Text Compartir la palabra is an expression in Spanish language present in South American circles that literally means to share the word 2 As far as my experience goes you can hear about compartir la palabra mainly in indigenous amerindian circles or among

Compartir la palabra is an expression in Spanish language, present in South American circles, that literally means “to share the word” *2. As far as my experience goes, you can hear about compartir la palabra mainly in indigenous -amerindian- circles or among people who are walking a path in which indigenous ways are present. In principle, it is all about something very simple: sharing a physical space in which we meet to talk, to listen, to converse; often for periods of considerable length, and very often accompanied by plantas de palabra (plants of logos) or plantas maestras (master plants), such as coca, tobacco or yagé. 2 Yet, I don’t feel it can be adequately translated in this way, even if it would be a literal translation. Therefore I'll leave the Spanish expression untranslated.