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Although psychedelic drugs are illegal in South Africa, many self-appointed healers and shamans based in Cape Town are openly advertising that they incorporate them in their therapies.

When the shaman gave Brown the “medicine,” he didn’t feel anything at first.

“Historically, Korean shamans are mostly women, which was kind of perfect for us. They were women, but they actually wore male garb, so they were dressed looking like men.”

Dr. Kelson, a shaman, sculptor and anthropologist, insists that even the infected still share a common humanity.

When a colleague asks him how he can stomach such a thing while eating, Doo-man replies that the food fuels his “shaman’s eyes,” which he uses to identify potential suspects.