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The Philosophy of Psychedelics – An Interview with Chris Letheby

Philosophy and psychedelics might seem like obvious siblings, but they have been estranged in academic contexts. Thinker and author Chris Letheby has begun to remedy this. An Australian philosopher working closely with neuroscientists and psychologists, his work suggests how a “naturalistic spirituality” can honour both scientific research...

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The Philosophy of Psychedelics – An Interview with Chris Letheby

Philosophy and psychedelics might seem like obvious siblings, but they have been estranged in academic contexts. Thinker and author Chris Letheby has...

Psychedelic Journeys and Auditory Perception

When we think of the effects of psychedelics, it is often in terms of the alterations they cause in cognitive processes and visual perception....

Being a Female Shaman in Peru – An Interview with Adela

With a smile so bright it could illuminate a continent, female shaman Adela Navas de Garcia is a vibrant healer from Iquitos, Peru. Mother...

INDIGENOUS VOICES

Being a Female Shaman in Peru – An Interview with Adela

With a smile so bright it could illuminate a continent, female shaman Adela Navas de Garcia is a vibrant healer from Iquitos, Peru. Mother...

Becoming a Master of Ayahuasca Takes Courage, Endurance, and Respect

My name is Mateo Arévalo Maynas. I’m 64 years old, and my Shipibo name is Isayu. For decades I have been...

The Yarinacocha Declaration of Shipibo Healers, ASOMASHK

In the long shadow cast by the murder of Maestra Olivia Arévalo Lomas at the hands of a Canadian ayahuasca tourist, Coshikox (Consejo Shipibo-Konibo-Xetebo), the...
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SCIENCE & RESEARCH

The Philosophy of Psychedelics – An Interview with Chris Letheby

Philosophy and psychedelics might seem like obvious siblings, but they have been estranged in academic contexts. Thinker and author Chris Letheby has...

Could Psychedelics Help Prevent Mental Health Problems?

When used carefully and responsibly, psychedelic substances can inspire a variety of positive health outcomes among...

How DMT Switches the Brain’s Reality Channel

What happens is, the world is completely replaced, instantly, 100 percent. It's all gone. And what’s put in its place, not...

CULTURE AND SOCIETY

The Undergrowth of Psychedelic Australia

The entheobotanical community has its own particular culture. Just like gardeners recognise each other because there’s always a bit of soil under our fingernails...

Psychedelic Journeys and Auditory Perception

When we think of the effects of psychedelics, it is often in terms of the alterations they cause in cognitive processes and visual perception....

Can Learning to Navigate Ayahuasca Hallucinations Help in Psychosis Treatment?

Hallucinations occur during what doctors call psychosis, but they can also manifest outside the corridors of...

SHAMANISM AND SPIRITUALITY

Can Learning to Navigate Ayahuasca Hallucinations Help in Psychosis Treatment?

Hallucinations occur during what doctors call psychosis, but they can also manifest outside the corridors of...

Drinking Ayahuasca Without DMT is Powerful and Traditional

When using the word ayahuasca, we generally mean the well-known...

The Shaman’s Treasure: The Many Plants Added to the Ayahuasca Brew

It is a known fact that ayahuasca and yagé drinks consist of a pair of plants: vine or leaves of ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis...
Ayahuasca Timeline

Ayahuasca Timeline

Explore key moments in ayahuasca’s journey from its mythic and evolutionary origins to its global popularity.

RESEARCH ANCESTORS

Ayahuasca, Nazis, and the Life of Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff

Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff is widely considered to be the father of Colombian anthropology. He devoted almost six decades of his life to researching various Indigenous...

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...

A Tribute to the Mother of Ayahuasca Research, Marlene Dobkin de Rios (1939-2012)

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

PREPARATION AND INTEGRATION

How Psychedelic Drugs Can Help Us Overcome Crisis

While many people decide to try psychedelic drugs in order to “get high” or...

When the Ayahuasca Ceremony Goes Wrong

A few weeks ago I sat through perhaps the most outrageous ayahuasca ceremony I’ve ever attended... ... A...

We Need to Talk About When People Feel Worse After Ayahuasca

Ryan was a meditator, experienced with ayahuasca, so it surprised him (not in a good way) when a disturbing ayahuasca ceremony revealed...

ART AND CREATIVITY

Psychedelic Journeys and Auditory Perception

When we think of the effects of psychedelics, it is often in terms of the alterations they cause in cognitive processes and visual perception....

Watch Kaleidoscopic Songs of Ayahuasca Shamans Vibrate Water

Mestaoui uses cymatics, the science of how sound generates shapes in physical matter, as a way to make the shamanic songs...

Eleven Otherworldly Visionary and Ayahuasca Artists You Probably Don’t Know

It seemed fitting to highlight artists who might not yet be in the spotlight of visionary art or global ayahuasca culture....

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