A long tale I've been putting off writing about for ages...

In July, I was in Japan, and was invited by some friends to join a Santo Daime "work".  As I think I mentioned in "Constructing realities: My first salvia experience", I had a few years experience with LSD in my early-mid twenties, but had not gone there for about 10 years.  Now after a ( Read more... )

From Music Therapy Today journal...

The Role of Music in Healing with Hallucinogens: Tribal and Western Studies
  Marlene Dobkin de Rios, Ph.D

(my summary)

a brief discussion of the use of music in two kinds of entheogenic healing sessions - shamanistic ayahuasca use in Peru, and psychotherapeutic LSD use in America.

Conclusion: " If these ( Read more... )

This is a fantastic article, discussing the therapeutic effects of ayahuasca and also explaining the neurochemical effects.

The Ayahuasca Effect
The world’s most powerful antidepressant and psychotherapeutic agent may be a natural herbal tea.

By
Kirby Surprise Psy.D

As many as 40 million Americans will suffer from some form of depression during ( Read more... )

Author Graham Hancock after the release of his book Supernatural, discusses ayahuasca, evolution of human consciousness, fairies, aliens, drumming, the war on drugs...

Shamanism Aliens & Ayahuasca : Graham Hancock
If you have less time or prefer moving pictures, here's a 3 part TV interview. A bit more explicit presentation of the influence of ( Read more... )