The Awakening from Zhang Zhung (ཞང་ཞུང་) Before the snows learned grace, Before the mountains wore time’s face, A voice rang through Olmo’s space— “Awake, the…

Philosophical and Teleological Foundations The proposition that the infinite universe exists to guide sentient beings towards full divine consciousness engages deeply with teleological philosophy, which…

Introduction The connection between the microbiota, gut, and brain—termed the microbiota-gut-brain axis—has garnered substantial scientific and clinical interest in recent years due to its profound…

Prologue:  Dreaming of Asclepius In the hallowed courts where shadows weave,Beneath the silent, watching eve,There stirs a breath of myth and bone,A truth by sleeping…

The Dreamer in the Portico We arrived with bodies bent by ache, And left our doubt beside the lake. The archiereis (ἀρχιερεῖς) offered silence, cool…

 A Holistic Examination of the Therapeutic Boundary The Vessel  The space between us, thin as breath, A sacred map drawn firm and sure. Not walls…

Botanical, Medicinal, Ethnopharmacological, and Shamanic Perspectives 1. Botanical Overview 1.1 Taxonomy and Nomenclature Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Mansoa Species: Mansoa alliacea (Lam.) A.H. Gentry Synonyms: Pachyptera…

The discussion around whether Vijaya aka cannabis is an entheogen aka psychedelic is indeed rather nuanced and complex, as it intersects with varying definitions of…

Transgenerational trauma must be seriously taken into account, as it is a transference of one of the greatest distressing impacts where the mental-emotional, physical, social,…

( Psilocybe aztecorum( pictured), P. mexicana, P.baeocystis, and P. quebecensis, Family Hymenogastraceae ) and Xochipillior or Macuilxochitl-The Flower Prince The texts always use the flower…

The non-psychoactive purge session aka purging, is a significant part and a common traditional practice in Upper Amazon shamanism of Peru ( as well as…

Historical trauma and historical trauma response are concepts that originated in the field of psychology and psychiatry and have been used to try to understand…

Opening oneself and clearing any mental-emotional and energetic blockages can indeed allow the energy of others to flow through one more freely. When one holds…

Divine madness, known in Ancient Greek as θεία μανία theía manía ( “ lit. “divine fury”), refers to unconventional, outrageous, unexpected, or unpredictable behavior linked…