Category: Culture

Racism and the discrimination against Cannabis by Ayahuasca Users in Brazil

[starbox]   Foreigners, and even Brazilians, often feel confused by the fierce accusations leveled by...

Why You Will Never Get a Traditional Ayahuasca Treatment

[starbox] Have you ever thought of visiting an ayahuasca lodge in Iquitos to experience a...

Ayahuasca in the Heart of Europe

[starbox] There is a fire burning in the center of the tipi, surrounded by an...

Peyote: Plant Medicine for the Body, Mind and Soul

[starbox] Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a small, spineless, mind-altering cactus that, for centuries, has been...

Psychedelic Lizard Kings and the Other: Culture, Race and the Frontiers of Peyote

[starbox] There is a scene in Oliver Stone’s 1991 film, The Doors, where the rock...

How Indigenous Youths in Peru are Being Initiated in Western Ayahuasca Retreat Centers

[starbox] As the evening fell dark, I saw 4 young indigenous students enter the round...

Racist Thinking Still Shapes How We Understand Peyote Drinking

[starbox] Human beings have sought out the sensory experiences associated with psychedelic drugs for millennia....

How Cannabis and Other “Drugs” Can be Gateways to a Better Life

[starbox] “Proud to be drug free,” “Red Ribbon Week,” “Just Say No,” “Users are Losers”…...

Undiscovering Huautla: City of the Magic Mushrooms

[starbox] As far as the rest of the world is concerned, Huautla de Jimenez and...

When I First Drank Ayahuasca with the Guarani Indians of Brazil

[starbox] “Talk little”; “Don’t ask questions”; “Don’t talk at all.” This was the kind of...

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