Ayahuasca News

Western science is "discovering" the medical potential of ayahuasca, which Amazonian indigenous groups have used ritualistically for centuries.

Kerry Jaggers is one of drug history’s greatest bit players. He deejayed at gay discos in San Francisco in the 1970s and did lighting and sound at clubs for New Order, the Smiths and Moby in the 1980s and 1990s. Over the years he has come to know everyone—a sort of omnipresent, Forrest Gump–type character in the club world. In turn, everyone loves him. And so it was not out of the ordinary when, on an otherwise unremarkable morning in May 1984, Jaggers received a phone call from Grace Jones.

A decade after the “Save the Rainforest” movement captured the world’s imagination, Cargill and other food giants are pushing deeper into the wilderness.

En 1946 Walt Disney encargó a Salvador Dalí la realización de un cortometraje animado de seis minutos de duración titulado Destino, basado en la canció

Ayahuasca in Ecuador: Ceremonies with Kichwa shamans: the Natural Medicine Gathering invites you to the home of ayahuasca for collective healing!

The German poet Goethe never attended an ayahuasca ceremony, but his words contain useful advice for those wishing to explore visionary realms. In his poem The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Goethe describes…

Dr. Salvador Roquet was a Mexican pioneer in psychedelic psychotherapy.

In this webinar, we will explore the claims being made by various churches and groups that they can legally use ayahuasca (and other entheogens) in the US. Presenters will examine these claims through the lens of relevant legislation and court cases and contrast them with churches with legal status, such as the União do Vegetal (UDV) and some Santo Daime churches. The group Ayahuasca Healings’ petition to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for a religious exemption from the Controlled Substances Act will be examined for its viability. We will also touch on a number of best practices that could serve as measures for legal protection, lay the grounds for a future exemption process, and promote the integrity and well-being of those involved.

Beth Moon, a photographer based in San Francisco, has been searching for the world’s oldest trees for the past 14 years. She has traveled all around the globe

It is with much trepidation (and a long delay, my apologies) that I present a preview of the Songs of Ayahuasca CD that I've been preparing as a reward for our Kickstarter backers.

As you will see the it is a lot more ambitious than a collection of songs, it is designed as a journey through ayahuasca musical traditions, starting with the most ancient, in Ecuador and moving through Colombia, Perú, Brazil and finally the rest of the world.

The CD will be accompanied by ample notes in 2 languages as well as transcriptions and translations of the song lyrics.

What follows is a partial preview of the liner notes of about half of the tracks that will appear the 2 CD compilation.

Alianza Arkana is an organization increasingly led,  administered and governed by Shipibos.

What makes LSD a psychedelic? How is it different from other drugs like cocaine or alcohol? What makes an acid "trip" distinct from a shrooms "trip"?

Com fins terapêuticos e tradicionais reconhecidos em poucos países, o porte da ayahuasca – bebida psicodélica amazônica utilizada em rituais indígenas e religiosos – tem levado a prisões pelo mundo

Twin brothers came home as different people after taking hallucinogenic drug ayahuasca, family says.

Expertos consideran que es necesaria una reglamentación clara y robusta sobre el turismo de naturaleza que se quiere en Colombia. Aseguran que el posconflicto es un escenario interesante para que colombianos conozcan su territorio pero teniendo en cuenta la conservación en áreas protegidas.

El árbol de guama, cuyo fruto es una vaina verde y gruesa que esconde una apetitosa pulpa carnosa, blanca y muy suave, hoy nace silvestre en el Amazonas. Ese fruto —hoy saboreado por muchos colombianos— también lo consumían ciertas comunidades indígenas que poblaban esta vasta región suramericana hace más de 8.000 años. Muy probablemente en aquel entonces también se utilizaban la madera del árbol o sus semillas y hojas con fines medicinales.

Among our topics: why Ferriss fills his home with reminders of his eventual death.

“Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect.” With these words, spoken in 1929, Krishnamurti dissolved the global spiritual organization…

Legacy of past cultivation can still be seen in patterns of tree species

This is the story of Val and Clare: a mother and a daughter. After the tragic death of her eldest child, Val left her kids and family behind and escaped into the Colombian jungle. Only 11 at the time, this film’s director Clare Weiskopf couldn’t understand what her mother was looking for. Thirty years later, when she becomes pregnant, Clare decides to confront her mother, heal the wounds of the past, and try to define motherhood on her own terms. Together they go on an intimate journey exploring the boundaries between responsibility and freedom, with all the guilt and sacrifice they entail. What makes someone a good mother?

RISE is a vibrant, gripping and immersive documentary series about the frontlines of global Indigenous resistance. Each episode delves into Indigenous cultures to examine the social and political factors that threaten Indigenous liberation in the 21st century. RISE is both a condemnation of colonialism and a celebration of Indigenous peoples worldwide.

Last week I spent two sleepless nights at DJ Akasha's house finishing the mix. We had a blast doing it and are super happy with the results.

Here are some selections from the 50 minutes mix, let us know what you think!

En 2016 dos historiadores chilenos,  Alberto Harambour Ross y Nicolás Gómez Baeza, redactaron un  manifiesto con el objetivo de lograr e

Savia presenta en este video las historias dichas en la presentación del libro Savia Amazonas-Orinoco por el antropólogo canadiense Wade Davis, quien acompañó y deleitó a los asistentes con sus fascinantes narraciones de su travesía por el Amazonas colombiano.

Davis llegó a Colombia a los 20 años, en marzo de 1974 y por segunda vez visitó a Medellín desde donde emprendería una expedición al Chocó, en el Pacífico colombiano.

La conferencia, que tarda poco para tantas historias de este hombre sabio, reflejan su amor y admiración por el que él considera el país con más biodiversidad en el mundo.