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The Antioch Review 1981 Barbara Kohn, Albert Hofmann 147 citations
Numerous accounts of the discovery of have been published in English; none, unfortunately, have been completely accurate. Here, at last, the father of details the history of his problem child and his long and fruitful career as a research chemist. In a real sense, this book is the inside story of the birth of the Psychedelic Age, and it cannot be denied that we have here a highly candid and...
Amazonía Peruana January 14, 1979 Anthony Stocks 2 citations
El "significado" de la música utilizada por un chamán semiurbanizado en el oriente peruano durante una ceremonia de curación de la ayahuasca se aclara mediante un análisis conjunto de estructuras rituales y musicales. Se sugiere que la música en tales rituales alucinógenos es una característica simbólica y estructural importante e integral del ritual, además de proporcionar apoyo psicológico y...
Journal of Psychedelic Drugs July 1, 1977 William A. Emboden 2 citations
(1977). Dionysus as a Shaman and Wine as a Magical Drug. Journal of Psychedelic Drugs: Vol. 9, Drugs: History and Culture, pp. 187-192.
Journal of Drug Education June 1, 1973 Charles Kaiser, Robert Gold
If it is true that experiences involving altered states of consciousness have historically been confined to a minute segment of the population (such as shamans, prophets, and even self-actualizers within Maslow's [1] context), and if the psychedelics act as a catalyst for such experiences, then their widespread availability portends significant social consequences. The most profound long term...
Journal of Addictions Nursing Deana Goldin, Deborah Salani 2 citations
Ayahuasca is a pan-Amazonian botanical hallucinogenic decoction made from a mixture of the bark of the Banisteriopsis caapi plant, containing a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, and Psychotria viridis (Rubiaceae) or Diplopterys cabrerana shrubs containing a serotonergic 2A receptor agonist, N,N-dimethyltryptamine, a powerful psychoactive substance. Ayahuasca is a traditional psychoactive sacrament...
Aaron Roberts preprint
The public perception of psychedelic substances has become considerably more favorable in recent years. This shift can be seen in decriminalization measures passed in several U.S. cities as well as Oregon’s commitment to establish a state-licensed psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy program. These dramatic developments beg the question: Why now? Three particular aspects of psychedelic drugs have...