By Tessa Eskin Ayahuasca, also known as caapi or yajé, is a psychoactive brew with deep traditional roots in the Amazon Basin of South America. The Quecha term translates to “vine of the soul” or “vine of the...
By Brian Lissak Terence McKenna, born November 16, 1948, was one of the foremost advocates for the responsible personal use of psychedelics. His personal quest for healing, connection, and transformation informed his...
By Brian Lissak Ram Dass was born Richard Alpert on April 6, 1931 to a successful Jewish family in Newton, Massachusetts. Though he was Bar Mitzvahed and grew up in a traditional house, he considered himself an atheist...
By Tessa Eskin MDMA, or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, was first produced in 1912 and introduced to underground psychotherapists in the early 1970s. Over the next few decades, it would become a favorite party drug...
Monnica Williams, Ph.D. is a board-certified, licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapies. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa, Canada...
