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Remembering Ann Shulgin, The Matriarch of the Psychedelic Movement
We are grieved by the loss of Ann Shulgin, an elder and beloved friend, often referred to as the matriarch of the psychedelic movement. Ann passed away peacefully on July 9, at home in the company of loved ones, crossing into the great unknown. She was 91. Ann was...
Reflections on the Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (ESPD) 55 conference
Last month, Synergetic Press was excited to attend the McKenna Academy’s Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (ESPD55) Conference in St. Giles House, Dorset, UK. A beautiful and inspiring gathering that came as joyous relief for many after months of...
Michael “Goz” Gosney, Collaborator & Friend
Michael "Goz" Gosney, Collaborator & Friend (July 11, 1954 – April 28, 2022) Beloved friend and Special Projects Associate at Synergetic Press, Michael “Goz” Gosney peacefully departed this world on April 28, 2022. Goz, as we called him, was a culture creator,...
Agroecology & Regenerative Agriculture excerpt
The following is an excerpt from Agroecology & Regenerative Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Hunger, Poverty, and Climate Change by Dr. Vandana Shiva: Biodiversity is the Foundation of Agroecology Agroecology is the scientific paradigm for sustainable...
The Mind of Plants excerpt: Cannabis
The following is an excerpt from Jeremy Narby's essay, "Cannabis," from The Mind of Plants: Narratives of Vegetal Intelligence: The years skipped by, and I started working for a humanitarian organization based in Switzerland as an Amazonian projects manager,...
Dionysian Buddhism: Guided Interpersonal Meditations in the Three Yanas by Claudio Naranjo to publish July 12, 2022
SANTA FE, N.M. — A work of sequenced and guided meditations for exploring emotional landscapes, Dionysian Buddhism: Guided Interpersonal Meditations in the Three Yanas by the late Dr. Claudio Naranjo will be released by Synergetic Press July 12, 2022. Naranjo, a...
Now Available As Ebook: ‘The Rose of Paracelsus: On Secrets and Sacraments’ By William Leonard Pickard
SANTA FE, N.M. — Synergetic Press is pleased to announce the ebook release of The Rose of Paracelsus: On Secrets and Sacraments, by William Leonard Pickard. The release, on March 29, 2022, marks the first-ever ebook publication of this 654-page work of psychedelic...