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From ecodelic triplit, the peyoteros’ sense of place, interspecies communication and animistic healing to ecocentric entheogenic rituals, psychedelic bioregionalism, biogenetic structuralist ecopsychology and transpersonal ecosophy – this... more
“Peyote”: Worship and constraint; Fernando A. Olvera & Pedro Nájera; Xerophilia Vol.6, No. 4 (23), | ISSN 2285-3987: p.p.:5–24
A discussion about self regulation of psychedelic plant "Peyote" (Lophophora williamsii) by cultural means
A discussion about self regulation of psychedelic plant "Peyote" (Lophophora williamsii) by cultural means
Reporte y cronología sobre las posibles causas y daños causados por el incendio en el ANP wirikuta entre los municipios de Catorce, Charcas y Villa de Guadalupe
Peyote, a psychoactive cactus native to parts of Texas and Mexico, has been used in human rituals in North America for several thousand years. During the Spanish Conquest the first law prohibiting peyote’s ceremonial use was introduced.... more
This paper takes a look at the "Peyote Crisis" from a new angle. The peyote plant is at a complex intersection between environmental and cultural interests. With its numbers dwindling in the wild, there are still thousands of Native... more
Mara’akame Paritema (Don Santos) (17th July, 2013) - Huichol cosmology: A mara'akame shares Wirraritari cosmovision and mythology. The Ecology, Cosmos and Consciousness Salon, The Institute of Ecotechnics, October Gallery, Bloomsbury,... more
This paper examines the various connections between peyote and Texas, beginning with the archaeological evidence, then examining the history of the Coahuiltecan Indians and their influence on the development of the Native American Church... more
Lophophora Williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) J.M. Coult.; A Species Description (pp. 56-62)
About the use and abuse of Peyote; Pedro Nájera Q. et al; versión original, en Español; Sobre el uso y el abuso del peyote
This is an article in two parts. The first part discusses current research in psychoactive preparations of ergot in various religious systems with a particular emphasis on Persian, Greek, Jewish and Islamic sources. Certain poems, hadith,... more
Master’s Thesis for the Western Esotericism programme at the University of Amsterdam which investigates the role of peyote in the Magick of Aleister Crowley and in the development of Thelema. The content of this thesis supersedes the... more
Indigenous perspectives (on psychedelics). An invited symposium for Breaking Convention: 5th International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness, 16th-18th August, 2019, University of Greenwich, London. Chair: David Luke 14:30... more
NOTE: This paper was PRELIMINARY RESEARCH for my M.A. Thesis, 'The Cactus and the Beast', which investigates the role of peyote in the life and work of Aleister Crowley. As such, it contains a number of minor factual errors which have... more
El libro narra las vivencias del autor junto a un auto-proclamado chamán yaqui del estado de Sonora (México) llamado Juan Matus entre 1960 y 1965.
The Navajo have probably been the subject of as much ethnological study as any Native American group. Their capacity for assimilating both material and ideological culture traits from surrounding groups is well documented (Hester 1962;... more
‘A 1920s Harvard Psychedelic Circle with Mormon Connections’, concerns the use of Peyote by students and tutors at Harvard in the 1920s, amongst who were individuals who went on to be important composers, poets and writers, including a... more
(SPANISH) Part TWO, contains a secondary sources review, as part of field work preliminary research. The theoretical framework, the focal orientation, as well as the characterizations of characters, situations, ceremonies and places,... more
About the use and abuse of Peyote; Pedro Nájera Q. et al
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When considered with its historical dimensions, the ethnography of the Huichols Indians, who call themselves Wixaritari, shows that they had ties with the societies of Western and Northern Mexico for centuries. Thus the Wixaritari used to... more
Luke, D. (2019). Otherworlds: Psychedelics and Exceptional Human Experience (2nd ed.). London: Aeon Books. Otherworlds: A psychonautic scientific trip to the weirdest outposts of the psychedelic terrain, inhaling anything and everything... more
En México la legislación actual, al reconocer la composición pluricultural del país, permite el uso de especies “psicotrópicas” a la población indígena, pero prohibe el peyote, de uso ancestral para estas comunidades. Por ello un amparo... more
avances 2018 de las actividades de Hablemos de Hikuri en cuanto al estudio de poblaciones de peyote
Lophophora Williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) J.M. Coult.; A species Description; Versión original, en Español
Since before the collective memories of the Huichol can remember, art has been produced for community spiritual use and as gifts to the gods and ancestors. "Very little has changed in Huichol art and symbolism in the decades since" early... more
This paper was written for a course at Beloit College entitled: " Anthropological Research in Museums " taught by Professor WilliamGreen. The essay examines the historical context and human connections of a Winnebago peyote drum in the... more
If it is asked what the strongest aspect of Native Americans is, the answer is probably 'their culture'. Dating back thousands of years before the Europeans invaded their lands, indigenous culture has reached the brink of extinction due... more
Resumen: El ensayo analiza el uso del tabaco entre los indígenas del noreste precolombino de México estableciendo ubicación, rutas de intercambio y prácticas rituales asociadas a su consumo. Revisa el estado de la cuestión vista por... more
Luke, D. (2021, November). Nature and consciousness: Via shamanic ecodelia. Invited talk for Science & Consciousness: The Wyrd World of Mind & Matter retreat by Ubiquity University, Broughton Sanctuary, Yorkshire, 14th-18th November.
David Lindsay’s science fiction novel A Voyage to Arcturus of 1920 was almost forgotten until republished by Ballantine in 1968 as a rediscovered classic, during a boom in the fantasy and science fiction genres linked to the... more
The Word of Wisdom, a health code introduced by Joseph Smith in 1833, has a history of varied interpretations within the larger body of Mormon faiths. Among the lesser known of these interpretations is that held by the Peyote Way of... more
The case of Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith is complex and rife with controversy. Any time the interests of the State are pitted against the interests and freedoms of the individual there is always an expectation of backlash from... more
The Huichol Indians of Mexico are famous for their consumption of a psychotropic cactus, the peyote, and for their yarn paintings. The symbolic content of these pieces is often considered as an expression of the hallucinatory vision that... more
Antiguas recetas médicas con mariguana, coca, opio y otras drogas prohibidas
first mapping for P. aselliformis distribution and first description of its conservation status among populations
For thousands of years indigenous communities throughout the globe have recognized the therapeutic value of particular hallucinogenic plants. Peyote, a psychoactive cactus, is considered a medicine by many Native Americans, and has been... more
Rurawe, R., & Luke, D. (2021, August). Wixarika, peyote and shamanism in the 21st century. Invited talk for Breaking Convention: The Intermission, Genesis Cinema, London, 14th August. Video here:... more
El chamanismo del pueblo huichol y el chamanismo de la Amazon-ía: Un estudio comparativo Marina Anguiano P.6 Función, iconografía y ubicación espacial del arte rupestre: el ca-so de La Proveedora en el desierto de Sonora Julio Amador... more