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- Plants of the Gods
Absolute essential read for anyone interested in sacred entheogens. Includes detailed history and preparation of 97 psychoactive and/or sacred plants.
- Annual Causes of Death in America
The REAL truth is the most sobering statistic.
- Annual Causes of Death in America
The REAL truth is the most sobering statistic.
- Extracting Salvinorin from Salvia Divinorum
This is a concise extraction method for educational purposes only.
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Extremely important information regarding MAOI's, complete with Diet Card.
- Traditional Quid Preparation
Information regarding the traditional praparation of Salvia divinorum for divination by the Mazatecs.
- Pharmacology of Bufotenine
Exhaustive case study regarding Bufotenine, 5-MEO-DMT, and related substances.
- Study on Calea Zacatechichi (Dream Herb)
Calea zacatechichi is a plant of extensive popular medicinal use in Mexico. An infusion of the plant is has been reported to have psychotropic properties that have been clinically-proven to induce dreaming, and increase the frequency of dreams as well.
- In Depth Report Regarding DMT
In this article I wish to draw attention to a strange property of DMT which sets it apart from other psychedelics, namely, it's ability to place users in touch with a realm that is apparently inhabited by discarnate entities of an intelligent nature.
- The Science of Ethnobotany
Ethnobotanists share two decades of experience living with the indigenous peoples of Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia.
- Entheogens and the Future of Religion
The book should prove to be a welcome complement to other serious studies in mysticism (including those that take a fundamentally different tack).
- Tukanoans
The Tukanoans are one of the most known cultures that utilize ayahuasca as their sacrament. They are one of about 70 tribes who share this practice.
- Ayahuasca, shamanism, and curanderismo in the Andes
The term ayahuasca comes from the Quechua, meaning literally "the vine of souls," although it is also called "the visionary vine" or the "vine of death." The folk term refers to the botanical species of liana known as Banisteriopsis Caapi , which is also
- The Santo Daime Religion
In this paper, the reader will be introduced to the sect of Santo Daime, a Brazilian religion which combines Christianity with the indigenous practice of using ayahuasca, a native entheogenic plant.
- Santo Daime Church Wins Court Case
Freedom of Religion versus the Psychotropic Substance Treaty - The Verdict
- Ayahuasca: Human Consciousness and the Spirits of Nature
Anything with the name Ralph Metzner even remotely attached to it is a safe buy. An elder statesman responsible for dramatic shifts in consciousness within this nation and throughout the world...
- DMT: The Spirit Moecule
Covering a groundbreaking psychedelic substance that is actually found in human cerebrospinal fluid, Rick Strassman tells a first-person story of his research on the profoundly mysterious substance dimethltryptamine (DMT).
- The World As You Dream It: Shamanic Teachings from the Amazon and Andes
John has done a lot to honor and preserve the indigenous teachings and the ethnobotanical environment.
- Shapeshifting: Shamanic Techniques for Global and Personal Transformation
John has done a lot to honor and preserve the indigenous teachings and the ethnobotanical environment.
- Canada to Decriminalize Cannabis
The Liberal government is preparing to move ahead in the new year with legislation to decriminalize marijuana, Justice Minister Martin Cauchon said yesterday.
- Solubility of Active Components – Quick Guide
Brief discussion on active components of plants and whether they were traditionally extracted into alcohol, water, or other solvents.
- Amanita Muscaria
This mushroom could very well be human's oldest hallucinogen, as it has been identified as Soma of ancient India.
- Anadenanthera - Yopo, Cebil, Villca
YOPO or PARICA (Anadenanthera peregrina or Piptadenia peregrina) is a South American tree of the bean family, Leguminosae. A potent hallucinogenic snuff is prepared from the seeds of this tree.
- Anadenanthera peregrina - Yopo
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- Argyreia nervosa - Hawaiian Baby Woodrose
Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds are perhaps one of the least understood of modern-day entheogens and exotic botanicals. There is much controversy in regards to its true place in Shamanic and traditional history outside of its native culture and home; India.
