Tag: religion

Caring for the Vine

Indigenous communities in Acre and ayahuasca religions are increasingly shifting from wild harvesting to cultivation,...

Press Release – Chacruna Announces Pilot Course for Community Religious Leader

Chacruna Institute and Ligare: A Christian Psychedelic Society launch “Psychedelics 101,” a thirteen-week educational course...

The Enchanted Science of Jurema: DMT at the Root of Afro-Amerindian Rituals in Brazil

In this interview, Marcelo Leite reflects on his shift from science journalism to exploring the...

Sacred Plant Alliance to Sue DEA Over Religious Exemption Process

Sacred Plant Alliance (SPA), a coalition of established entheogenic churches, plans to sue the DEA...

Church of the Celestial Heart Wins Legal Protection for Ayahuasca Use

The Church of the Celestial Heart secured U.S. legal protection to use ayahuasca as a...

Ex-“The Voice” Singer Reports Homophobia in UDV, a Religion that Uses Ayahuasca

Singer Marcos Lessa reported being the subject of a homophobic remark made by Jair Gabriel...

Open Letter from the ICEFLU: We Condemn the Sensationalism and Stigmatization of Santo Daime

The ICEFLU, founded by Padrinho Sebastião Mota de Melo, recently celebrated 50 years of advancing...

Bad Trip: União do Vegetal (UDV) Ties to Far-Right Bolsonarism Resurface

The União do Vegetal (UDV), a prominent ayahuasca group in Brazil, faces scrutiny for leaders'...

The Mission and Programs of Sacred Plant Alliance

Sacred Plant Alliance (SPA) is a nonprofit association of psychedelic churches that have come together...

Music and Body in the Brazilian Santo Daime Tradition

Music is often associated with Santo Daime, but what does the centrality of hymns tell...
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