Victoria Wueschner As a teenager, the power of my sacred feminine energy was taken from me by many men. Negative mental conditioning at home programmed me […]

Bia Labate, Ph.D, Sean McAllister, Esq and Sidarta Ribeiro Ph.D. In an opinion piece to the New York Times commenting on Denver’s recent historic vote to decriminalize psilocybin, […]

The enormous growth of interest in and research on psychedelic substances’ potential for psychological healing and consciousness expansion is exciting, but there are shadow sides of […]

Noah Potter, J.D On election day, May 7, the voters in Denver, Colorado, will see on their ballots a proposal to decriminalize the personal possession, use, […]

Todd Youngs Heroin needle marks on my neck, benzodiazepines with alcohol in the mornings, and frequent crack-cocaine binges; that was my life for well over 20 […]

Emily Sinclair, Ph.D. (C) and Beatriz Labate, Ph.D. Many individuals participate in ayahuasca ceremonies for healing purposes, sometimes specifically to heal trauma caused by sexual abuse. […]

Kylea Taylor, MS, MFT I first wrote The Ethics of Caring (1995, 2017) while working as a senior trainer for the Grof Transpersonal Training and simultaneously taking […]

Jessica Nielson, Ph.D. I moved to Minneapolis from San Francisco in October of 2017 to plant a psychedelic seed in the middle of our country. I […]

Emily Sinclair, Ph.D. Daniel Pinchbeck is a prominent American writer and public figure who catapulted to fame and celebrity status in the psychedelic scene for his […]

Jessica Nielson, Ph.D. I’ve had a long-standing relationship with psychedelics, stemming from my exploratory days in high school and college to a spiritual transformation during a […]

Sean McAllister, Esq You likely know a lot about psychedelics. You know that in most cases, these substances are illegal under U.S. law. But do you […]

Chacruna’s Sex, Power & Psychedelics series explores pervasive cultural dynamics related to sex and power as they manifest in psychedelic research, science and communities. This series […]

Shelby Hartman As a kid growing up in suburban New Jersey, Steve Silberman was just beginning to get into counterculture when he stumbled upon an interview […]

Kathryn L. Tucker, JD As an advocate, I have engaged in multidimensional advocacy to press for recognition of the rights of terminally ill patients on various […]