- Argyreia nervosa - Hawaiian Baby Woodrose
Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds are perhaps one of the least understood of modern-day entheogens and exotic botanicals. There is much controversy in regards to its true place in Shamanic and traditional history outside of its native culture and home; India.
- Banisteriopsis caapi - Ayahuasca
Used in the western half of the Amazon Valley and by isolated tribes on the Pacific slopes of the Columbian and Ecuadorian Andes.
- Brugmansia aurea - Golden Angel's Trumpet
Under Construction.
- Brugmansia sanguinea - Blood-Red Angel's Trumpet
Under Construction.
- Brunfelsia grandiflora - Brunfelsia
Under Construction.
- Caesalpina sepiaria - Yun Shih
This plant was reputedly used in China as hallucinogen, this is nearly all we know about this plant.
- Calea zacatechichi - Dream Herb
Calea zacatechichi is a plant used by the Chontal Indians of Mexico to obtain divinatory messages during dreaming.
- Cannabis sativa - Marijuana
The original home of Cannabis is thought to be central Asia, but it has spread around the globe with the exception of Arctic regions and areas of wet tropical forests.
- Areca catechu - Betel Nut
Betel nuts have been used as a drug for thousands of years. The practiced is thought to have started in south-east Asia and there is archaeological evidence to support this view.
- Claviceps purpurea - Ergot Alkaloid
Ergot: A Fungus Disease Of Rye That Contains LSD
- Conocybe siligineoides - Conocybe
Conocybe Siligineoides is a sacred fungus endemic only to Mexico.
- To Save the Forest, the Trees Must Go
In the name of science, the United States Forest Service has proposed the experimental logging of half a million acres in two forests in the Sierra Nevada...
- Site Offers Home Delivery of Marijuana
Canadian activists for the medicinal use of marijuana celebrated a court victory on Thursday by launching an Internet site offering home delivery of cannabis for seriously ill people.
- City Tries to Prohibit Substance
Though it's legal for anyone to buy and sell Salvia Divinorum – an organic substance St. Peters police are referring to as "chewable marijuana" – police, along with at least one store in the city, are trying to keep it out of the hands of minors.
- Father Fights for Drug Use in Religion
A member of an American Indian tribe wants to be able to give peyote to his 4-year-old son during spiritual ceremonies.
- St. Peters police and mayor want to restrict sales of herb
St. Peters is poised to limit the sale of an herb that has been reported by a Web site to have LSD-like effects, and in so doing could become the first city in the nation to restrict the substance.
- Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Deaths on Rise Worldwide
A new study shows that premature deaths from tobacco, alcohol, and other illegal drugs are rising worldwide, Reuters reported February 25th, 2003.
- Medical Marijuana Loses Again
A federal judge has refused to block the U.S. government from potentially prosecuting two pot-smoking women whose doctors say marijuana is their only medical solace.
- Get Ready for PATRIOT ACT II
The "fog of war" obscures more than just news from the battlefield. It also provides cover for radical domestic legislation, especially ill-considered liberty-for-security swaps, which have been historically popular at the onset of major conflicts.
- Get Ready for PATRIOT ACT II
The "fog of war" obscures more than just news from the battlefield. It also provides cover for radical domestic legislation, especially ill-considered liberty-for-security swaps, which have been historically popular at the onset of major conflicts.
- Ninth Circuit Court Blocks DEA Hemp Rule
The Court granted the hemp industry's Motion to Stay the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) "Final Rule," which was issued March 21, 2003 and would have banned the sale of nutritious hemp foods containing harmless trace amounts of naturally-oc
- Help Keep the Heat on Drug Czar!
