Category: Culture

Under The Influencer: The Slippery Slope of Plant Medicine Influencer Culture on Social Media

The resurgence of psychedelics—fueled by research, biotech, and media—has given rise to social media "plant...

The "ancestral" ceremony of smoking Sonoran Desert Toad venom (5-MeO-DMT) is a lucrative fabrication. Synthesized...

At the close of Psychedelic Culture 2026, Chacruna’s Lead Program Officer Alejandra Barajas expressed deep...

Representing Ambassador Ronaldo Costa Filho at Psychedelic Culture 2026, Luiz Gustavo Sanches Betti praised the...

Bia Labate critiques the mainstream psychedelic renaissance for prioritizing clinical, commercial models while extracting and...

Bia Labate argues psychedelic risk is exaggerated through colonial, moralizing narratives that conflate risk with...

Indigenous communities in Acre and ayahuasca religions are increasingly shifting from wild harvesting to cultivation,...

Indigenous peoples in Acre revitalize ayahuasca practices to restore culture, autonomy, and alliances after decades...

Paulina Valamiel explores how menstruation shapes women’s experiences with ayahuasca, particularly within the Santo Daime...

Historical records from 1881–1936 in the Guyanas describe frog-based scarification rituals enhancing hunters’ skills. Linked...