Women Who Heal: Musicians in the Urban Ayahuasca Scene
Raizza Marins examines what role women musicians and the sacred feminine play in the burgeoning urban ayahuasca scene in Brazil.
Yaminawa Women and Ayahuasca: Shamanism, Gender, and History in the Peruvian...
There is evidence that suggests that before colonial contact, Yaminawa women practiced shamanism and consumed ayahuasca.
Madrinha Rita: Brazilian matriarch of ayahuasca
This article highlights the story of Madrinha (Godmother) Rita Gregório, a woman who has made a great difference in the religious use of ayahuasca in Brazil and in the expansion of its consumption outside the Santo Daime religion.
Dream and Ecstasy in Mesoamerican Worldview: An Interview with Mercedes de...
Mercedes de la Garza is a recognized researcher on shamanism & the ritual uses of plants and mushrooms with psychoactive properties.
Treasures of the Forest: Jarawara Women and Plants They Carry
The care taken with the tobacco plants by Jarawara women is impressive, and it extends throughout the entire process of making sinã.
Esther Jean Langdon: Half a Century of Research About Shamanism and...
In her writings, Esther Jean Langdon proposes to approach shamanism as a cosmological system.
Preparing Ourselves for the Psychedelic Future with Berra Yazar-Klosinski
Berra Yazar-Klosinski, Chief Science Officer at the MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, reflects on her journey into psychedelic science.
Stewarding Psychedelic and Ecological Biospheric Wisdom with Deborah Parrish Snyder
In this interview, Deborah Parrish Snyder of Synergetic Press, shares the history of her work with the Institute of Ecotechnics.
Wilma Mahua Campos, Shipibo Ayahuasquera
Since a young age, Wilma Mahua Campos has been dedicated to learning about her Shipibo culture's medicine, including the use of ayahuasca.
Women Behind the Scenes in Psychedelic Science: Making MDMA a Legal...
Amy Emerson recounts how she first became involved in the work of psychedelic science and her efforts to legalize MDMA-assisted therapy.
