Category: Sex & Power

Ayahuasca Community Outreach: Distribution of the Guidelines for the Awareness of Sexual Abuse in Iquitos, Peru

As part of our efforts to disseminate the Ayahuasca Community Guide for the Awareness of...

How I Lived Twelve Years in a Colombian Ayahuasca Cult Led by a Sexual Abuser

On May 13, 2019, the court of Guaduas in Cundinamarca, Colombia, pronounced the guilty verdict...

Psychedelic Masculinities: Reflections on Power, Violence and Privilege

I do not think it’s naïve to say that psychedelic substances have helped to build...

Ayahuasca Community Guide for the Awareness of Sexual Abuse

One of the first obstacles we face in attempting to address sexual abuse in the...

Psychedelics, Sex, and Consent: A Brief History

When I started university 34 years ago, I encountered numerous male professors whose personal histories...

Our Vulnerabilities to Unethical Sexual Behavior

I first wrote The Ethics of Caring (1995, 2017) while working as a senior trainer...

Confronting Sexual Misconduct in the Psychedelic Community: An Interview with Daniel Pinchbeck

Daniel Pinchbeck is a prominent American writer and public figure who catapulted to fame and...

Sex, Power and Psychedelics Series Call for Articles

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...

Great Shamanic Deception: Using Ayahuasca as a Conduit for Sexual Fulfillment

Like many women, I was coerced into sexual acts by an ayahuasca “healer” through a...

What Could a Conscious, Psychedelic #MeToo Look Like?

Increasing awareness of sexual abuse and exploitation by ayahuasqueros and other healers has been disconcerting...

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