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In 1993 by David E. Nichols, Mark Geyer, George Greer, Charles Grob, and Dennis McKenna founded the Heffter Research Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes research with classic hallucinogens and psychedelics, predominantly psilocybin, to contribute to a greater understanding of the mind and to alleviate suffering. Founded ...
Psychedelic: South America Brosimum acutifolium: Latex: Bufotenin: Psychedelic: Bufotenin has been identified as a component in the latex of the takini (Brosimum acutifolium) tree, which is used as a psychedelic by South American shamans. [10] Cannabis (and cannabis concentrates) Cannabis spp. Flower: Cannabinoids (THC, and CBD) Psychedelic
The Maya, Olmecs, and Aztecs have well-documented entheogenic complexes. [3] North American cultures also have a tradition of entheogens. In South America, especially in Peru, the archaeological study of cultures like Chavin, Cupisnique, Nazca [4] and Moche, [5] have demonstrated the use of entheogens through archaeobotanical, iconographic and paraphernalia.
Psychedelics are gaining momentum as potential therapies for certain mental health. But administering the drugs is not simple, and schools are now teaching special training courses.
The amount of peer-reviewed research on psychedelics has accordingly been limited due to the difficulty of getting approval from institutional review boards. [72] Furthermore, scientific studies on entheogens present some significant challenges to researchers, including philosophical questions relating to ontology, epistemology and objectivity ...
These substances are considered entheogens because they were used to communicate with divine powers. "Entheogen," an alternative term for hallucinogen or psychedelic drug, derived from ancient Greek words ἔνθεος (entheos, meaning "full of the god, inspired, possessed") and γενέσθαι (genesthai, meaning "to
Terence McKenna advocated the exploration of altered states of mind via the ingestion of naturally occurring psychedelic substances; [5] [32] [43] for example, and in particular, as facilitated by the ingestion of high doses of psychedelic mushrooms, [26] [55] ayahuasca, and DMT, [6] which he believed was the apotheosis of the psychedelic ...
Entheogens, Myth, and Human Consciousness, with Mark Alwin Hoffman (2013, ISBN 1-57951-141-4) The Effluents of Deity: Alchemy and Psychoactive Sacraments in Medieval and Renaissance Art, with Mark Alwin Hoffman (2012, ISBN 1-61163-041-X)