In this bonus episode I offer critiques of colonial systems and academic assumptions about religion and medicine. I share a bit about my research and experience of an unfolding relationship with copal. The decolonial healing path continues to draw me in. I am deeply grateful and increasingly aware of all that I need to un-learn and re-learn. This is a project for a wonderful course I took this spring at Harvard Divinity School called "Religion and Healing: An Anthropological Perspective." I am really grateful for a chance to TALK. IT. OUT. (in the quiet, dark covid-19 cave). Because so much of this year of online school has been in very isolated conditions. So I get a bit nerdy. I'd love to hear what you think! References in this episode: Read Podcasting as Sacred Listening and Collective Liberation here: revista.drclas.harvard.edu/decolonize-everything-podcasting-as-sacred-listening-and-collective-liberation/ Read Sacred Smoke of Copal here: https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/sacred-smoke-of-copal/The Invention of World Religions, Tomoko Masuzawa: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/I/bo3534198.html The History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz Del CastilloThe work of archaeologist Leonardo Lopez Lujan: www.mesoweb.com/about/leonardo.html The brilliant teaching of Dr. Giovanna Parmigiani, lecture notes. hds.harvard.edu/people/giovanna-parmigianiProjectoArtefakto Etsy Shop (and photo): www.etsy.com/shop/ProjectArtefaktoRead more of Rebecca's writing here: www.rebeccamendozanunziato.com/writingWatch The Possibility of Spirits Documentary: https://vimeo.com/235886345 Audio features: Theme music produced by TheRealPakman for Eating BeatzVicks Commercial from Cartoon Network 1994Emerge-C AdGrupo Tlaloc DanzantesAll other music from Blue Dot SessionsSubscribe & follow along here: Facebook: @decolonizepodcastInstagram: @decolonizepodcastTwitter: @DecolonizepodBuy Rebecca coffee/books via Venmo: @Rebecca-Nunziato Thanks for listening to Decolonize Everything!