Ralph Metzner shares insights from 57 years of personal psychedelic experimentation, drawing parallels to historical accounts in his book "Psychedelic Wisdom."
Richard Louis Miller
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
Research on psilocybin mushroom use in Mesoamerica explores archeological evidence from Maya, Mixtecs, and Aztecs through various sources, aiming to encourage interpretations based on scientific evidence and a humanistic approach.
Osiris Sinuhé González Romero
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
Huni Kuin Indigenous representative discusses traditional use of ayahuasca, expressing concerns about globalization and potential loss of cultural significance with expanding Western interest in the plant.
Leopardo Yawa Bane
The characterization of 'Mother Ayahuasca' as a benevolent healing spirit in the West is a recent commercial trend, contrasting with traditional Amazonian views where the spirit is not gendered. This
Emily Sinclair