This past fall 2015, ERIE interviewed University of Pennsylvania Professor Richard Doyle, author of Darwin’s Pharmacy. In this book, Doyle coins the term ecodelic as an additional option for psychedelic or entheogen; referring to psychoactive earth medicines that help individuals
Entheogenic Identity Politics
Over the next period, we will be curating a Cognitive Liberty hashtag campaign, offering a selection of images and stories in support of the entheogenic coming-out process. This already challenging process is made even more difficult by decades of politics
The Future of Drug Policy Reform
To date, the (student) drug policy reform movement has been primarily known for its work on cannabis policy reform. This is understandable – the movements to decriminalize and legalize medical cannabis started back in the 1970s. Recent changes in state
Finding his way to paradise
My Singaporean friend, professor and poet Kirpal Singh and I cruised along the narrow lanes that wind through the rainforests of East Hawaii, on the Big Island, somewhere south of the old plantation village of Pahoa, until we found the
Ego Death
(English) Ego death is when your subjective identity completely dissolves, and is a common phenomenon in high dose psychedelic sessions. The following is a personal account of one of the most terrifying and significant ego deaths I have had the chance to
Psychedelic Data Science
Can you imagine what psychedelic data experiences look like? Ever wondered if illegal drugs are actually better for you than legal ones? (Some of you may have even performed copious independent studies!) With the increase in data about the harmful
The Quest for Integration
In the past few decades, the shamanistic and religious use of visionary plants and fungi has been progressively more available to the Western seeker. Within this equation, we find phenomena such as the international expansion of the Brazilian ayahuasca churches, Westerners