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From Bwiti to Ibogaine and back: A Transnational History of Tabernanthe iboga

From Bwiti to Ibogaine and Back: A Transnational History of Tabernanthe iboga

Julien Bonhomme explores how Euro-American psychedelic communities have appropriated Bwiti ibogaine rituals, creating a liminal...
Powick Psychiatric Hospital was at the center of lsd-assisted therapy discourse for a brief time.

Remembering to Forget: How the UK Disappeared from the Psychedelic Map

Between 1952 and 1964, the UK's Powick Psychiatric Hospital served as a center of LSD-assisted...
Voacanga africana plays a role in the global history of psychedelics.

From Rubber Adulterant to Ceremonial Psychedelic: Voacanga africana in the Transnational Imagination, 1894–2018

Timothy Vilgiate looks at how the story of Voacanga africana is an example of how...
Early Experimental LSD Cultures in the Clinic

Early Experimental LSD Cultures in the Clinic

Magaly Tornay looks at early practices of meaning-making around LSD in the clinic, a crucial...
Women, Mental Illness and Psychedelic Therapy in Postwar France

Women, Mental Illness and Psychedelic Therapy in Postwar France

By examining archival documents that highlight the experiences of women, Zoë Dubus is able to...
Is it accurate to label the Sartre mescaline experience a "bad trip"?

Mescaline, Between Psychopathology and Phenomenology: Sartre and Experimentation in 1930s France

Jean-Paul Sartre’s famous bad trip took place in February 1935, but is it accurate to...
A global history of psychedelics.

Global History of Psychedelics: A Chacruna Series

Our new Chacruna series will highlight the global history of psychedelics. It will highlight some...
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