Where the Renaissance Gets Real Something important is happening in the world of psychedelics—and it’s moving quickly. Research is expanding, therapies are entering the mainstream, and conversations that once felt niche are now shaping global discourse. The...
Above: Peyote Meeting at Mirando City, Texas, from Reflections on the Peyote Road, by Jerry Patchen, ESPD50 (photo courtesy of Robert Black) What is Peyote? Peyote, scientifically known as Lophophora williamsii, is a small, spineless cactus native to North America,...
Reflections of the 2019 World Ayahuasca Conference This was the third World Ayahuasca Conference held in Girona, Spain last June, which brought together 1400 people from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, disciplines, and traditions. Three days of fascinating,...
Richard Evans Schultes; The Father of Contemporary EthnobotanyRichard Evans Schultes is one of the most important plant explorers known to the 20th century. Initially a medical student at Harvard, he later went on to do a course in economic botany, finding himself...
May 31 – June 2 | Girona, Spain Hosted by the International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service (ICEERS) Save 10% by using discount code SYNERGETICPRESS10  Looking Forward to Seeing You at AYA2019!Synergetic Press is excited to announce our...
White Gold White Gold is the diary of an American named John C. Yungjohann, recounting his journey through the Brazilian Amazon and the toilsome ten years of his life spent working as a rubber cutter there. The book is of major relevance today due to the economic...
Understanding Ayahuasca: From Indigenous Origins To Neo-Shamanism Synergetic Press Symposium and Salon in New York Ayahuasca Visitation by Alex Grey, in Ayahuasca Reader: Encounters with the Amazon’s Sacred Vine Join the editors of the new Ayahuasca...