#28 ✴︎ Meet Gabriel Amezcua + November Events 🪭

Hello beautiful soul,

We are in November, a month of transition when we are called to deeply transform and prepare for winter, a time of rest and let go. It’s a very spiritual time to go within, to see behind the veil and to realize that endings are a natural part of life. It’s a month for clearing, so we can make room for future growth. What are you ready to let go of?

In today’s newsletter, I have the pleasure of introducing you to Gabo Amezcua and sharing a selection of lovely events and workshops for you to explore.

How has moving from Mexico to Berlin changed you as a person, and what have you discovered about yourself along the way?

I think Berlin has taught me to work from a place of authenticity. While most major cities around the world value money, professional success, power, or social mobility, I feel that Berlin values authenticity, originality, and the ability to work from the heart. In this city, I was able to take everything I learned in Mexico and throughout my earlier life and turn it into my own path, my own form of expression, my own voice. Berlin is a great teacher of letting go of rigid structures. It asks us to keep reinventing ourselves and to give ourselves permission to change.

How can we learn from indigenous traditions without appropriating, romanticizing, or turning them into products for consumption? What have indigenous traditions taught you about how we relate to nature and one another?

I think we often approach Indigenous peoples from a misguided perspective. It is easy to imagine them as wise, mystical, or inherently pure, when in reality they are just as vulnerable as we are to the problems of capitalism: competition, abuse, violence, and struggles for power. These dynamics exist within Indigenous communities too. What sets them apart, I believe, is the importance they have sought to place on their relationship with nature. For many people, it is easy to adopt or romanticize Indigenous symbols and practices to appear more interesting or profound. But this misses the point: the heart of these traditions lies in a relationship with the natural world. Learning from them means reflecting on and transforming our own relationship with nature. If we borrow the symbols without doing that deeper work, we risk reducing their cultures to appropriation and performance.

As the founder and director of Psychedelic Society Berlin, you’ve helped create a community around psychedelic exploration. What do you think draws so many people to these experiences today?

I see psychedelics as doorways to loosening rigid patterns of thought and, by extension, rigid social structures. They can invite a state of mental entropy, opening up more chaotic, intuitive, and sensitive ways of experiencing the world. These contrast with the orderly, rational, and stable systems of what we might call a mental “patriarchy.” This capacity to disrupt familiar patterns can offer ways of responding to rigidity that feel especially relevant today. Anxiety, depression, and isolation can sometimes be rooted in inflexible structures and difficulty adapting, changing, or responding more intuitively to life. Psychedelics can open us to these possibilities. That does not automatically make us better people, but it may allow us to develop a deeper, more complex relationship with our own existence.

What do you wish more people understood about preparation, safety, and integration?

Following on from the previous question, I would say that getting something meaningful from a psychedelic experience involves both preparing for a potentially destabilizing process and allowing time afterward for integration, to regain our footing and make sense of what happened. Setting an intention and preparing physically and mentally can help us feel more grounded going into the experience. Integration helps us connect our psychedelic experience with everyday life. High doses, unnecessary combinations of substances, and chaotic settings may produce intense or fascinating experiences, but they can also increase the risk of psychological harm, including psychosis or lasting trauma. Sadly, people who take excessive amounts of psychedelics may develop paranoid or delusional thinking, believing they are prophets, that they perceive social and political patterns no one else can see, or losing their grounding in shared reality. In this way, while psychedelics are quite safe physically speaking, physical safety does not guarantee psychological safety. When familiar mental structures begin to unravel, we need grounding, support, and time to find our balance again.

You host and organize Temazcal ceremonies. What does the Temazcal mean to you personally, and what first drew you to this tradition?

For me, the Temazcal marks the beginning of my spiritual path. I was 15 when I entered one for the first time, curious to learn more about our Mexica roots, having grown up in a rigid, conservative Mexican society. It all began with my first visit to an Indigenous community in the foothills of the volcanoes. I was there doing community service for high school, and unlike many of my classmates, who were fooling around and making fun of the whole experience, I was fascinated. The community welcomed me and invited me to take part in a temazcal ceremony with an elder, Doña Manuela. I had never met anyone so kind, or anyone who saw me the way she did: with genuine acceptance. In that temazcal, I cried out more than ten years of pain from the bullying I had endured. She told me, “All the pain you’ve had to go through will one day make far more sense to you than you can imagine.” That was the beginning of my journey.

The Temazcal is associated with returning to the womb of Mother Earth. What does this symbolism mean to you? What can people experience or discover within themselves through this ritual?

Perhaps this is a good way to bring the whole conversation together. I believe the world is facing an immense crisis because we are trying to shed 5,000 years of patriarchal structures, sun/light worship, and disregard for nature. We have abandoned intuition, femininity, sensitivity, and the beautiful magic of the night to retreat into “enlightenment”: light, civilization, order, productivity. But this has become profoundly unsustainable, and we know it. The Temazcal is a return to the source, to Mother Earth, where all the elements come together to create what is known as Atlachinolli: the meeting of the masculine and feminine spirits. The Temazcal holds a community within its womb, and in the anonymity of darkness, Atlachinolli renews the connection between water and fire, shadow and light, the feminine and the masculine, body and mind. In this way, the Temazcal sets in motion a profound process of inner transformation. The discomfort of that enclosed, dark space: the heat, the sweat, and the mud. cultivates resilience, mental discipline, a connection to our intuition, and a deep capacity for transformation.

