We provide public education and cultural understanding about psychedelic plant medicines and promote a bridge between the ceremonial use of sacred plants and psychedelic science.


Mission:
Vision:
We envision a world where plant medicines and other psychedelics are preserved, protected, and valued as part of our cultural identity and integrated into our social, legal and health care systems.
Our Programs:
Chacruna Chronicles
Providing public education and making academic knowledge more accessible.
Chacruna Events
Organizing of high-quality conferences, community forums and panels on psychedelics and plant medicines.
Ayahuasca Community Committee
Raising awareness about key issues and promoting positive action.
Racial Equity and Access Committee
Promoting the voices of people of color in the field of psychedelic science.
Women, Gender Diversity, and Sexual Minorities Working Group
Promoting the voices of women and queer people in the field of psychedelic science.
Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants
Documentation, education, and advocacy on the legality of sacred plants.
Upcoming Events:
Preservation of Ayahuasca Religious Freedom in America
Featuring Joe Tafur, Belinda Eriacho, Martha Hartney, Sean McAllister and Bia Labate
Wednesday, March 3rd from 12-2pm PST
Why Religion Matters: The Need for Faith-Specific Psychedelic Ritual
A Conversation with Adriana Kertzer, Brian C. Muraresku and Daan Keiman
Wednesday, March 10th, from 12-2pm PST
SPIRITUALITY
The Role of Mysticism in Psychedelic Trials
Sacred Plants, Religious Freedom and the Future of Psychedelic Spirituality
Curing an Incurable Disease in the Amazon Jungle
Healing Sexual Trauma with Ayahuasca
Sacred Mushrooms of the Mazatec Tradition: Transforming the Inner Landscape of the Human Psyche
CULTURE
Researchers Demand Reparations to Mazatecs for Mushroom “Spirit”
Supporting Indigenous Autonomy Means Participating in a Story of Relationship
Preserving Entangled Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca, Healing and Cognitive Justice
Coronavirus and Evolving Ceremonial Practice Among Ayahuasca Practitioners in the US
SCIENCE
Ayahuasca, Severe Illnesses, and the Mystery of Death
Psychedelic Illusions are Not Pathological, and May Even Help You See Better
Psychedelic Science Shies Away from Mysticism Without Losing Its Tenderness
Psilocybin Group Therapy Promising for Demoralized AIDS Survivors
Remembering Dr. Jordi Riba, Ayahuasca Research Pioneer (1968–2020)
POLICY
Let’s Talk About Hikuri: A Peyote Conservation Project by the Wixárika
A New Supreme Court RFRA Ruling May Be a Boon to Psychedelic Religions
Press Release: The Wixárika Regional Council for the Defense of Wirikuta neither recognizes the Valadez family nor Decriminalize Nature
Why California’s Future Psychedelics Legislation Should Start with Decriminalization of All Drugs
Social Justice Means Decriminalizing All Drugs, Not Just Psychedelics
INTEGRATION
Love and Psychedelic Psychotherapy: Bridging the Divide
Expanded States of Consciousness for Healing and Growth
Psychedelic Leadership Community Build at Psychedelic Liberty Summit
Children and Psychedelics: Using Indigenous Wisdom to Examine Western Paradigms
Traveling Without Moving During COVID-19 Lockdown
NEWS
Remembering an Ayahuasca Hero: Domingos Bernardo (1941-2020)
Tribute to Dr. Domingos Bernardo, the Legal Expert who Fought for the Liberation of Ayahuasca in Brazil (1941-2020)
Urgency of Community Aid in the Mental Health Crisis
Urgent Action Needed: COVID-19 Pandemic Devastating Amazonia
Press Release: Psychedelic Liberty Summit 2020
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