Ancestral Knowledge

Ralph Metzner shares insights from 57 years of personal psychedelic experimentation, drawing parallels to historical accounts in his book "Psychedelic Wisdom."

Richard Louis Miller

Dr. Tafur explores the spiritual aspect of using sacred plant and psychedelic medicines in emotional processing and mental health improvements, combining traditional ceremony and scientific research.

Joe Tafur

Exploration of indigenous worldview's connection to sacred medicines, understanding of four healing bodies, and cultural responsibility towards plant relatives and effective healing paradigms.

Belinda Eriacho, Lila Vega, Camara Rajabari

Session explores health equity challenges and opportunities in mainstream psychedelic therapy, focusing on experiences of 3 women of color. Topics include overcoming inequity, cultural trauma, power dynamics, and ancestral healing.

Claudia Cuentas, Sara Reed, Deran Young

Ibogaine, a transformative psychedelic medicine, shows promise in treating addiction by altering perception and mood. With a long history of use, it is now being tested in clinical trials.

Spring Washam shares insights from combining Ayahuasca with Buddhist philosophy, offering a new pathway for awakening. She discusses transformative practices and ethical ways to navigate the medicine path.

Spring Washam

Blinded RCT data may lead to epistemic injustices in psychedelic research. A paradigm shift towards patient engagement in non-ordinary states of consciousness is proposed for psychiatric research.

Eduardo Schenberg

Veterans find healing through traditional psychedelics, beyond clinical research. Explore how veteran communities use psychedelics in ceremonial settings for therapeutic benefits.

Jesse Gould, Grace Blest-Hopley, Zachary Skiles

Comparison of psilocybin mushroom conceptions in Global North research and Mazatec culture, exploring impacts of commercialization on Indigenous communities and proposing solutions for addressing colonial legacies in psychedelic industry.

Nicholas Spiers

Plant Lophophora williamsii in México is examined historically and anthropologically, from initial prohibition in 1620 to modern controversies over its legal status and conservation. Religious, medicinal, and ritual practices are

Nidia A Olvera Hernández