When I started university 34 years ago, I encountered numerous male professors whose personal histories included a former wife (who had typed their dissertation and first...

I first wrote The Ethics of Caring (1995, 2017) while working as a senior trainer for the Grof Transpersonal Training and simultaneously taking a traditional ethics education...

Daniel Pinchbeck is a prominent American writer and public figure who catapulted to fame and celebrity status in the psychedelic scene for his books...

Chacruna's Sex, Power & Psychedelics series explores pervasive cultural dynamics related to sex and power as they manifest in psychedelic research, science and communities. This series features reflections and research from individuals navigating  gender, race, power and sexuality as...

Like many women, I was coerced into sexual acts by an ayahuasca “healer” through a carefully constructed series of manipulations and “spiritual” justifications. I didn’t...

Increasing awareness of sexual abuse and exploitation by ayahuasqueros and other healers has been disconcerting for the psychedelic community, where “shamans” are often idealized...

In August of this year, a bomb exploded in the world of New Age practitioners: The Brazilian guru, Prem Baba, a charismatic religious leader...

The #MeToo civil rights movement is creating an opportunity for communities of all types to develop new ways to resolve conflict. As more people...

By focusing on sex and gender, I hope to highlight how flexible, yet fragile, social interactions can be in the context of health and healing through...

On the 4th of June 2015, somewhere near Bogotá, Colombian authorities detained Taita Orlando Gaitán On the 4th of June 2015, somewhere near Bogotá, Colombian authorities detained Taita Orlando Gaitán,...