Bwiti
Bwiti is a complex spiritual discipline from Gabon and surrounding regions of Central Africa, centered on the ritual use of iboga (Tabernanthe iboga), a psychoactive plant root that induces profound visionary states. As one of Gabon's three official religions alongside Christianity and Islam, Bwiti represents a sophisticated system of spiritual knowledge, healing practices, and cosmological understanding that has survived centuries of colonial disruption. The Bwiti tradition involves elaborate initiation ceremonies lasting several days, during which initiates consume iboga under the guidance o