the medicine
of the butterfly

Mariposa Medicina was born in the Peruvian Amazon jungle, during a long period of isolation, self-reflection, and healing. While caught in a thought loop about how I had once been doing well and yet I found myself suffering and stuck yet again, I began to look to the blue Morphos butterflies who fill the trees and visit the rivers for their wisdom.

Life moves in cycles, they told me. You are simply in the season of the caterpillar. You are currently spinning the threads of the cocoon, and you will need to dissolve into liquid before emerging when the seasons change as a butterfly. I was filled with awe for their gentle yet profound wisdom. They were right, and the seed of Mariposa Medicina began.

This is the medicine I carry for all the beings that I work with. Your life is not a story of failures and disappointments - your life is a collection of seasons, and right now you may be in a very long caterpillar season, but I am here to guide you into your cocoon, keep you safe as you become liquid, and celebrate your butterfly brilliance when you emerge.