Maria Sabina's birthday, commemorated on July 22nd, presents an opportunity to center decolonial perspectives when honoring her life and the Mazatec community. This article, excerpted from Psychedelic Justice: Towards a Diverse and Equitable Psychedelic Culture,...
As Pride Month commences, it is an opportune time to reflect on the ongoing struggles for equality and acceptance faced by the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Centering the voices of the queer community, the book Queering Psychedelics: From Liberation to Oppression in...
A Historical Snapshot of the Brazilian Amazon at the Height of the Rubber Boom We are pleased to announce that White Gold: The Diary of a Rubber Cutter in the Amazon 1896–1906 is finally back in print! The book presents the diary of an American man named John C....
The following is an excerpt from Psychedelic Integration: Psychotherapy for Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness by Marc B. Aixalà: My interest in psychoactive substances and non-ordinary states of consciousness began in the basement of my mother’s pharmacy, among...
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...
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 (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,...