Ayahuasca Makes you See, and Tobacco Makes You Dream
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“Last night, I saw my grandfather in a dream and he healed my hand.” Pitsipini’s hand had been swollen for days. Up to that...
Anonymous Letter to Conservative Masters of the UDV
This is an anonymous letter by members of the Union of the Vegetal (UDV) showing their dissatisfaction with the explicit support of certain masters at the top of the hierarchy of the UDV for the Bolsonaro government's denialist and anti-democratic policy, claiming that these practices are completely out of line with the teachings of Mestre Gabriel. Conservative demonstrations by the group's leaders are nothing new, but they began to gain public notoriety with the increase in political polarization in Brazil.
Santo Daime and Its Impact on Child Development
The psychedelic renaissance, marked by the legalization of certain psychedelics, raises questions about their effects on child development, particularly while breastfeeding. Santo Daime, a Brazilian spiritual practice involving ayahuasca, shows advanced child development but lacks scientific research on safety. Observations suggest potential benefits, yet further study is crucial to understand long-term impacts.
Smoking the Toad
With the sun going down over the Sonoran Desert, Andrew led me down a dusty trail toward a narrow draw that opened onto...
Coronavirus and Evolving Ceremonial Practice Among Ayahuasca Practitioners in the US
Jasmine Virdi explores how ayahuasca facilitators have adapted and changed their practices and ceremonial protocols to meet the challenges that have emerged as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic.
Nectar of the Blue Goddess: Consuming Soma in Bengal, India
The question of what ingredients comprise the soma drink of Vedic myth has troubled scholars for centuries. Noting this history, Ian Baker uses this article to reveal a living tradition of Soma consumption in an ancient center of Tantric practice in West Bengal, India.
Between East and West: Rediscovering Egypt’s Forgotten Psychedelic Psychiatry (1950s-1970s)
A forgotten cache of LSD-25 in Cairo reveals Egypt’s overlooked role in early psychedelic psychiatry. Dr. Athanassios Kafkalides pioneered LSD-assisted therapy at the Greek Hospital (1960s–70s), integrating local culture and developing “autopsychognosia.” This discovery challenges Eurocentric histories, highlighting Egypt’s innovative contributions and offering lessons for culturally responsive psychedelic medicine today.
How Cannabis and Other “Drugs” Can be Gateways to a Better...
“Proud to be drug free,” “Red Ribbon Week,” “Just Say No,” “Users are Losers”… there was no absence of anti-drug messaging surrounding my youth...
Humankind Crowned – Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and...
To put it up front, this essay is not about relativization. I am sitting in my flat, trying to make ends meet between supervising...
How I Joined the Secret SSRI Circles of 1985
Through this narrative fictional account, Andrew Penn offers a literary image of underground pharmaceutical practice by telling the story of the SSRI circles of 1985 in New York City. He compares this with the growing popularity of psychedelics in the mainstream and excitement for clinical trials while at the same time underground practice still exists.