Last Thursday, June 5, the Marijuana Policy Project, working in conjunction with the Drug Policy Alliance, scored a remarkable victory in Congress when the House Government Reform Committee placed strong (and new) restrictions on the use of the National Y
- Herb Inspires High Expectations
For hundreds of years, salvia divinorum, also known as diviner's sage and magic mint, has been part of the culture of the ancient peoples of the Sierra Mazateca. In a manner similar to peyote, it has been used by local indigenous peoples to induce an alte
- Drug's Roots are in Spiritual Ceremonies
In the case of salvia divinorum, the plant has been used for hundreds of years in specific ceremonies and for explicit reasons. It has, like the blends used in First Nations ceremonial pipes or sweat lodges, long been used with knowledge and reverence. In
- America Destroying Coca Cultures
There has been rioting in Bolivia for nearly four weeks now. News reports say that the riots have been over the construction of a pipeline to ship natural gas to the United States. That's true, but there's a deeper anger at work: anger toward the United S
- America Destroying Coca Cultures
There has been rioting in Bolivia for nearly four weeks now. News reports say that the riots have been over the construction of a pipeline to ship natural gas to the United States. That's true, but there's a deeper anger at work: anger toward the United S
- Marijuana Causes AND Prevents Pregnancy!
In the latest round of contradictions, in addition to causeing the destruction of our rainforests and the rest of the planet, the ONDCP now says that marijuana use both prevents AND causes teen pregnancy simultaneously! - WOW!
- Marijuana Causes AND Prevents Pregnancy!
In the latest round of contradictions, in addition to causeing the destruction of our rainforests and the rest of the planet, the ONDCP now says that marijuana use both prevents AND causes teen pregnancy simultaneously! - WOW!
- Headshrinking the American
Government-funded researchers and private companies are working on a new breed of pharmaceuticals designed to police your blood, identify illegal drugs, and block them from entering your brain. The CCLE is concerned that some courts may require use of the
- Patriot Act II Partially Signed Into Law
On December 13, when U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein, President George W. Bush not only celebrated with his national security team, but also pulled out his pen and signed into law a bill that grants the FBI sweeping new powers.
- COURT ALLOWS MEDICINAL USE OF MARIJUANA
The Bush administration had asked the court, for the Ninth Circuit, to hold a new hearing on that ruling, issued by a three-judge panel in December on a lawsuit filed by two women with chronic illnesses. But in an order issued Wednesday and made public on
- The Supremes Debate Medical Marijuana
It's California pot patients' second effort to break the legal yoke that the federal Controlled Substances Act holds around state laws that let sick people use cannabis if they have a valid recommendation for it from their doctor. In the first case, U.S.
- The Supremes Debate Medical Marijuana
It's California pot patients' second effort to break the legal yoke that the federal Controlled Substances Act holds around state laws that let sick people use cannabis if they have a valid recommendation for it from their doctor. In the first case, U.S.
- No More Drug War! - HR 1528
We're in the fight of our lives in Washington, DC. High-ranking members of Congress want to take the war on drugs to a whole new level.
- Liberal Bible-Thumping
Even aside from his arguments that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and that St. Paul was a self-hating gay, the new book by a former Episcopal bishop of Newark is explosive.
- Liberal Bible-Thumping
Even aside from his arguments that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and that St. Paul was a self-hating gay, the new book by a former Episcopal bishop of Newark is explosive.
- Liberation?: Afghanistan’s 2nd Largest Heroin Crop Ever
The department's annual drug-trafficking report, released in March, warned that Afghanistan was "on the verge of becoming a narcotics state." This year's heroin crop will likely be the 2nd largest ever in Afganistan's history, notedly HIGHER than when th
- Liberation?: Afghanistan’s 2nd Largest Heroin Crop Ever
The department's annual drug-trafficking report, released in March, warned that Afghanistan was "on the verge of becoming a narcotics state." This year's heroin crop will likely be the 2nd largest ever in Afganistan's history, notedly HIGHER than when th
- LOUISIANA CRIMINALIZES MANY BOTANICALS
The penalty for possession is imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than 5 years and, in addition, a possible fine of up to $5,000. The penalty for manufacture or distribution is imprisonment with or without hard labor for not less than 2 y
- LOUISIANA CRIMINALIZES MANY BOTANICALS
The penalty for possession is imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than 5 years and, in addition, a possible fine of up to $5,000. The penalty for manufacture or distribution is imprisonment with or without hard labor for not less than 2 y
- Backlash from FDA's Bogus Marijuana Report
The FDA’s claim, of course, is patently false. Numerous credible scientific studies document marijuana’s medical benefits, most notably a 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report commissioned by the White House drug czar’s office.
