Universal Shamans of the New Tomorrow

Kneeling, Brooke Tarrer, a white woman woman in white clothes with a red sash, holds a printout with a prayer on it, in front of a person seated cross-legged on a rug, about to smoke bufo. A smoldering fire pit is nearby, and another congregant crouches watching behind them.

A Bad Trip with the Toad Shaman

Psychedelic churches charge thousands to teach practitioners to administer bufo, a trendy “sacrament.” Experts warn these programs are ripe for abuse.

by Andrew Logan