DEA Ayahuasca Report is Challenged

June 17, 2023 Lynne Nardizzi

In February 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released a document to the legal team representing the Church of the Eagle and the Condor (CEC).

On June 9, 2023, the Chacruna Institute published an article in the peer-reviewed Journal of Psychedelic Studies contesting the DEA’s report. The article, “The DEA Report on Ayahuasca Risks: ‘Science’ in Service of Prohibition?” was written in partnership with leading experts on ayahuasca, including scholars from the fields of biology, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, anthropology, and sociology.

Mescaline

March 1, 2023 Lynne Nardizzi

An interesting and questionable article on mescaline.

The article devotes a couple paragraphs on the tendency to vomit after drinking the Bolivian torch or San Pedro cactus. The author fails to comment that in Peru, the San Pedro cactus is used in ceremony, only under the guidance of a shaman and for spiritual purposes. It is not at all common to vomit, though it is true it does not taste good.

The reckless use of these sacred plants, that indigenous cultures have used historically, continues to be problematic.

The Importance of Indigenous Knowledge

January 20, 2023 Lynne Nardizzi

This can’t be emphasized enough: Various indigenous cultures found, used, and promoted plant-based psychedelics for human wellness and spiritual development for thousands of years, in almost every place where humans lived on the planet.

Respecting Indigenous People in Psychedelics

October 12, 2022 Lynne Nardizzi

Psychedelic medicine has a duty to respect its indigenous roots.

Here’s how we can pay indigenous people the respect they deserve.

Psychotherapy and Indigenous Wisdom

October 6, 2020 Lynne Nardizzi

This looks interesting, check it out!

Non-ordinary States of Consciousness

February 11, 2020 Lynne Nardizzi

Non-ordinary states of consciousness hold psychological and spiritual contents that, when properly integrated, can offer tremendous life-affirming value. Keep reading for more!

Huichol Plant Medicine Traditions

July 27, 2019 Lynne Nardizzi

This interview with the Huichol tribe discusses their plant medicine traditions, particularly as they relate to the peyote cactus, which is central to their identity.

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