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Full Article: https://lnkd.in/gUWRbm6z Santo Daime ‘Padrinho’ in Rio Faces Accusation of Sexual Harassment” The Eclectic Church of the Fluent Universal Light (ICEFLU), the main Santo Daime organization in Brazil, responded to accusations of sexual and labor abuse against Paulo Roberto Souza e Silva, leader of the Céu do Mar temple. This case, under review in Rio de Janeiro’s Labor Court, reveals longstanding concerns within the Daimist community. Although ICEFLU’s decentralized structure limits direct oversight, a U.S. branch previously sanctioned Paulo Roberto for similar allegations in 2008. ICEFLU’s code of ethics advocates reporting abuse, but Roberto’s leadership complicates adherence, raising concerns about accountability in the church. 👉🔗 Read the full article above and learn more!

Full Recording: https://lnkd.in/ghUDTF6v 🌱 Psychedel!c Patents: Understanding and Decolonizing Intellectual Property (IP Systems) 🌱 As psyched3l!cs go mainstream, corporations are rushing to patent compounds, often reinforcing colonialist and extractivist values. This panel uncovers the settler-colonial origins of the Intellectual Property system and explores how we can reimagine IP to support Indigenous knowledge and reciprocity instead. Featuring Hailey Maria Salazar (she/ella/aapo), a Yoeme medicine carrier, scholar, and co-founder of copyleftcultivars, who held and shared seeds under Freedom-Affirming terms during her talk, symbolizing free use and protection of community genetic data. Join her as she leads this important conversation on building decolonial frameworks that truly protect plant medicines. Watch the full recording on Patreon.com/chacruna for just $5 and get weekly access to exclusive content from this groundbreaking conference. 🔗 Click the link above to watch! 📌 Experience these discussions live at Psychedelic Culture 2025, March 29-30 in the Bay Area!

Full Article: https://lnkd.in/gqBZxBK3 (Re)imagining Healing: Lessons from Indigenous Wisdom Nicoleta explores integrating Indigenous wisdom into the current psyche-del!c landscape and modern mental health practices, offering a holistic approach to healing. She challenges individualistic and medicalized paradigms, emphasizing community well-being and the potential of psyche-del!cs as tools for decolonizing consciousness. By examining traditional knowledge systems, Gusac advocates for a collective and interconnected understanding of health, including cultural, political, and environmental dimensions. Nicoleta Gusac is Chacruna’s Development and Operations Intern, pursuing a master’s in Medical Anthropology and Global Health. 👉🔗 Read the full article above and discover more!

Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gtXKirFw 🌿 What Does Psychedel!c Medicine Owe the Underground? 🌿 Mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 6th, 2024, from 12:00-1:30pm PDT as we explore the powerful story of the Clusterbusters—ordinary people suffering from excruciating cluster headaches who developed their own psilocybin mushroom treatment. This forum will examine how mutual-aid networks and patient-led approaches to psychedel!c therapy support individuals neglected by for-profit healthcare and could revolutionize the way we approach treatment. Join speakers Joanna Kempner, Tehseen Noorani, and Nicolas Langlitz as they discuss this along with “cyberbotany”, ethics, the role of psychedel!cs in alleviating chronic pain, avoiding commodification in a capitalist system, and what the aboveground might owe the underground. 🌍 Remember: being a Chacruna Alliance Patreon 🌿 gives you access to discounts on events like these, plus FREE access to the recording afterward! 👉 Register now—with the link above! More info: https://lnkd.in/gsdhF9rv

Full Article: https://lnkd.in/g2jcRBaQ 🌟 The Golden Decade of Psychedel!c Therapy in Argentina 🇦🇷 Written by Marcelo Leite, Ph.D., Susana Garcia, an Argentinian woman, was treated for severe anorexia in the 1950s using L$D in psychotherapy. Her treatment was led by Dr. Alberto Fontana, who utilized these substances to access repressed traumas. Despite early success, psychedel!c-assisted psychotherapy in Argentina faced backlash and was eventually abandoned. 👉🔗 Read the full article above and discover more!