- Backlash from FDA's Bogus Marijuana Report
The FDA’s claim, of course, is patently false. Numerous credible scientific studies document marijuana’s medical benefits, most notably a 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report commissioned by the White House drug czar’s office.
- WHICH SIDE IS WINNING WAR ON DRUGS?
In one survey, more than 70 percent of American cancer specialists said they would prescribe marijuana if it was legal. A poll of the British Medical Association yielded similar results.
- WHICH SIDE IS WINNING WAR ON DRUGS?
In one survey, more than 70 percent of American cancer specialists said they would prescribe marijuana if it was legal. A poll of the British Medical Association yielded similar results.
- Federal Court Blocks Marijuana Initiative in Nevada
A decision by Nevada's elections officials illegally disqualified thousands of signatures from people who filled out voter registration forms on the same day they signed petitions.
- Older Americans Have Stake in Medical Marijuana Struggle
72% of Americans age 45 and over think marijuana should be legal for medicinal purposes with a doctor's recommendation, according to a poll commissioned by AARP, the nation's leading organization advocating on behalf of older people.
- House Approves Stem Cell Bill Opposed by Bush
The House passed a bill on Tuesday to expand federal financing for embryonic stem cell research, defying a veto threat from President Bush, who appeared at the White House with babies and toddlers born of test-tube embryos and warned the measure "would ta
- Alaska Re-Criminalizes Marijuana
The new law, which makes it a crime to possess any amount of marijuana in the privacy of one’s home, directly contradicts a September 2004 Alaska Supreme Court ruling allowing adults aged 21 and older to use and possess up to four ounces of marijuana in t
- Senior PC World Editor Killed for Pot
Four masked men burst into the Pittsburg home of Rex Farrance, 59, about 9 p.m. Tuesday, fatally shooting him and pistol-whipping his wife after demanding money, police said. No arrests have been made.
- U.S. Renews Bid to Destroy Opium in Afghanistan
After the biggest opium harvest in Afghanistan’s history, American officials have renewed efforts to persuade the government here to begin spraying herbicide on opium poppies, and they have found some supporters within President Hamid Karzai’s administrat
- More Illegal Federal Harassment
On Tuesday, agents of the Pecos Valley Drug Taskforce in conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration searched the home of a registered medical marijuana patient who has lost the use of his legs and suffers chronic pain and muscle spasms due
- Pot Dispensaries Closing Under Threat of Feds
The DEA puts pressure on building landlords of Medical Marijuana facilities in a maneuver to shut down legal clinics.
- States Must Tackle Medical-Marijuana Issue
Workplace Safety is made key issue in Northwest States' Medical Marijuana Initiatives
- Moses High On Drugs: Isreali Researcher
New study examines the possible use of psychoactive plants by Moses on Mt. Sanai, and in the religious rites of biblical times.
- Moses High On Drugs: Isreali Researcher
New study examines the possible use of psychoactive plants by Moses on Mt. Sanai, and in the religious rites of biblical times.
- Ira Glasser Remembers William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr., conservative intellectual--and supporter of drug policy reform--passed away February 27, 2008. He is remembered by Ira Glasser, president of DPA's board and former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union.
- Narcotics Control Board Destroying Coca Cultures
In a culturally insensitive and irrational move, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has called for the governments of Bolivia and Peru to abolish all uses of the coca leaf, including coca leaf chewing.
