“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…

The United States Rejects the Approval of Therapeutic MDMA Use

MDMA PTSD TEPT

In a controversial decision, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided not to approve the therapeutic use of MDMA for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric disorders. This decision represents a significant setback in the field of mental health, limiting the therapeutic options available to millions of people suffering…

“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…

“New psychoactive substances are poor substitutes for classics like MDMA”

Fernando Caudevilla Doctor X Fuertedélica

Fernando Caudevilla, also known as Doctor X, will be speaking at Fuertedélica, the Psychedelic Conference of Fuerteventura, about one of his favorite molecules, MDMA, a substance that is making its way back into psychologists’ offices after reigning on the dance floors for four decades. We talked with Doctor X about MDMA culture, new chemical drugs,…