The Church of the Eagle and the Condor (CEC) is pleased to announce that it has reached a settlement to secure its religious freedom and the right to use Ayahuasca as its sacrament. The CEC has settled its lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

A new study suggests that participation in Indigenous-led ayahuasca retreats is associated with increased nature-relatedness. Ayahuasca has, in the past, been implicated in eliciting shifts in people’s relationships, perspectives and sensitivity towards nature, potentially catalysing pro-environmental awareness.

Four Chacruna Institute members sit down to address eight frequently asked questions about the globalization of ayahuasca. They address issues related to cultural appropriation, legalization, religion and spirituality and are careful to outline the positive and negative aspects of the current rapid globalization of ayahuasca use.

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The growth of quantitative ayahuasca research has failed to account for the essential impact of context on study participants. To address this issue, T.J. Wolfe and S. Ruffell, et.al. employed a heuristic study to further explore the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience in a traditional setting.

Simon Ruffell, et.al. provide a systematic review of the pharmacological interaction of chemical compounds in ayahuasca. The researchers wanted to better understand which chemicals in ayahuasca are required to achieve positive outcomes, questions remain regarding which components are essential, how they interact, and what happens if they are removed.

At a Chacruna retreat in Brazil, Marcelo Leite and other team members took part in a feitio ayahuasca ritual at a Santo Daime church. Leite describes the steps of the ceremony and his experience.

In partnership with leading ayahuasca experts, the Chacruna Institute published an article in the Journal of Psychedelic Studies in response to the DEA's 2020 ayahuasca report.

Experts and Indigenous leaders provide critical context for ayahuasca in a global framework. These is still time to register for this 12-week course!