We're thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of Grandmothers' Wisdom, and extend an exclusive opportunity for readers to sign up for the pre-sale release. Grandmothers’ Wisdom is a vibrant tribute to the lives of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous...
Ayahuasca is More than a Headline As it becomes more widespread, more people are sharing their experiences with ayahuasca. This traditional indigenous plant medicine has been making its way beyond the its home in the rainforests of the Amazon to major urban centers...
Join the Launch of Ayahuasca Reader! Join us in supporting the launch of our newest book, Ayahuasca Reader, and a educational outreach initiative designed to spread awareness and understanding on this important plant medicine and visionary vine. Ayahuasca Reader is...
This article is reposted with permission from the American Botanical Council. You can see the original post here. By Mark Plotkin, PhD Richard Evans Schultes, PhD, was the greatest Amazonian explorer of the 20th century. Boston-born and Harvard-educated, he set off...
As so many shifts are occurring on the planet and people look for ways to adapt their lives, more and more have been finding ayahuasca to be an invaluable tool in their transformation. We answered some questions about this mysterious brew and why it's been getting...
Embrace of the Serpent (El Abrazo de la Serpiente) is a newly released film based in part on the experiences of ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes (author of Synergetic Press’ Vine of the Soul) in Colombian Amazonia. The film, directed by 34-year-old Ciro Guerra,...
What is the ‘nature’ of technology?
While some people think that nature and technology are in fundamental opposition, and others rest in the assumption that all that is must be natural simply for having come into being, Synergetic Press author Christian Schwägerl explores the implications of "bioadaptation" as a symbiotic interweaving of technology and biospsheric systems...