Tag: Western Culture

Psychedelics, Chloroquine for the Climate Pandemic?

Marcelo Leite argues that psychedelics cannot solve the ecological crisis. While Indigenous peoples use them...

Examining the Discursive Role of María Sabina in Modern Psychedelic Therapy

Western interest in psilocybin has sparked criticism from Indigenous communities, whose traditions were nearly erased...

Ayahuasca Beyond Trauma – An Anthropological View

Ayahuasca experiences range from mundane memories to visions of otherworldly realms, influencing perceptions of time....

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...

Educating Gringos in Shipibo Ways

In this personal account, Reilly Capps recounts his experience doing Ayahuasca and the way he...
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