This free e-book by Rafael Guimarães dos Santos brings together papers on the anthropology, pharmacology, psychology and psychiatry of ayahuasca. It has contributions by some of the main ayahuasca researchers like Jose Carlos Bouso... Read more

“Psychedelic Information Theory: Shamanism in the Age of Reason,” is an analysis of the physical mechanisms underlying hallucination, shamanic ritual, and expanded states of consciousness. Written by James L. Kent... Read more

The Beyond Within of Sidney Cohen is a true LSD classic. Praised by Alan Watts, commended by Time in 1964 and now available online, for free.
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Marlene Dobkin de Rios has been a pioneer for 45 years when it comes to researching hallucinogens in Peru and the Amazon. Her study of ayahuasca is focused on using the substance in treating psychological and emotional disorders. She also... Read more

Authors Bia Labate en Gustavo Pacheco have written a book on the central role and meaning of music with ayahuasca religions such as the Santo Daime Uniao do Vegetal. By comparing both religions, the authors want to understand the ethos... Read more

An interesting thesis has been written on the phenomenon of ayahuasca tourism, by Evgenia Fotiou. In her thesis, she takes a look at the boundaries between experimenting, becoming initiated and spiritual use. She wonders... Read more

Bia Labatte and E. MacRae are publishing the book "Ayahuasca, Ritual and Religion in Brazil" together, in cooperation with publishing house Equinox (London). One of the chapters was written by lawyer Domingos Bernardo de Sá... Read more

Michael Winkelman has already written the book Shamanism (2000) and now he has published Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing. This is a second, rewritten and improved print of the first book... Read more

LSD has a controversial and special reputation due to its special effect on the consciousness. Experimental use has brought about trail-blazing discoveries about the brain and the deeper layers of the human psyche. Today, a new interest in LSD... Read more

The time has finally come: the new book of Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin is on its way. The author is known for his pioneering work regarding phenylethylamine and tryptamine, and has established himself with books like PiHKAL and TiHKAL... Read more

The book describes the work of Dr. Milan Hausner at his clinic at Sadska, near Prague, where as Medical Director of the psychiatric clinic he supervised over 3,000 LSD therapeutic sessions from 1954 to 1980. As Grof says on a back cover blurb... Read more

In 2007, as part of the MA Cultural Anthropology, I have done research amongst the members of the Santo Daime church in Florianópolis (Brazil) and in The Hague. In their ceremonies they use ayahuasca, sometimes combined with cannabis... Watch here

It has become increasingly difficult to assist an individual to maintain long term recovery from substance abuse. This is frustrating to individuals, their families and also to service providers. The reason for this trend is not absolutely clear. Over... Watch here

After more than 40 years the first study employing LSD in psychotherapy is being conducted in Switzerland. 12 persons suffering from a life-threatening disease and an anxiety disorder are having the possibility to receive 200µg of LSD in a therapeutic... Watch here

In 2009 we traveled to the Peruvian Jungle to participate in ayahuasca ceremonies with renowned Shipibo shaman Don Guillermo Arévalo. Our research goal was to investigate the neural correlates of the psycho-therapeutic and... Watch here

Human psychopharmacology--the experimental administration of mind-altering drugs to human subjects--is an essential tool for characterizing the relationship between brain structure, neurochemistry, and symptomatology. This talk will... Watch here

Ibogaine has been used for centuries by members of the Bwiti religion in western equatorial Africa as a religious sacrament, medicine and hunting aid. Since the discovery of the ability of ibogaine to interrupt addiction and... Watch here

In literature much can be found about the visions and the insights people can get from ayahuasca. What is striking here is that the visions are described in great detail while the insights only marginally are mentioned. This lack of information... Watch here

The revival of psychedelic research signals an inspiring change in official attitudes towards 'mind-altering' substances, altered states of consciousness and their potential as catalysts of religious/mystical experience, 'self-healing'... Watch here

This presentation will examine the legal aspects of the use of ayahuasca. No plants or other natural materials containing psychoactive substances like DMT or psilocybin are controlled under the UN 1971 Convention. The same... Watch here

In the year 2010 hopeful prospects are attached to psychotherapy with hallucinogens. Attempts are made to bring this kind of therapy out of the confines of illegal subcultures and into legalized medical settings. Discussions and arguments center... Watch here

Join Dr. Andrew Weil and other leading physicians and scholars in this often-surprising look at the long history of drug use in different cultures worldwide Since mankind's beginning, in every civilization, human beings have found ways to alter their... Watch here

Could LSD be the next drug in your doctor's arsenal? New experiments have a few researchers believing that this "trippy" drug could become a pharmaceutical of the future. Outlawed in 1970, the street drug developed a reputation as... Watch here

There is more to reality than meets a normal eye. Behind the curtain of everyday consciousness is hidden another unutterably strange universe. It’s the world of mystical experiences and those who have been there describe the visit as the most... Watch here

On december 9th 2009, the OPEN Foundation and the student society Salus from the faculty of health science at the VU in Amsterdam organized a film night with a debate. Moviemaker... Watch here

On Monday December 17th 2007, Arno Adelaars introduced ayahuasca to those unfamiliar with the substance, after which Jeremy Narby filled the rest of the time. He spoke about how ayahuasca and shamanism in general have... Watch here