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Culture
Virgilio Bomfim, Ph.D.
January 23, 2026
Caring for the Vine
Indigenous communities in Acre and ayahuasca religions are increasingly shifting from wild harvesting to cultivation,...
Press Release
Chacruna Institute
October 27, 2025
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...
Culture
Bia Labate, Ph.D.
June 20, 2025
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...
Policy
Allison Hoots
June 13, 2025
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...
News
Ali McGhee, Ph.D
June 9, 2025
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...
Power and Discrimination
Carlos Minuano
January 31, 2025
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...
Spirituality
The ICEFLU-Igreja do Culto Eclético da Fluente Luz Universal
January 13, 2025
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...
News
Carlos Minuano
January 2, 2025
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'...
Spirituality
Allison Hoots
September 23, 2024
The Mission and Programs of Sacred Plant Alliance
Sacred Plant Alliance (SPA) is a nonprofit association of psychedelic churches that have come together...
Music
Bia Labate, Ph.D.
May 8, 2024
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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