In Peyote ceremonies, they don’t call it “purging.” They call it getting well. That simple shift in language points to a profound difference in how cultures perceive the body’s way of releasing what no longer serves. In many Western contexts, vomiting is something to be avoided, hidden, or medicated away. It’s associated with sickness, weakness, and shame. But in many traditional medicine paths—Ayahuasca ceremonies among them—the purge is not only welcomed, it’s seen as heali

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