Tantra and MDMA as vehicles to shake off centuries of Western puritanism

Raúl del Pino, author of the book ‘MDMA, Sex and Tantra’, will participate in Fuertedélica as a member of the round table ‘MDMA, from party to couch’, along with Fernando Caudevilla and José Carlos Bouso.  Below, and to warm up, an extract from the first chapter of the mentioned book: “Under the effects of ecstasy,…

“Ibogaine allows you to break free from the chemical iron chain of methadone”

Anthropologist Antoniu Llort will share at Fuertedélica the results of the clinical trial with ibogaine for methadone detoxification, whose Phase II has just concluded at Sant Joan Hospital in Reus. In Llort’s words, it is “an exciting study that could mark a before and after in the treatment of methadone dependence.” Don’t miss Antoniu’s presentation…

“Our research suggests that ayahuasca has an analgesic effect”

Rafael Guimarães dos Santos is a world-renowned expert in scientific research on ayahuasca. A disciple of Jordi Riba at Sant Pau Hospital, Dos Santos leads several cutting-edge investigations with ayahuasca, ibogaine, and ketamine within the Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences at the University of São Paulo. In this interview, the Brazilian researcher gives us…

“There is a danger looming over ayahuasca: spiritual appropriation”

peligro ayahuasca Walter López Fuertedélica

What’s the biggest danger looming over ayahuasca? In 2018, in the wake of the tragic murder of the maestra Olivia Arévalo at the hands of an ayahuasca tourist, the healers of the Shipibo-Konibo ethnic group founded ASOMASHK, an association that brings together more than 150 traditional healers who work in all areas of traditional medicine…

“Ketamine provides a detached and new perspective on oneself”

Estefanía Moreno Synaptica ketamina Fuertedélica ketamine

Estefanía Moreno will be part of the round table “Climbing Out of the Hole: Ketamine and Mental Health,” next Saturday, November 23rd, at Fuertedélica. Moreno is a doctor with training in Psychoneuroimmunology and Transpersonal Psychology, and she conducts ketamine-assisted psychotherapy at Clínica Synaptica, a pioneering center in Catalonia for psychedelic therapy. More than 240 patients…

From the Dance Floor to the Therapy Couch: A Brief History of MDMA

MDMA was first synthesized by Anton Köllisch at the pharmaceutical company Merck in Germany. The young German chemist developed 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in his quest for an alternative chemical method to synthesize hydrastinine. The molecule was patented on December 24, 1912, but was never tested on humans. With the outbreak of World War I, Köllisch was recruited…

“The iboga cults consider themselves the true Christians”

iboga Giorgio Samorini bwiti Gabon Fuertedélica

Giorgio Samorini is one of the great scholars, perhaps the last, in the ethnobotanical study of the use of intoxicating plants in living and extinct cultures. Samorini, originally from Bologna (Italy) but residing for years in Mallorca, will attend Fuertedélica 2024 to talk about “The Cults of Iboga,” a fascinating topic on the use of…