Intersections: Betwixt & Between Plant Medicine, Chaplaincy, & Aesthetics.” García Méndez is a Mazatec educator and founder of the Casa Adobe Galería, an art gallery and cultural space in Huautla de Jiménez in Mexico. Casa Adobe showcases the resilience and cultural heritage of the Mazatec community in the state of Oaxaca, preserving their language, artistic expression, and traditions. García Méndez sat down with Andrea Sánchez-Castañeda, CSWR Postdoctoral Fellow of Indigenous Plant Medicine Traditions of the Americas, to reflect on xábasen and the work of Casa Adobe.
The interview was edited for clarity and readabality.