CONNECT WITH GABO:

On Instagram:
@gabo.amezcua & @psychedelicsocietyberlin
Join the Telegram channel:
PsychedelicSocietyBerlinOfficial
Website:
https://psychedelicsocietyberlin.org/
https://gabrielamezcua.com/
Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/gabriel-soma

A deep singing journey to meet our honest intuitive voice, to dive into the heart and to connect with the wisdom of our soul that speaks to us while singing. Embodied singing and emotional healing. From absolute beginners to experienced singers who are curious to get to know more colors and facets of their full voice: this is a singing concept that will help you to find and playfully explore your voice in a quick & natural way!

⏰ From 7:00 PM
📍 Prenzlauerberg
💰 Regular 25 Euros, reduced 20 Euro

Voices of the Sea invites you to become a crew of voyagers setting out into the great unknown. Leaving behind certainty, familiar roles and fixed ideas of who we are, we enter a shifting ocean of myth, memory, imagination and possibility. Through movement, dance, sound, music, storytelling and Ritual Theatre, we explore what happens when we surrender to the unknown and trust one another to navigate the journey together. Core practices include mythic embodiment, Mermaid Priestess and Whale mythology, improvisation theatre, voice and singing, Vocal Alchemy, and composition workshops.

⏰ Saturday & Sunday
📍 Art Space in Exile
💰 Sliding scale 120€-200€

A magical and nurturing women’s circle inviting you to slow down, pause, and reconnect with yourself and other women. A space to release stress, embrace your feminine energy, be fully present, and connect through heartfelt sharing in a small and intimate group. Through a sound journey, guided exercises, moments of reflection, and heart-centred sharing, you’ll be invited to soften, open up, and give yourself the space to simply be.

⏰ From 7:00 PM until 10:30 PM
📍 Private home next to Mauerpark
💰 Sliding scale 30-50€

Step away from toxic positivity and discover a more constructive way to engage with your emotions. This workshop invites you to explore what emotions really are, why they matter, and how they can help you better understand your needs and make more conscious decisions. Rather than labeling emotions as good or bad, you’ll learn to listen to them as valuable sources of information, helping you navigate life with greater awareness and create a life that truly serves you.

⏰ From 6:30 – 8:30 PM
📍 Holographic Healing Nest
💰 25€ - Promo code 15% OFF: BX52W0

Olivia Fern is a British singer-songwriter based in England’s Lake District, creating music inspired by nature, connection and the deeper threads that link us to life. Her songs blend soulful melodies and poetic lyrics, inviting listeners to slow down and reconnect with themselves and the world around them. Alongside her concert, Olivia also offers Song Ceremonies combining ritual, sharing and voice opening, with a focus on female empowerment and healing. Join her in Berlin for an evening of music, connection and song.

⏰ From 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
📍 Genezarethkirche
💰 From 44€ - promo code 10% OFF: OFFLOW10

​Bring your instrument or voice and join our lightly guided open music jam. We gather to improvise, listen, experiment, and enjoy making music together.
The circle is best suited for those who already play an instrument or feel comfortable expressing themselves through their voice.

⏰ From 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
📍 Teeraum Sanvian
💰 Free

Would you like to experience something different through music? Kirtan is a form of meditation through music and mantra chanting. Rooted in an ancient tradition, it brings people together to sing simple mantras to beautiful, uplifting melodies in a call-and-response style. Unlike a traditional concert, you’re not just there to listen — you’re invited to join in, sing along, or simply relax and enjoy the music. No previous experience is needed, and you don’t need to know the mantras. Just come as you are! You can look forward to an evening of live music, connection, and a chance to take a break from everyday worries.

⏰ From 6:00 PM
📍 MOA MEET Konferenz & Events
💰 Donation-based from 4€ - Promo code 30% OFF: HARIBOL2211

Angel Bat Dawid is a Chicago-based composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, DJ, and recording engineer with over 35 years of experience as a performer. A 2025 United States Artist Fellow and current Artist in Residence at Northwestern University's Black Arts Consortium, Dawid is recognized as one of the defining voices of contemporary Afrofuturism — her practice bridges classical composition, gospel, jazz, and avant-garde improvisation with speculative aesthetics and archival research.

⏰ From 8:00 PM
📍 Silent Green (Wedding)
💰 19,20€

In this workshop, each person creates their own vulva-inspired artwork concept and brings it to life on a 15 x 15 cm canvas with acrylics and decorative extras. You will explore anatomy (vulva, vagina, & clitoris) via a puzzle booklet and illustrations - there is no nudity involved, and we have an open conversation about taboos, culture, & beyond. The vulva is a starting point for conversations about women's health, bodies, and experiences that are often silenced. The paintings might spark conversation beyond the workshop. You are welcome to join solo or with friends! 

🗓️ Thursdays + Fridays + Saturdays
⏰ 11:00 and 18.30 (2.5 hours)
📍 Friedrichshain, near Boxi.
💰 40 Euro, Book via DM on Instagram (@vulvas.berlin) or via email ([email protected]). 

More info: www.vulvas.berlin

I’m Sabrina Jeblaoui, a French coach, portrait and documentary photographer, interviewer, community builder, intuitive singer, dreamer, and founder of this newsletter. I’ve been living in Berlin for the past nice years (already!).

At the heart of everything, my mission is all about connection: connection to others on a deep and authentic level. I love creating online and offline spaces where people can meet, feel heard & seen, and express themselves freely.

Thank you for being part of the tribe! 🪶

💌 Love from Berlin,
Sabrina