- Narcotics Control Board Destroying Coca Cultures
In a culturally insensitive and irrational move, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has called for the governments of Bolivia and Peru to abolish all uses of the coca leaf, including coca leaf chewing.
- Outrageous Anti-Pot Lies: Media Uses Cancer Scare Tactics
Headlines suggested a study proved pot is a greater cancer risk than tobacco -- but the media didn't even wait for the report to be released.
- Peyote (Lophophora williamsii)
Peyote (Lophophora williamsii grows in South-Eastern America and in northern regions of Mexico. In Mexico, peyote has been used for divination in shamanic rituals and in the treatment of ailments for at least 10,000 years.
- Tagetes lucida - Marigolds
Tagetes lucida, widely identified as a powerfully psychoactive strain of the marigold flower, was first documented by the Aztecs. They used Tagetes lucida in their ritual incense they referred to as yyauhtl. This name was derived from the Aztecan word uja
- Salvia Divinorum Creates Catch-22
Florida follows the lead of eight other states and considers ban on Salvia divinorum.
- White Lotus - Nymphaea ampla
The effects of the flower when prepared as a tea or decoction and ingested are said to be much like the opiate apomorphine. White lotus actually contains aporphine, which is closely related to apomorphine, differing only in the lack of two hydroxyl group
- Passiflora - Passion Flower
The psychoactive properties of the Passiflora genus as a whole is still awaiting thorough ethnopharmacological study, however there are several species that have a rich history as entheogens.
- Yohimbe - Pausinystalia yohimba
In addition to its sexual stimulant and aphrodisiac qualities, the bark of the yohimbe tree has been reported to also be hallucinogenic when smoked. The psychoactive effects are primarily due to the main active constituent yohimbine. Yohimbine has sympath
- Withania somnifera - Ashwagandha
Widely used back in Mesopotamia for its medicinal and narcotic properties, this member of the Nightshade Family, was well known in ancient Egypt and characterized and classified as a sakrân intoxicant in Old Arabic.
- Massachusetts Aims For Marijuana Decriminalization in November
Thanks to a carefully-crafted initiative campaign by the Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy (CSMP), Massachusetts may be the next state to take the step to decriminalize marijuana.
- Santo Daime: The Drug-Fuelled Religion
A new religion is spreading to Britain - its central sacrament the consumption of a hallucinogenic ayahuasca. This report is from inside the faith's heartland, the rainforests of the Amazon.
- Santo Daime: The Drug-Fuelled Religion
A new religion is spreading to Britain - its central sacrament the consumption of a hallucinogenic ayahuasca. This report is from inside the faith's heartland, the rainforests of the Amazon.
- Ken Kesey's Mexico - On the Lam With Ken Kesey
Journalist Lawrence Downes goes down Mexico way in an attempt to conjure the trail blazed by Ken Kesey, novelist, psychedelic prophet and hero of “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, along with his band of Merry Pranksters in the 1960s.
- Ancient Shamanic Solutions
Cultural anthropologist and author, Dr. John Broomfield, studies ancient shamanic cultures and applies ancient wisdom to modern-day solutions.
- Ancient Shamanic Solutions
Cultural anthropologist and author, Dr. John Broomfield, studies ancient shamanic cultures and applies ancient wisdom to modern-day solutions.
- LSD, Ketamine & Cannabis Could Treat Headaches to Diabetes
Doctors and researchers in the US and across Europe are studying legitimate therapeutic applications of psychedelic drugs with new science set to prove their case.
- LSD, Ketamine & Cannabis Could Treat Headaches to Diabetes
Doctors and researchers in the US and across Europe are studying legitimate therapeutic applications of psychedelic drugs with new science set to prove their case.
- Marijuana May Prevent Cancer, Not Cause It
Clinical research begins to demonstrate a link between Cannabinoids and halting the spread of a wide range of cancers.
