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claudio naranjo

Remembering Psychedelic Therapy Research Elder, Dr Claudio Naranjo

Recently the world bid farewell to a brilliant psychonautical pioneer. Claudio Naranjo devoted his long life to examining the psychotherapeutic potential of...
marlene dobkin de rios

A Tribute to the Mother of Ayahuasca Research, Marlene Dobkin de...

Born to a conservative family in late 1930s New York when women in science were few and far between and their achievements...
richard-evans-schultes

Dr Richard Evans Schultes’ Extraordinary Research with Amazonian Shamans

The story of Richard Evans Schultes resembles wild fictional expeditions that take us through the perils of a harsh jungle in search...
ralph metzner

Ralph Metzner: Remebering the Extraordinary Psychedelic Pioneer (1936 – 2019)

The corporeal world has bid farewell to a great psychonaut and pioneering researcher of consciousness and its incredible altered states. The erudite...
Terence McKenna

The Life and High Times of Psychedelic Bard, Terence McKenna

Praised by hundreds of thousands of zealous soul-seekers worldwide, Terence McKenna’s accounts of his experiences with psychedelic substances have gifted us with astounding glimpses...
Michael Harner

Michael Harner’s Extraordinary Shamanic Legacy (1929-2018)

Michael Harner is widely acknowledged as the world's foremost authority on shamanism and has had an enormous influence on both the academic and lay...