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Luisa Rebeca Gambier de Álvarez de Toledo, psychoanalyst

LSD and Ayahuasca in Argentina: The Pioneering Work of a Psychoanalyst...

Luisa Rebeca Gambier de Álvarez de Toledo was a pioneer in the field of psychoanalysis in the 1950s in Argentina. Álvarez de Toledo particularly made a mark in LSD and ayahuasca research.

Ann Shulgin, pionnière de la ré-émergence psychédélique actuelle, est décédée à...

Ann Shulgin, one of the foremost thinkers and authors to have guided the current resurgence of interest in psychedelics, has died at the age of 91. We celebrate and remember her life. This is a French translation of the original obituary published in English in the Chacruna Chronicles.

Ann Shulgin, Forerunner of Today’s Psychedelic Re-Emergence, Dies at 91

Ann Shulgin, one of the foremost thinkers and authors to have guided the current resurgence of interest in psychedelics, has died at the age of 91. We celebrate and remember her life.
Anja Loizaga-Velder is an expert in therapeutic uses of ayahuasca

A Bridge Between Two Worlds: Ayahuasca and Intercultural Medicine – Interview...

In this interview, Ibrahim Gabriell speaks with Dr. Anja Loizaga-Velder, one of the main experts in the therapeutic use of ayahuasca in Mexico. They discuss Loizaga-Velder's pathway into her profession, the challenges she has met along the way, and what western medicine can learn from traditional Indigenous knowledge.
Lola La Chata

Lola “La Chata”. The first important drug trafficker in Mexico City...

Lola "La Chata," also known as María Dolores Estévez Zulueta, was the most famous heroin trafficker of the first half of the 20th Century. In this article, historian Nidia Olvera-Hernández uses sources from the Federal District Penitentiary and Mexico's General Archive to write a detailed portrait of La Chata's criminal career.
Emily Willow

Integrating the Wisdom of Psychedelic History with Emily Willow

Dr. Emily Willow made it her mission to further the psychedelic renaissance through education, including the history of psychedelic use.
psychedelic sixties

Coming of Age in the Psychedelic Sixties

What was it like to come of age during the psychedelic sixties? Yvonne Negrin recounts her journey from upstate New York to San Francisco.
Ayahuasca and childbirth in the Santo Daime religion

Ayahuasca and Childbirth in the Santo Daime Tradition: Solidarity Among Women...

The use of ayahuasca during childbirth by women can be seen as an act of resistance against colonial and patriarchal violence.
Salvador Roquet, Maria Sabina, etc.

“It is not an orthodox psychotherapy”: An Interview with Ivonne Roquet,...

Ivonne Roquet, daughter of psychedelic pioneer Salvador Roquet, reflects on her father's career in psychotherapy.
Santo Daime

The Religious Uses of Licit and Illicit Psychoactive Substances in a...

The Santo Daime religion is named after its founder, Raimondo Irineu Serra's name for ayahuasca, which is central to the religion.
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