💭 What happens when the Los Angeles Medicinal Psychedelics Society (LAMPS) cancels the Psychedelic INSIGHTS Symposium? They regroup and partner with Chacruna Institute for something even more impactful! 🤩 If you're in LA, and want to be part of a pivotal in-person event with LAMPS Founder and CEO, Brad Adams, Ph.D., alongside Chacruna’s Executive Director, Bia Labate , Ph.D, and Argentinian Healer Ramiro Peralta, get in touch for more information: lorien@chacruna.net. Dive deep into some of the most pressing topics we intended to discuss at the INSIGHTS Symposium. 💫 What is the dark side of psychedelics and spirituality? 💫 What valuable insights can we gain from Indigenous healers and their cultural practices? 💫 How can these insights be helpful to our culture and current global events? 💫 How is the “New Age” movement influencing the psychedelic renaissance, for better or worse? 💫 How do Indigenous elders feel about the use of their traditional plant medicines by outsiders, and how can we respectfully learn from and support them? 💫 How can we ensure the reverence and sanctity of these medicines? 💫 How can we protect the psychedelic renaissance from becoming a greed-driven gold rush? 💫 What are your biggest concerns about the current state of the psychedelic renaissance? 💫 What inspires you most about the psychedelic movement and gives you hope for the future? Don’t miss this chance to be part of a transformative dialogue! In-person places are limited, so secure your ticket now. Can’t make it in person? This vital event will be streamed live on Instagram and Facebook—make sure to FOLLOW LAMPS @_lampsociety to stay connected!

🌍✨Arché Conference Recap✨🌍 Full Lecture: https://lnkd.in/gcQVt5iY Bia Labate had the honor of giving the keynote lecture at Uruguay's first ever psych3d3lic conference, hosted at the "Torre Ejecutiva" of the National Presidency in Montevideo, Uruguay! During the conference, Bia explored the dialogues between the Global North and South, offering a critical and cultural perspective on the psych3d3lic field. This event was organized by the Arche Uruguay Group, the Interdisciplinary Nucleus of Studies on Psych3d3lics, and the Secretariat of the National Drug Board. It's inspiring to see governments engaging with the topic and advancing an interdisciplinary scientific agenda. Could this be the start of future policy reform in Uruguay, a country already famously a pioneer with cannabis regulation? 🌱 To watch the full lecture, click the link above!

Get Tickets: https://lnkd.in/g_e7WWzF 📢🌿Don’t forget, you have only 13 days left to take advantage of our Early Bird Special 🐦 for massive discounts on full weekend passes to P.sychede!ic Culture 2025, the Bay Area’s annual spring conference on plant medicines & psyxhed elic science ✨💫 🌎 Don’t miss out on unique and forward-thinking discussions shaping the psy.che delic field and beyond, with voices from all over the world speaking on Indigenous reciprocity, psychedelix justice, and the protection of sacred plants. Hope to see you there! 💫

Full Article: https://lnkd.in/gVEZpxxt Jasmine Cumetti reflects on Chacruna’s Diversity, Culture, and Social Justice in Psyche-del!cs course, emphasizing the importance of systems thinking and centering Indigenous knowledge. Her experiences with aya-huasca shifted her perspective from personal healing to collective ancestral healing, inspiring a deeper commitment to allyship and social justice within the psyche-del!c space. ✨ At Chacruna, we design our courses to promote both professional development and personal transformation. We encourage students to contribute thoughtful essays that reflect these themes, and we proudly share exceptional work like Jasmine’s in our Chronicles to spark meaningful conversations in the community. 👉🔗 Read the full article above and explore her transformative journey!

Full Article: https://lnkd.in/ebBrqNcr Sacred Plant Alliance (SPA) is a nonprofit association of psychede🍄ic churches that have come together in fellowship to share their experienced wisdom on best practices with each other, prepare education for the public 📖, and advocate for the legal protection of sacred ceremonial practices. ✨🌿 This is the first of a series of articles SPA is publishing with Chacruna Institute over the next few months. Chacruna is where SPA first nurtured the seed of this idea of an association of psychede🍄ic churches, and we’re very proud to have been SPA’s fiscal sponsor before their recognition as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation earlier this year 🔆. In this article, Allison Hoots Allison Hoots, SPA President; Beth Topczewski, SPA Director of Operations; and Brian Anderson, SPA Treasurer, highlight the main work of the organization and how to get involved. Click the link above to read the article 🔗 and scroll to the end to learn about the info session tomorrow (October 8th)! 📅