- LSD Helped Forge Alex Grey's Spiritual, Artistic and Love Lives
Interview with artist Alex Grey explores his use of psychotropic drugs and their influence on his art, his spirituality, and his life.
- Ayurvedic 'Viagra' To Be Tested On Humans
Researchers in India are studying the effects of Ayurveda herbal medicines for treatment of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
- Salvia Divinorum: Old Psychedelic Drug, New Appeal
The hallucinogenic herb Salvia divinorum can be purchased online or at a local head shop. While the DEA and others want to limit its use, scientists say making it a controlled substance would hinder research.
- Salvia Divinorum: Old Psychedelic Drug, New Appeal
The hallucinogenic herb Salvia divinorum can be purchased online or at a local head shop. While the DEA and others want to limit its use, scientists say making it a controlled substance would hinder research.
- Brain's Reaction To Potent Hallucinogen Salvia Explored
U.S. Department of Energy is conducting new brain-imaging studies on animals, documenting the effects of Salvia divinorum on the brain.
- Brain's Reaction To Potent Hallucinogen Salvia Explored
U.S. Department of Energy is conducting new brain-imaging studies on animals, documenting the effects of Salvia divinorum on the brain.
- Trip Of A Lifetime: How LSD Rocked The World
A comprehensive overview of the life and work of Albert Hoffman, the bicycling Swiss chemist who created LSD - it explores the trailblazing, mind-altering legacy he left behind after his death on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the age of 102.
- Trip Of A Lifetime: How LSD Rocked The World
A comprehensive overview of the life and work of Albert Hoffman, the bicycling Swiss chemist who created LSD - it explores the trailblazing, mind-altering legacy he left behind after his death on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the age of 102.
- New Medical Trials Study Therapeutic Uses of LSD
A new Swiss research study of LSD as a therapy is the first in 36 years. The clinical trials are to determine its usefulness in easing anxiety and relieving pain in patients suffering from illnesses such as cancer and multiple sclerosis.
- The Future of Psychedelics
Author Daniel Pinchbeck discusses the 2008 World Psychedelic Forum held recently in Switzerland, and the potential for studying psychedelic therapies in the shifting world political climate.
- The Shroom Tragedy
Magic mushrooms are on the verge of being outlawed by the Dutch government for the usual sensationalized reasons as everywhere else.
- The Shroom Tragedy
Magic mushrooms are on the verge of being outlawed by the Dutch government for the usual sensationalized reasons as everywhere else.
- Brazil Appeals Court Rules Drug Possession Not a Crime
At the end of March, a Brazilian appeals court in São Paulo declared that possession of drugs for personal use is not a criminal offense. Several lower courts had previously ruled in the same way, but the ruling from the São Paulo Justice Court's 6th Crim
- How the Internet Fuels the Global Psychedelic Community
This year and the next, the United Nations will evaluate the War on Drugs. Since its official start in 1998 we have been bombed with official statistics on drug use, drug addiction, drug trafficking, street prices, courtcases and all the like. But what do
- US Leads World in Substance Abuse, WHO Finds
The United States leads the world in rates of experimenting with marijuana and cocaine despite strict drug laws, World Health Organization researchers said on Tuesday. Countries with looser drug laws have lower rates of abuse, the researchers report in t
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My dear supporters, family and friends;
At 1:44 pm Eastern Standard Time today, December 10th 2004, the entire Supreme Court of The United States convened and determined to deny the Department of Justice’s request for that Court’s further intervention in the UDV’s legal case. The stay that Justice Breyer had temporarily granted on December 1st is now vacated (lifted). The UDV, under Protective Order from the Federal District Court of New Mexico, (twice affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals) will now be free to practice our religion in this country.
It is my profound privilege and honor to share this good news with each of you. In a time where many have seen the increasing cultural influence of darkness, ignorance and intolerance, the Holy Light of Goodness has once again been affirmed. I extend my heartfelt thanks to each of you for your care, interest and most sincere support.
With Love and in Peace,
Jeffrey Bronfman |