Sharing another excellent article, this time on shame from the perspective of Chinese medicine.
Read moreOn Guilt
Sharing this excellent article on guilt from the perspective of Chinese medicine.
Read moreIndigenous Cultures and the Psychedelic Movement
The connection between the psychedelic movement and Indigenous medicine is complex and multifaceted.
Indigenous-led Medicine conservation is biocultural conservation.
It is NOT an effort to simply preserve these medicines (and supply chains) – or their constituent molecules and/or specific habitat – but the entire ecological, social and cultural milieus within which they exist, and from which they cannot be separated without compromising the system as a whole.
Read moreArctic Shamanism
Here’s a look at Arctic shamanism, and journeying into psychedelic realms.
Read moreAyahuasca Globalization
Keep reading for eight frequently asked questions about ayahuasca globalization.
Read moreIboga and the Bwiti
Here’s a lovely piece on artist Chor Boogie, the tradition of the Bwiti and the healing potential of iboga.
Read moreProper Relationship With Plant Medicines
From the article on indigenous cultures and relationships with the plants: A lot of people today are tripping balls once a week, because they aren’t in right relation and are stuck in an ecstatic loop of entropy. They have no tether to a place, no kin, and no purpose for the work, so no work is delegated to them.
Read moreEthics in the Psychedelic Space
In a peer-reviewed essay published in the journal Anthropology of Consciousness, Devenot and her co-authors look forward to a culture that makes these medicines available in a safe and affordable way that respects the traditions behind them.
I could not agree more!
Read moreSet, Setting and Culture with Psychedelics
This article looks at how much of what we think we know about the effects of psychedelics originates from their actual effects? And how much is the product of culture?
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