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With a grant from PsyDAO, artist and facilitator La Curandera Morgana Sin has created an installation called The Cosmic Womb.

It's a stunning, physical embodiment of a psychological process—and it's a prototype for a new form of psychedelic therapy she is developing.

In Search of Inspiration

Initially, Morgana didn't turn to psychedelics to heal.

It was the fall of 2018, and Morgana felt she needed new business ideas.

She remembered reading how Steve Jobs used psychedelics for creative inspiration. "If it worked for him," she thought, "it could work for me." She brewed San Pedro tea and waited for the creative spark.

Instead of insight, she was confronted with buried memories of childhood abuse.

After weeks of contemplation, she finally chose to confront the darker aspects of her life through psychedelics. Uncertain about where it would lead, she experimented with freebase DMT, mushrooms, and ayahuasca.

At the time, she was pre-diabetic and weighed nearly 300 pounds. "Every step was a struggle," she says.

With the help of mushrooms, she discovered the deep-seated hatred she had developed toward her body. Raised in a conservative Catholic Mexican household, she was expected to adhere to strict rules as a woman, while the men were treated like royalty. This imbalance fostered a resentment toward her female body, rejecting the conventional roles of womanhood, motherhood, and caregiving—including the sexual aspect, which she associated with shame.

Psychedelics helped her confront her depression, her suicidality, the darkest aspects of her past, and some of the roots of her unhappiness—including sexual abuse that started at age 4. At just 5 years old, her father attempted to murder both her and her mother.

She came to understand that, having been a victim of childhood sexual abuse, sex was viewed as something dirty, disconnected from love, a source of disgust she preferred to ignore.

The extra pounds she carried were, in fact, a form of armor.

"Being morbidly obese created this false sense of security," she says. "Like, if I made myself unattractive to men, they wouldn’t want to touch me."

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From the Shadows, Ayahuasca Offered a New Path.

She says:

In one particular vision in 2019, I was faced with my deeply rooted discomfort and disgust toward the female anatomy. I found myself in what appeared to be a vaginal tunnel, and to my surprise, it was connected to a sexual energy. In the distance, I saw a dark, blob-like figure coming toward me. Trapped in the tunnel, I was forced to face my past sexual abuse. As the energy approached, it conveyed the beauty of what resided within me. I felt the essence of female energy—though not defined by societal standards of femininity. It wasn’t about gender; the energy chose the vessel, and my strength wanted to emerge, to shift my perspective on the female body. I realized that everyone had come into this world through such a spiritual portal. I understood the beauty and power in the creation of life and the strength inherent in that process.

As she began to shift her behavior patterns, she noticed a gradual transition in her life from darkness to light.

She recognized it was time to begin healing the trauma stored in her body. This realization ultimately led her to have a gastric sleeve procedure in January 2024.

A year later, she stays fit pole dancing, and weighs 175 pounds. "I feel like a completely different person," she says. "My energy has returned. It’s such a joy to feel free, even in small moments like picking clothes off a rack."

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Becoming a Guide for Others

“Psychedelics aren’t a miracle cure, but they can be powerful tools for healing deep emotional wounds.” Psychedelics played a pivotal role in helping her confront her struggles, ultimately allowing her to reclaim her life.

"The healing I’ve done has changed everything about my life," she says. "After what I experienced with psychedelic healing, staying silent wasn't an option anymore."

She stepped out of the shadows, and now she is currently pursuing a master's degree in psychology, furthering her education with a focus on integrating indigenous methods with modern psychology.

Born and raised in Southern California, she is the first in her family born in the U.S. Her ancestry traces back to an isolated and poor Purépecha community in Santa Cruz de Morelos, Michoacán, Mexico—a place so remote that it remained unaware of the modern world for many years.

She is dedicated to researching a healing approach that combines three essential elements: mind, body, and spirit, inspired by ancient Mesoamerican traditions. These traditions taught that true healing requires the balance of all three components.

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Transformative Groups

In her home in Berlin in August, she brought people together to teach the ceremonial use of DMT and mushrooms, blending Western psychological practices with indigenous healing methods.

She says:

This idea of the cosmic womb naturally grew out of these healing circles.

I noticed that for the first two hours of the journey, it was a very introspective journey. Nobody was moving—everyone was deep in their own mind, going through the experience. Then, there came a moment where it felt like they were emerging from a cocoon, like butterflies. They started becoming more active, so I provided a space where they could move around freely and explore.

I had set up different things for them to interact with, almost like a little playground. Since I didn’t have all the materials at the time, we pretended—like children—that they were going through a tunnel under a bush. It was as if they were returning to the womb. When they were ready, they passed through the "vagina tunnel," symbolizing a rebirth.

I started inviting participants to imagine themselves entering a tunnel that embodied the feminine, life-giving energy of the womb.

Facing trauma is hard enough, so I wanted to create a space that nourishes the inner child. I firmly believe that if you want to connect with Spirit, you can do it more easily by tapping into the wonder and playfulness of a child.

As children, life feels full of amazement, wonder, and joy—things we often lose as we grow older.

The Cosmic Womb

With the grant from PsyDAO, Morgana was able to develop the first prototype of the Cosmic Womb. Visitors are guided through a soft, red chute, lined with plush material, creating a sensory experience that evokes the feeling of being reborn.

By constructing the Cosmic Womb, she realized she was confronting her shadow self—unresolved feelings about her own female anatomy.

As she created this spiritual portal, she reconnected with her inner child—the part of her that had been hidden beneath layers of self-defense. Through this creative process, she began to explore a new form of psychedelic healing, one that emphasizes play and imagination.

“Why not approach difficult emotions with a sense of wonder?” she reflects. "What if there was a psychedelic playground designed to explore how integrating play into the healing process could awaken the inner child and restore its happiness?"

This playful approach to healing helped her reclaim her inner worth and rediscover the joy and creativity she had lost.

Now that the art installation is complete, she's seeking the perfect location for its launch. An art gallery or studio space would be ideal. She's also looking for investors/sponsors to help cover the costs for a booth at Psychedelic Science in Denver in June 2025, the largest psychedelic conference in the world.

She's also developing a psychedelic brand that offers high-quality psychedelic products.

A New Perspective

The spirit child enters the world full of wonder, curiosity, and limitless potential. However, as life unfolds, this sense of awe begins to fade, and with it, the child within starts to lose its soul.

The Cosmic Womb represents the unity of all beings, a reminder that everyone enters the world in the same way and shares a deep connection to the Earth. By embracing what was once feared, they can discover the return of laughter, with humor drawing them closer to the source of all life.

One thing I’ve learned is that when you’re going through your own suffering, it’s easy to think you’re alone. I used to believe I was the only one going through such a dark period. But as I started interacting with more people, I realized I wasn’t alone.

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