UMIYAC We are the original people that have inhabited these ancient lands of the Amazon, cultivating medicinal plants and practicing the knowledge and wisdom of our […]

Shelby Hartman Gregory Wells has been out of the closet since he was 16, but the process of coming out, he says, is never really over. Last year, […]

Jerry B. Brown Far along the path of life, I fell into a rare dark nine-month depression.  I say “rare” because, blessed with good brain chemistry, […]

Sean Lawlor Dr. Mellody Hayes was told she would never go to Harvard, because people from the inner-city high school she attended didn’t go there. But […]

Luís Fernando Tófoli As a Brazilian ayahuasca scholar, I am frequently asked about the number of ayahuasca drinkers in my country. This is a tricky question, […]

NiCole T. Buchanan Organizational leaders often claim that they value diversity but provide little evidence that equity, access, and inclusion are a priority. When organizations value […]

Nós, representantes de Povos Indígenas do Vale do Juruá – Apolima-Arara, Ashaninka, Huni Kuin, Jaminawa, Jaminawa-Arara, Kuntanawa, Nukini, Puyanawa, Shanenawa, Yawanawá e Shawãdawa, Noke Koi, reunidos […]

Amilton Pelegrino de Mattos, Ph.D. For the past few decades, Ibã has registered and transcribed the ritual songs and knowledge of his father, Tuin Huni Kuin, […]

Lígia Duque Platero e Klarissa Platero Cinco anos atrás, nos casamos no Rio de Janeiro, em um ritual religioso do Santo Daime. Recentemente, Shelby Hartman publicou […]

Decriminalize Nature Oakland Background: This table has been created by Decriminalize Nature (DN) in response to a blog post by David Bronner titled “Why We Support the 2020 […]

Although often behind the scenes, people of color have been critical in advancing psychedelic healing in science, policy, and the community. Chacruna wants to dedicate space […]

Alexander Belser, Ph.D. To my friends in the psychedelic community: we have rainbow skeletons in our closet. Many people do not realize psychedelic medicines were historically […]

Anna Ermakova, Ph.D. Peyote is a small, psychoactive cactus that grows in Mexico and small part of Texas, in the USA. It grows in the Chihuahuan […]

As ayahuasca becomes increasingly popular across the world and is incorporated as a sacrament or medicine within diverse communities and settings—from indigenous communities to churches to […]